Introduction 1 Book 1: Getting Started with Judaism 5 Chapter 1: What Jews Generally Believe 7 Chapter 2: From Womb to Tomb: The Life Cycle 45 Chapter 3: Exploring Jewish History 71 Chapter 4: Eyeing Celebrations and Holy Days 121 Chapter 5: Answering Common Questions about Judaism 167 Book 2: Perusing the Torah 177 Chapter 1: The Torah 101 -- Just the Basics 179 Chapter 2: Navigating the Books of the Torah 191 Chapter 3: The Torah: An Operating Manual 221 Chapter 4: Exploring the Torah Synagogue Service 251 Chapter 5: Digging Deeper into the Torah 267 Book 3: Exploring the Talmud 277 Chapter 1: Introducing the Talmud 279 Chapter 2: Opening the Talmud 303 Chapter 3: Living the Talmud Way 331 Book 4: Examining the Kabbalah 353 Chapter 1: Unmasking Kabbalah 355 Chapter 2: Cutting to the Core of Kabbalah 379 Chapter 3: Living the Life of a Kabbalist 411 Chapter 4: Fine-tuning the Essential Skills of the Kabbalist 439 Book 5: The Basics of Hebrew 451 Chapter 1: Starting with Hebrew 453 Chapter 2: Delving into Basic Hebrew Grammar 461 Chapter 3: Meeting and Greeting 475 Book 6: Jewish Cooking 487 Chapter 1: Divinely Inspired and Downright Delicious 489 Chapter 2: Cooking for the Holidays 499 Chapter 3: Beginning the Feast 535 Chapter 4: The Heart of the Celebration 547 Chapter 5: Side Dishes and Pareve Entrees. 563 Chapter 6: Sweet Noshes 579 Index 591.