Judaism for Today is part of a series designed to fit the SCAA model syllabuses, which emphasise "learning about" and "learning from" religion. Each book consists of 29 two-page spreads with readable text that is highly illustrated and supported by activities. Each book has a one-page glossary and a one-page index.

 

This book is part of a book series called Religion For Today .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Oxford University Press .

Angela Wood is an experienced writer of children's and young adult books.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Who is a Jew? ; THE HEART OF JEWISH LIFE ; 2. God ; 3. Torah ; 4. Israel ; HOME AND FAMILY LIFE ; 5. "The doorposts of your house" ; 6. "From generation to generation" ; 7. Men and women ; 8. "You are what you eat - and what you don't eat!" ; SHABBAT ; 9. The best of days ; 10. A day in the life of Shabbat ; THE SYNAGOGUE ; 11. "A house of meeting" ; 12. "A house of study" ; 13. "A house of prayer" ; 14. "Prayer, repentance and good deeds" ; THE LIFETIME OF A JEW ; 15. "In every generation" ; 16. "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God" ; 17. "Today I am a man. a woman" ; 18. "A seal upon your heart" ; 19. "Be holy to me" ; 20. Have a good cry! ; 21. The house of life ; THE HOLOCAUST ; 22. The time of the whirlwind ; 23. Remember ; ISRAEL ; 24. A little piece of land ; 25. The Good Fence ; 26. Neighbours and cousins ; THE DAYS OF THE MESSIAH ; 27. "The end of days" ; BEING JEWISH ; 28. A Jew today ; 29. "I am a Jew"