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In this boxed set of the best-selling volumes THE JEWISH BOOK OF WHY and THE SECOND JEWISH BOOK OF WHY, Rabbi Alfred J Kolatch explores almost 1,000 questions about Judaism, including: Why is a child born to a Jewish father not necessarily Jewish? Why is there objection to surrogate motherhood? Why do some seminaries ordain women? Why are boys circumcised? Why is a glass broken at a wedding ceremony? Why are pork and shrimp not kosher?
This is a very, very good set of books that explain a lot about Jewish practices and beliefs beyond just reading scripture. My marriage is mixed: I am a Christian and my wife is Jewish. I read these books in a short time and found myself explaining some of the traditions to my wife!. Rabbi Kolatch explains the roots of the tradition (Torah, Tanakh, or Talmud). He is an Orthodox Rabbi, and the text does lean that way. Given that, he does go over how Conservative and Reformed Judaism differ without casting aspersions on their differences. Highly recommended for persons of the Jewish faith, or other Abrahamic religions trying to understand Jewish traditions.
