1. Introductions     
      Personal Introductions
      Purpose of the Book
      A Word About Using this Book
      Why It’s So Important to Understand Each Other

2. Judaism:  The Basics     
      On The Nature Of Judaism:  Religion and People
      The Three Pillars of Judaism:  God, Torah and Israel        

3  Judaism:  Much More Than the Religion of the Hebrew Bible    
      The Hebrew Bible: The Root of and Route to Two Traditions
      Jewish History from the Time of Jesus to the Completion of the Talmud
      Jewish Sacred Literature Beyond the Bible
      Torah and Halacha:  A Much Broader Concept Than Law

4  It’s More About What Is the Messiah Than Who Is the Messiah  
      Significance of the Messiah in Judaism and Christianity
      Why Don’t Jews Accept Jesus as Messiah?

5  Judaism and Christianity – The Important Similarities & Critical Differences     
The Similarities
     On the Nature of God
     Our Common Scripture
     Our Common Ethics
     Our Common Hope for a Redeemed World
     Prayer
The Differences
     Faith vs. Works
     Meaning of Sin
     Original Sin and the Nature of Evil
     Repentance & Forgiveness
     Redemption & Salvation
     The Afterlife
     Spirituality & Materialism

6  Antisemitism    
      Understanding Antisemitism
      The History of Antisemitism: Ancient, Christian, Muslim, Enlightenment/Leftist, and Nazi
      Jewish Mistrust of Christianity

7  Jewish Practice in Lots of Nutshells     
The Cycle of Life
     Circumcision & Baby Naming
     Bar & Bat Mitzvah
     Confirmation
     Marriage
     Death & Funerals
Holidays and the Jewish Calendar
     Shabbat
     Rosh Hashanah
     Yom Kippur
     Sukkot and Simchat Torah
     Chanukkah
     Purim
     Passover
     Shavuot
     The Jewish Calendar
Worship and Prayer
     Movements:  Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist
     The Synagogue
     Jewish Services, Liturgy & the Siddur
     Torah
     Garments
     Clergy: Rabbi, Cantor
Jewish Home & Jewish Living
     Mitzvot: 613 Commandments
     Halacha
     Kosher Foods
     Blessings
     Mezuzah
     Jewish Star
     Torah Study
Odds & Ends
     Tikkun Olam – Repair of the World
     Conversion and Who is a Jew
     Intermarriage
     Languages – Hebrew
     Languages – Yiddish and Ladino
     Mysticism & Kabbalah
     Superstition, Stereotypes and Myths
     Jewish Humor

8  Your Guide to Attending Jewish Events
      Religious Service
      Bar or Bat Mitzvah
      Visiting Someone’s Home on Shabbat Evening
      Visiting Someone’s Home for a Passover Seder
      Circumcision (Bris, or Brit Milah) and/or Baby Naming
      Chanukah Party
      Wedding
      Funeral and Condolence Calls
      Bottom Lines About Attending Jewish Events

Appendix 1:  “Dabru Emet:  A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity”

Appendix 2:  “A Sacred Obligation: Rethinking Christian Faith in Relation to Judaism and the Jewish People.”  
A Statement by the Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations

Suggested Reading

Glossary

Index