The Everything Torah Book: All You Need To Understand The Basics Of Jewish Law And The Five Books Of The Old Testament

by Yaakov Menken

From the Penteteuch and Nevi'im to the Ketuvim and the oral Torah, this straightforward reference walks you through God's instructions to His people and explains how these teachings are incorporated into Jewish life. The Everything Torah Book presents the tenets of the Jewish faith in an easy-to-understand reference. Fascinating insights into the history, stories, parables, and personalities that are featured in this sacred scripture will bring teachings to life. Regardless of your faith, The Everything Torah Book offers a wonderful insight into Jewish culture.

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Genres: Jewish, Judaism

304 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction, for a non Jewish person, to the study of the torah. It covers lots of terminology, history, and lessons on ethics.

Some of the book is uneven in terms of it's pacing. The historical chapters drag through a long series of unfamiliar names and don't always do a good job of contextualising why we're learning that specific series of rabbis. Fortunately, it's organize to break up these slow sections with more interesting chapters.

[David Rullo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good but certainly not great book.