Forewords Introduction Preface Prologue A Note from the Authors A JEWISH LIFE The Name of G-d What Are the Different Types of Jews? Jewish Names The Bris Discussion Questions for the Bris The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Discussion Questions for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah SIDEBAR: Frequently Asked Questions About Why Are Yarmulkes Round? The Jewish Wedding Judaism and Interfaith Marriage Judaism and Sexuality SIDEBAR: Sodom and Gomorrah Jewish Divorce Converting to Judaism The Jewish Home Keeping Kosher SIDEBAR: Seltzer Tzedakah Death SIDEBAR: The Evil Eye The Afterlife THE JEWISH YEAR The Jewish CalendaR Shabbat Discussion Questions for Shabbat Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashithead Yom Kippur SIDEBAR: The Miracle of Jonah Sukkot Chanukkah Discussion Questions for Chanukkah Tu B'Shvat Purim Passover How to Make Perfect Matzah Balls Every Time Next Year in Jerusalem SIDEBAR: Ten Remarkable Similarities Between Moses and Elvis SIDEBAR: The Book of Joshua Shavuot Tisha B'Av Simchat Torah JEWISH HISTORY The Creation Story The Origins of Judaism Discussion Questions for The Origins of Judaism SIDEBAR: The First Jewish Comedian SIDEBAR: The Story of Isaac The Kings of Israel: The First Temple The Second Temple The Third Temple SIDEBAR: The Talmud The First Millenium SIDEBAR: The Kabbalah SIDEBAR: The Golem Israel SIDEBAR: Bargaining in Israel The History of Bagels Modern Jewish History SIDEBAR: Oy SIDEBAR: Feh SIDEBAR: Frequently Asked Questions About the Word "Tumult" The Holocaust Last Thursday QUIZZES, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, LISTS, AND OTHER ATTEMPTS TO MEET OUR CONTRACTUALLY-OBLIGATED WORD COUNT Are You an Anti-Semite? Common Questions About Judaism Ten People We Wish Were or Were Not Jewish, Ten People You Didn't Know Were or Were Not Jewish, and Ten People We are Thrilled Aren't Jewish A Conversation with the Authors Acknowledgments A Note on the Type.
A Field Guide to the Jewish People : Who They Are, Where They Come from, What to Feed Them... and Much More. Maybe Too Much More