CONTENTS Introduction: Gabriel's Helper BOOK ONE The Jewish Life Introduction 1. Beginnings 2. Coming of Age 3. Wedding 4. Mourning BOOK TWO The Jewish Year Introduction 5. Rosh Hashanah 6. Yom Kippur 7. Sukkot and Simchat Torah 8. Hanukkah 9. Purim 10. Passover 11. Yom HaShoah and Yom Ha'atzmaut 12. Shavuot 13. Fast Days 14. Sabbath BOOK THREE The Jewish Day Introduction 15. Prayer 16. Kosher 17. The Jewish Home 18. Outside the Home 19. Study Bibliography Index
ARI L. GOLDMAN, one of the nation's leading religion journalists, was a reporter for The New York Times for twenty years. He left the Times in 1993 to teach journalism at Columbia University, where he has trained a new generation of religion writers. Professor Goldman was educated at Yeshiva University, Columbia, and Harvard. He is the author of the bestselling memoir The Search for God at Harvard and the widely acclaimed Living a Year of Kaddish. Goldman has been a Fulbright Professor in Israel and a Skirball Fellow at Oxford University in England. He lives in New York with his wife and their three children.
Elie Wiesel author of And the Sea Is Never Full: Memoirs, 1969- To those who wish to learn more about Jewishness, tradition, and modernity, let them read Ari Goldman's superb and stimulating new volume, Being Jewish. Alan M. Dershowitz author of The Genesis of Justice: Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice That Led to the Ten Commandments and Modern Law Ari Goldman gives us a marvelous guide to being Jewish, emphasizing the joy rather than the "oy." Goldman speaks to the heart as well as the mind and provides an eclectic road map through the diversity of Jewish life. Blu Greenberg author of How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household Goldman captures the inexplicable mystery of dos pintele yid, the spark of Jewishness, barely flickering in some, in full flame in others, yet inspiring in all. As I began this book, and then as I read all the way through to the last page in one sitting, I felt joy -- an exuberance at the richness and variety of Jewish observance that he paints with colorful anecdotes and loving strokes. You will read Being Jewish the night through, and return to it many times over for guidance. Deborah E. Lipstadt author of Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory Ari Goldman's Being Jewish is an informative and eclectic exploration of Jewish practice from contemporary to ancient times. Goldman brings to this endeavor the gifted eye of the seasoned reporter, the analytical mind of the scholar, and the affection of a devoted Jew. Stephen J. Dubner author of Turbulent Souls: A Catholic Son's Return to His Jewish Family For all its immutability, Judaism is also a moving target. Ari Goldman's book is therefore valuable on two fronts, for it plumbs the depths of the tradition while exploring modern Judaism with a great eye for the oft-quirky details. Make room on the shelf: Being Jewish is a keeper.
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