TY - BOOK AU - Wouk,Herman TI - This is my God: the Jewish way of life SN - 0671810340 : AV - BM 561 .W65 1970 U1 - 296 19 PY - 1959///, 1970 CY - New York PB - Pocket Books KW - Judaism N1 - "A Touchstone book."; Reprint. Originally published: Rev. ed. New York : Pocket Books, c1970 (1974 printing); Bibliography: p. 310-313; Contents; The remarkable survival of the Jews. Who are we? ; The prevalence of symbols -- The faith. We cannot study all of it ; The Sabbath ; The nature festivals ; The high holy days ; The minor holy days ; The prayers, the synagogue, and the worshippers ; Symbols of food, clothing, and shelter ; Birth and beginnings : men and women ; Love and marriage : and certain elegant variations ; Death -- The law. Where does authority lie? ; The Torah ; The Talmud ; Jewish common law ; From the Talmud to the present -- The present. The present ; What the Enlightenment was ; Orthodoxy ; Dissent ; Israel ER -