Découvrez la tradition judaïque, ses pratiques et son histoire.
Les non-juifs curieux d'approfondir cette religion étroitement liée à l'histoire et dotée d'une profondeur spirituelle, mystique et méditative découvriront les différents courants au sein de la communauté (Ashkénazes, Sépharades et réformateurs, orthodoxes et libéraux), les célébrations et leur signification et reviendront sur l'histoire du peuple juif depuis sa genèse jusqu'au génocide de la Shoah.
Les juifs en quête de repères y trouveront des informations claires sur la pratique pour aborder la judaïté sous tous ses aspects : l'histoire du peuple juif (de la genèse du peuple à l'holocauste) ; la pratique du culte ; les fêtes et célébrations (leurs déroulements et leurs significations).
Enfin, dans la partie des dix vous trouverez dix personnalités juives que l'on doit connaître et les réponses à dix questions fréquentes sur le judaïsme.
Découvrez la tradition judaïque, ses pratiques et son histoire.
Enfin un livre accessible et complet sur la religion juive.
Les non-juifs curieux d'approfondir cette religion étroitement liée à l'histoire et dotée d'une profondeur spirituelle, mystique et méditative découvriront les différents courants au sein de la communauté (Ashkénazes, Sépharades et réformateurs, orthodoxes et libéraux), les célébrations et leur signification et reviendront sur l'histoire du peuple juif depuis sa genèse jusqu'au génocide de la Shoah.
Les juifs en quête de repères y trouveront des informations claires sur la pratique pour aborder la judaïté sous tous ses aspects : l'histoire du peuple juif (de la genèse du peuple à l'holocauste) ; la pratique du culte ; les fêtes et célébrations (leurs déroulements et leurs significations).
Enfin, dans la partie des dix vous trouverez dix personnalités juives que l'on doit connaître et les réponses à dix questions fréquentes sur le judaïsme.
A noter : Les 60 ans de la création de l'Etat d'Israël le 14 mai 2008 pourront donner lieu à la médiatisation de l'ouvrage.
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