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Can I Tell You About Being Jewish?

A Helpful Introduction for Everyone

Howard Cooper author Catherine Pape illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:21st Mar '19

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What makes a person Jewish? Ruth explains all in this informative guide

Ruth is Jewish. In this illustrated guide, she explains what this means, and shows the different practices, symbolic markers and beliefs that Jewish people can follow. This is the ideal introduction for explaining to children the different ways of being Jewish.

What does it mean to be Jewish? Are there different ways of being Jewish? Can you be Jewish but not religious? In this friendly guide, 12-year-old Ruth explains the different ways a person can experience being Jewish, by introducing us to her family and friends.

Documenting the lived experience of being Jewish, the book contains diary entries covering festivals, rituals, ethics, and what a relationship with God entails, as well as more challenging topics such as Israel, the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. Providing an excellent starting point for discussion with children, it also includes a helpful list of recommended sources for further information.

A charming, easy-to-understand introduction to the Jewish way of life, delightfully illustrated. -- Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Professor Emeritus of Judaism, University of Wales

ISBN: 9781785924910

Dimensions: 230mm x 152mm x 8mm

Weight: 120g

88 pages