{"product_id":"on-being-a-jew-paperback-1","title":"On Being a Jew - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kugel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed as a meandering dialogue between a wily Syrian-Jewish banker and an American graduate student of literature, this engaging book explains all the basic beliefs and practices of Judaism--Jewish teachings on intermarriage and conversion, keeping the Sabbath, prayer and Torah, midrash and mitzvot, and God's presence in the world. Although the book has plenty of the \"how to\" of religious practice, \u003ci\u003eBeing a Jew\u003c\/i\u003e is in the end an eloquent reflection on Judaism's deepest theme: living life as a way of serving God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Kugel\u003c\/b\u003e is the Starr Professor of Hebrew Literature at Harvard University and Professor of Bible at Bar Ilan University, Israel. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Prophecy, Early Biblical Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Biblical Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e the last available from Johns Hopkins. His \u003ci\u003eThe Bible as It Was\u003c\/i\u003e, an introduction to the Torah's ancient interpreters, was published in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.17 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592708034656,"sku":"9780801859434","price":74.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Tmlac1FNNlRTeDlNSVZPSjZ2ay9xQT09.webp?v=1771469687","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/on-being-a-jew-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}