1,201 Questions and Answers About Judaism: 1,001 Original Questions and Answers About Judaism Plus 100 Additional Questions and Answers for the 1990

by David C. Gross

Provides basic information about Jewish religion, history, and culture, with questions and answers arranged topically

Genres: Religion, Reference, Nonfiction, Judaism

348 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1978

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't care for this book. The questions were often contrived, and much of the material did not lend itself to a question-and-answer format. There were a lot of unimportant trivia-type questions. There were many questions that consisted of "What does [insert Hebrew word here] mean?". There is a whole chapter on notable Jews "Was [insert famous name here] Jewish?" I think there were in the neighborhood of 500 good questions and answers. The chapter on Jewish history included many questions about Old Testament trivia "What are some other names for Mount Sinai?" There's a chapter with questions about Israel "How long does it take to fly from NY to Israel?" This was not a good book for a non-Jew trying to learn about Judaism.