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A Spanish translation of The Jewish Book of Why. Este libro de gran venta investiga más de 500 preguntas básicas acerca del judaísmo. En un lenguaje sencillo y directo, el Rabino, Dr. Kolatch explica la creencia de los judíos, cómo observan sus festividades, el significado de sus costumbres y ceremonias, y las diferencias que hay entre las otras sectas relìgiosas. Entre las preguntas contestadas están: * Por qué un niño nacido de padre judío no se considera necesariamente judío? * Por qué las oposición a la maternidad subrogada? * Por qué algunos seminarios ordenan mujeres? * Por qué se circunsidar los niños judíos? * Por qué se quiebra un vaso en la ceremonia nupcial? * Por qué el cerdo y el camarón no son aceptados por las leyes de cashrut? El Libro Judío del Por Qué, hace una contribución muy importante para evitar alejamiento por malo entendidos e ideas erróneas que rodean a la observancia judía. Tanto judíos y así como no judíos encontrarán este libro de mucha enseñanza.

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Alfred J. Kolatch, a graduate of the Teachers' Institute of Yeshiva University and its College of Liberal Arts, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, which subsequently awarded him the Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa . From 1941 to 1948 he served as rabbi of congregations in Columbia, South Carolina, and Kew Gardens, New York, and as a chaplain in the United States Army. In 1948 he founded Jonathan David Publishers, of which he has since been president and editor-in-chief.Rabbi Kolatch has authored numerous books, the most popular of which are Great Jewish Quotations, How to Live a Jewish Life, What Jews Say About God, This Is the Torah, and the best-selling Jewish Book of Why and its sequel, The Second Jewish Book of Why. Several of his works deal with nomenclature, about which he is an acknowledged authority. The New Name Dictionary and The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names are his most recent works on the subject. Other books by the author include Our Religion: The Torah, The Jewish Heritage Quiz Book, The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why, Who's Who in the Talmud, and The Family Seder.In addition to his scholarly work, Rabbi Kolatch is interested in the work of the military chaplaincy and has served as president of the Association of Jewish Chaplains of the Armed Forces and as vice-president of the interdenominational Military Chaplains Association of the United States.

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