Leo Trepp (1913–2010)

NO OF PAGES: 370 SUB CAT I: Jewish Customs SUB CAT II: Jewish Life SUB CAT III: Jewish Customs DESCRIPTION: Here is a complete guide to Jewish observance in all its richness and diversity. More comprehensive than any other book on the subject, this encyclopedic guide presents Judaism in its totality. With a view to enhancing life through the observance of Jewish tradition, Rabbi Leo Trepp discusses each practice as part of a cycle of our lives. The customs, and the reasons behind them, are presented from the standpoint of each of the major branches of Judaism - Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist.NOTES: Purchased from "The Book Market" discount books. SUBTITLE: A Practical Manual for the Modern Jew… (more)

NO OF PAGES: 453 SUB CAT I: Jewish Life SUB CAT II: Jewish Thought SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Table of Contents: 1 - Biblical Beginnings; 2 - The Prophets and Their Message; 3 - Return, Restoration, Renaissance; 4 - The Tannaim; 5 - Tenakh - The Holy Scriptures; 6 - The Mishnah; 7 - The Babylonian Talmud; 8 - Prayer and the Prayer Book; 9 - Dissent, Disruption, Dialogue; 10 - Challenge and Response; 11 - The Jewish Year; 12 - The Road of Life; 13 - Forces and Counterforces; 14 - Hasidism; 15 - Darkness and Light; 16 - On Jewish Philosophy; 17 - French Revolution and Aftermath; 18 - Conflicts and Conferences; 19 - The New Anti-Semitism; 20 - Zionism; 21 - An Age of Maturity; 22 - Enter America; 23 - Migration from Eastern Europe; The Next Step - A Selected Biography.NOTES: Book purchased by Tamara Ward at the Univ. of Wash. January 03, 2001. BH bought the book from her. SUBTITLE: Eternal Faith, Eternal People… (more)