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
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
Detailed Table of Contents
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