| 'Ask the Rabbi': Questions and Answers on Judaism Contributor(s): Jacobs, Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0853033528 ISBN-13: 9780853033523 Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1999 Annotation: The Ask the Rabbi column in the Jewish Chronicle was an extremely popular weekly feature of the paper. During more than 25 years, over 1,000 lively questions and answers accumulated, of which this book is a selection arranged according to various themes. It can now be disclosed that the author of the replies was Rabbi Louis Jacobs who, without refraining from expressing his own, occasionally controversial views, presented fairly the Orthodox position as well as that of Reform and Liberal Judaism where this differed from Orthodoxy. This book is a mine of information on the Jewish religion and is also suitable for delightful browsing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 98041119 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 'Ask the Rabbi' column in the Jewish Chronicle was an extremely popular weekly feature of the paper. During more than 25 years, over 1,000 lively questions and answers accumulated, of which this book is a selection arranged according to various themes. It can now be disclosed that the author of the replies was Rabbi Louis Jacobs who, without refraining from expressing his own, occasionally controversial views, presented fairly the Orthodox position as well as that of Reform and Liberal Judaism where this differed from Orthodoxy. This book is a mine of information on the Jewish religion and is also suitable for delightful browsing. |