Herman Wouk: This Is My God. The Jewish Way of Life

If there is a single classic introduction to Judaism, it is This Is My God by Herman Wouk, a book that has enlightened hundreds of thousands of readers. In engaging, straightforward language, the author explains Jewish belief; Jewish worship: the meanings of festivals and holy days; attitudes toward diet, marriage, maturation, and death: Jewish history and heritage; the importance of the Torah and Talmud; the differences between Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism; and relationships of Jews to Israel and America. He recollects his own Jewish upbringing and frankly discusses the difficulties of maintaining Jewish practice in a modern world. This Is My God is an enthralling and illuminating book, for Jews and non-Jews alike.