Judaism: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

by Norman Solomon

Genres: Religion

1 pages, Audio CD

Published December 14, 2021

About the author

Norman Solomon is an American journalist, media critic, antiwar activist, and former candidate in 2012 for the United States House of Representatives.

Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR).

In 1997 he founded the Institute for Public Accuracy, which works to provide alternative sources for journalists, and served as its executive director until 2010.

Solomon's weekly column, "Media Beat", was in national syndication from 1992 to 2009.

Reviews

[Thomas Walker-Werth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, but not really an introduction to Judaism as a religion so much as Jewish history. The author's modern, "progressive" outlook colors much of the way he handles the subject matter and too much emphasis is given to relatively fringe reform and reconstruction movements while there's too little detail of actual Torah and Talmud scripture and beliefs.

[Kaleb]

Cultural Literature
Tanakh
Midrash
Talmud
Maimonides(Rambam)

Movements
Orthodox Judaism

History of Persecution and Philosophy

[Ricardo Nichols · Rating 4 out of 5]

An insight in to Judaism, but a lot of terminology to wrap your head around!