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I would recommend Dr. Epstein's book to all. An amazing work and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Judaism. -- Celso Cukierkorn, author of SECRETS OF JEWISH WEALTH REVEALED

I would recommend Dr. Epstein's book to all. An amazing work and a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Judaism. -- Celso Cukierkorn, author of SECRETS OF JEWISH WEALTH REVEALED All too often we speak of Judaism with pride without bothering to delve into its treasures or to understand how its beliefs, values and principles can enhance and enrich our daily lives. This masterful work by Lawrence Epstein artfully combines traditional concepts with contemporary knowledge in a way that will help every reader gain a greater understanding of God, Jewish faith, and the Jewish people. It challenges every one of us to review our life's journey in light of its spiritual meaning and purpose. With his stylistic eloquence, insightful observations and obvious scholarship, Epstein graces us with the wonderful opportunity to have a constructive dialogue with our inner selves. -- Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Yeshiva University, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Judaism Lawrence Epstein's The Basic Beliefs of Judaism offers a fine survey of Jewish theology for the reader interested in better understanding Judaism. It explores a wide range of topics from the core beliefs of Judaism to its conception of God, the struggle to understand the meaning of suffering, the basis of ethics and morals, the meaning of love and marriage, doctrines of death and the afterlife, and everything in between. The book includes exercises at the end of each chapter to help readers clarify their own views, and to place them in a contemporary context, making it useful to people practicing Judaism as well as those just beginning to explore it. And in the true spirit of Judaism, Basic Beliefs uses traditional texts and stories to pose the most important questions and offers a variety of contradictory answers, without choosing a single one. -- Marla Segol, The Institute of Jewish Thought & Culture, Univeristy at Buffalo

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Lawrence J. Epstein, Ph.D, has written many books about Jewish life including The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America and At the Edge of a Dream about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side. He was an advisor on the Middle East for two members of the United States Congress.

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