Questions Christians Ask the Rabbi

by Ronald H. Isaacs

Rabbi Isaacs answers well over 200 questions Christians ask him on his popular website, taking a concise but accessible, family-friendly approach on such topics as Jesus, the synagogue, Jewish beliefs, the Bible, holidays (including the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchai Torah, Hanakkuh, Purin, Passover and Shavuot), life cycle events (circumcision, Pidyon HaBen, or the redemption of the firstborn, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, becoming Jewish, marriage, divorce, death and dying), dietary laws, Jews and the community, medical ethics, Jews and Christians, Jewish denominations and Israel. He takes on the tough questions (the Jewish view of euthanasia, excommunication, the doctrine of original sin) along with those non-Jews may have about etiquette while attending religious ceremonies. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

159 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2007

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book extremely interesting and learned things I did not know. Like, Jews do not believe the Messiah will be the son of God. They believe he will be a mortal man empowered by God. Since Jesus claimed to be the son of God, it automatically disqualifies him from being the Jewish Messiah.

Some of the questions were just plain stupid... Was Jesus circumcised? Did Jesus participate in Jewish holidays? Stuff like that. Ah... he was JEWISH! Of course he was/did!

And there were questions that the Rabbi didn't really answer, he kinda talked around some issues.
But, overall, a very interesting book and worth the read.