This book deals with the complexities of the Jewish faith by taking each significant point in turn and using photographs to complement the information in the text. The chapters include the Torah, Jews in history, Mitzvot, a Jewish home, the Sabbath, family events and the Jewish year. Other books in the "Words and Pictures" series look at Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Words And Pictures .

There are 32 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1993 by Canterbury Press Norwich .

Sarah Thorley is the author of the Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism in Words and Pictures series, which has sold over half a million copies. She has taught for many years in primary and secondary schools and is involved with inter-faith activities at Diocesan and Local Government levels