Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism

Contents

Foreword, by Herman Wouk

Preface, by Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin

Question 1. Can One Doubt God's Existence and Still Be a Good Jew?

Question 2. Why Do We Need Organized Religion or Jewish Laws -- Isn't It Enough to Be a Good Person?

Question 3. If Judaism Is Supposed to Make People Better, How Do You Account for Unethical Religious Jews and for Ethical People Who Are Not Religious?

Question 4. How Does Judaism Differ from Christianity, Marxism and Communism, and Humanism?

Question 5. What Is the Jewish Role in the World?

Question 6. Is There a Difference Between Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism?

Question 7. Why Are So Many Young Jews Alienated from Judaism and the Jewish People?

Question 8. Why Shouldn't I Intermarry -- Doesn't Judaism Believe in Universal Brotherhood?

Question 9. How Do I Start Practicing Judaism?

The "Not Yet" Approach

Shabbat Observance

Involvement with Israel

Aid to Soviet Jewry

Lashon Ha-Rah (Gossip When True, Slander When False)

Blessings, Prayers, and TefiIlin

Tzedaka

The Jewish Day School

Learning about Judaism: Recommended Reading

Final Considerations

Appendix

Index

Dennis Prager hosts a nightly talk show about values on KABC Radio in Los Angeles, lectures extensively, and writes and publishes a national newsletter, Ultimate Issues.

Joseph Telushkin, a rabbi and scholar of Jewish history, is currently a Jerusalem Fellow.

Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin are also coauthors of Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism.