The Routledge Dictionary of Judaism

Compiled by two international experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with a useful reference aid to all areas of Judaism. It covers: different forms of the religion, such as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and New Age Judaism, and its history from the formative age to the 21st century; its institutions, religious practices and life-cycle rites such as Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah and Berit Milah; key texts and people, including the oral and written Torah, Moses, the Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Buber; Holy days and festivals including Sabbath, Passover, Hanukkah and Sukkot, and holy objects such as the Shofar, Lulab and Teffillin; theological terms, doctrine and philosophy including entries on Purity, Pollution and Kavvanah, and the Judaism of Holocaust and Redemption.