Alan Avery-Peck Routledge Dictionary of Judaism

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Compiled by two internationally renowned experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of Judaism. It covers: Different forms of the religion, such as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and New Age Judaism, and its history from the formative age to the present day Its institutions, religious practices and life-cycle rites such as Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, Berit Milah Key texts and people, including the oral and written Torah, Moses, the Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Martin Buber Holy days and festivals including Sabbath, Passover, Hanukkah, Sukkot and holy objects such as the Shofar, Lulab, Teffillin Theological terms, doctrine and philosophy including entries on Purity and Pollution, Kavvanah and the Judaism of Holocaust and Redemption