A handy guide for anyone seeking knowledge about the Jewish faith
and the Jewish people. Containing thousands of entries, it
describes a vast number of features of the Jewish religion as well
as Jewish figures from the past to the present. From angels to the
Zohar, from Moses to Groucho Marx, from the Garden of Eden to the
Babylonian Talmud, this dictionary contains a treasure house of
information about Jews and Judaism as well as some typical Jewish
jokes. Not only is A Dictionary of Jews and Jewish Life
marvellously informative, its considerable scholarship is leavened
by a wit that is both profoundly Jewish and inimitably Dan
Cohn-Sherbok's. (Professor Melissa Raphael, Professor of History,
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, University of Gloucestershire) A
very useful and easy-to -read dictionary for anyone interested in
Jews and Judaism. Dan Cohn-Sherbok has produced an accessible and
impressive one-volume dictionary which will help anyone who wants
to turn to a single source for brief definitions of Jewish customs,
practices, religion and history as well as Jewish biographies. (Ed
Kessler, Founder Director of the Woolf Institute, and Fellow of St
Edmund's College, Cambridge) A lively and informative source of
information, very useful for anyone working in Jewish Studies.
(Oliver Leaman, Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky) An
invaluable, detailed but handy guide to the Jewish religion,
history and major figures and events. Punctuated brilliantly by
hilarious 'Jewish jokes', illustrating the famous community humour
in poking fun at itself. (Imam Dr Usama Hasan, London, UK) This is
an excellent dictionary of important concepts, events, and
individuals in Jewish life and history. It provides cogent and
concise information about the Jewish people, which will be very
useful to scholars, students, and interested readers. (William D.
Rubinstein, Emeritus Professor, University of Wales- Aberystwyth)
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