The Complete Idiot's Guide To Jewish History And Culture (2nd Ed.)

Author: Rabbi Benjamin Blech

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Price : 29.95 AUD
ISBN : 9781592572403
Publisher : Alpha Books
Imprint : Alpha Books
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Weight (g) : 0.676
Publication date : 01 September 2004
Dimensions : 231mm X 188mm X 24mm
Produced in : United States
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Author : Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Series : Complete Idiot's Guide to S.
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Edition : 2nd Revised edition
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Dewey classification : 909.04924
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This is an updated and revised edition of one of "The Complete Idiot's Guides[registered]" popular religion and history titles. The second edition contains new information about Jews in early American history through the 19th century as well as expanded coverage of Jewish history and culture in the places you might least expect - Asia and South America. Publication marks the 350th anniversary of the first synagogue in the United States (Rhode Island), and brings Jewish history and culture up to date to 2004.

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Rabbi Benjamin Blech, a tenth-generation rabbi, is a nationally recognized educator, religious leader, author, and lecturer. He is the author of seven books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Jewish History and Culture and The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Learning Yiddish, as well as associate professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University in New York City and Rabbi Emeritus of Young Israel of Oceanside congregation in Oceanside, New York.