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NO OF PAGES: 370 SUB CAT I: Jewish Customs SUB CAT II: Jewish Life SUB CAT III: Jewish Customs DESCRIPTION: Here is a complete guide to Jewish observance in all its richness and diversity. More comprehensive than any other book on the subject, this encyclopedic guide presents Judaism in its totality. With a view to enhancing life through the observance of Jewish tradition, Rabbi Leo Trepp discusses each practice as part of a cycle of our lives. The customs, and the reasons behind them, are presented from the standpoint of each of the major branches of Judaism - Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist.NOTES: Purchased from "The Book Market" discount books. SUBTITLE: A Practical Manual for the Modern Jew