The Jewish Book of Why & The Second Jewish Book of Why (2 volumes in slipcase) - Hardcover

Alfred J. Kolatch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824603141 ISBN 13: 9780824603144

Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

In this boxed set of the best-selling volumes The Jewish Book of Why and The Second Jewish Book of Why, Rabbi Alfred J Kolatch explores almost 1,000 questions about Judaism, including:

Why is a child born to a Jewish father not necessarily Jewish?
Why is there objection to surrogate motherhood?
Why do some seminaries ordain women?
Why are boys circumcised?
Why is a glass broken at a wedding ceremony?
Why are pork and shrimp not kosher?

About this title

About the Author:

ALFRED J. KOLATCH, a graduate of the Teachers Institute of Yeshiva University and its College of Liberal Arts, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, which subsequently awarded him the Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa. From 1941 to 1948 he served as rabbi of congregations in Columbia, South Carolina, and Kew Gardens, New York, and as a chaplain in the United States Army. In 1948 he founded Jonathan David Publishers, of which he has since been president and editor-in-chief.

Rabbi Kolatch has authored numerous books, the most popular of which are Great Jewish Quotations, How to Live a Jewish Life, What Jews Say About God, This Is the Torah, and the best-selling Jewish Book of Why and its sequel, The Second Jewish Book of Why. Several of his works deal with nomenclature, about which he is an acknowledged authority. The New Name Dictionary and The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names are his most recent works on the subject. Other books by the author include Our Religion: The Torah, The Jewish Heritage Quiz Book, The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why, Who's Who in the Talmud, and The Family Seder.

In addition to his scholarly work, Rabbi Kolatch is interested in the work of the military chaplaincy and has served as president of the Association of Jewish Chaplains of the Armed Forces and as vice-president of the interdenominational Military Chaplains Association of the United States.

Review:

"Ready answers to a wide spectrum of questions." -- Library Journal

A truly impressive volume. -- Library Journal

Ready answers to a wide spectrum of questions. -- Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0824603141
• ISBN 13: 9780824603144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 768