The Jewish Book of Why

A good deal of the whys didn't appear to justify or offer any sort of rational grounding to a number of Jewish practices, I understand their commitment to Torah, but the application of it and the basis for many customs seemed pretty out there for me. Many of the whys behind certain customs went back......more

I learned a lot of new info. What stands out most is that they used to (or maybe still do) put knives in the crib with baby boys before their circumcision. That is what stood out most to me because as a general rule, you don't give knives to babies. Like my nephew is almost 4 and he was waiving a ch......more

This book was very informational... For the most unnecessary things you need to know about judaism. I was actually pleasantly surprised though. This book was pretty fun to read. I thought this book was going to be a boring informational reading... It was half of that. I really enjoyed the reasoning......more

Read this one over the course of a few months off and on. It's a book of common questions and answers, so does not need to be read all at once. For recommending to folks with questions…I'd give it about a 3. There are much better books out there, but this also isn't the worst. Although it was publis......more

I found this book painful to read. Parts were interesting but most I found very religious. Its one thing to do things because they are commanded in the Bible but to read the reason behind many things alot sounded simply superstitious reasons. I learned alot from this book. I never knew Jews cared wh......more