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192.168.6.56/handle/123456789/73625| Title: | The Life of Judaism |
| Authors: | E. Goldberg, Harvey |
| Keywords: | Judaism—20th century |
| Issue Date: | 2001 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Description: | ewish life has diverse faces. The six-pointed star of David appears in synagogue design, on the flag of the State of Israel, and as a pendant on a necklace. Some aspects of Judaism seem closed to the outside world, such as the practices of ultraorthodox Jews garbed in black. Others may receive extensive exposure; in recent years the president of the United States has participated in lighting Hanukkah candles. Judaism has its own calendar—its New Year is in the fall—and its own lifecycle markers—the circumcision of boys at eight days after birth and the celebration of bat and bar mitzvah for girls and boys at ages twelve and thirteen, respectively. Within those frameworks, contemporary Jews from different parts of the world express their religion in many forms |
| URI: | http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/73625 |
| ISBN: | 0-520-21267-3 |
| Appears in Collections: | History |
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