For a group of people so limited in number, the Jewish community has had a huge impact on both global events and local politics. In this vibrant new look at Judaism, sociologist and cultural critic Keith Kahn-Harris provides a remarkably sharp insight into this history, and particularly the diverse Jewish communities (and diverse ideas of Jewishness) that exist today.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Credits
• Meet the author
• Only got a minute?
• Only got five minutes?
• Only got ten minutes?
• Approaching Judaism
• The roots of belief and practice – the Bible
• The chain of tradition – the Talmud
• Orthodox Judaism
• Non-Orthodox Judaism
• Food laws
• Life and death matters
• Jewish education
• Marriage
• Prayer
• The Synagogue
• The Sabbath
• The rhythm of the year – festivals and fasts
• The pilgrim festivals
• The New Year and the Day of Atonement
• The Holocaust
• Israel
• Afterword
• Glossary
• Taking it further