Your Jewish Lexicon: Some Words and Phrases in Jewish Life and Thought in Hebrew and English

by Edith Samuel

Book, 1982

Barcode

123458394

Call number

400 SAM

Tags

Hebrew

Genres

Collection

Language & Literature

Publication

New York : Union of American Hebrew Congregations, c1982.

Description

Each of the 72 short chapters presents key terms and related word-clusters, with definitions, Hebrew spelling, English transliteration, and illustrations of usage so that readers will better comprehend the teachings, ideas, and practices of Judaism. This book is also a valuable resource for adult education classes.

Subjects

Hebrew languageTerms and phrases
Judaism

ISBN

0807400548 / 9780807400548

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