Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs and Values for Today's Families

Editorial Review:

Jewish tradition is a gift and a challenge. Living a Jewish Life is your guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism, explained in ways that address the choices posed by modern life. From hanging a mezuzah to celebrating a wedding, from lighting Sabbath candles to choosing a synagogue that's right for you and your family, you will find "why-to's" and "how-to's" in these pages, which are tuned to both the realities of the modern world and the timeless, grounding rhythms of Jewish tradition.

Spanning the spectrum of liberal Jewish thought -- Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform, unaffiliated, new age and secular -- this book provides a sensitive and practical introduction to making Judaism a meaningful part of your life.

Filled with anecdotes, lore, memorable quotations, history, prayers and ceremonies, Living a Jewish Life celebrates the diversity, joy and fulfillment of Jewish life today. This book is filled with your Jewish choices.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Great Progressive resource:

I got an extra copy of this book at my first meeting with the (Reform) rabbi who did my original conversion. It's really an incredible concise guidebook for establishing a Jewish home and working rituals and traditions into everyday life. Ms. Diamant doesn't operate under any assumptions about the reader's prior experience or lack thereof in living a Jewish life and maintaining a Jewish household, so there isn't any talking down to the reader nor failure to explain something due to falsely assuming this is... more info

Limited:

When reading the author's mention of driving to synagogue on Shabbat, or cooking on Friday Nights, a voice at the back of my mind told me that such a thing (breaking the Sabbath) would have been abhorrent to my ancestors and 4,000 years of Jewish tradition. Although the author's Judaism fits very well in the context of contemporary American society, for those of us interested in the Religion of our Forefathers.
Readers on a true spiritual search or those looking for something more authentic might be... more info

GREAT BOOK:

This book is incredible, leaves you always wanting more. The writing style is easy to read and this book covers anything you would need to know in a basic overall summary of jewish life and traditions. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to get more in touch with their jewishness or anyone considering converting to judaism or interested in the hows and whys of judaism.

decent, but other books are better:

This is a good read. But I recomment "to pray as a Jew" and "to be a jew". This book is a good resource. I dont think it really speaks to the reader very well.

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