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Author:   Arthur Kurzweil (Elat Chayyim)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781394420964

ISBN 10:   139442096
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   22 April 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part 1: Becoming a Jewish Kingdom 5 CHAPTER 1: Unpacking What Jewish Means 7 CHAPTER 2: Trekking to Mount Sinai 19 CHAPTER 3: Crossing the Jordan 41 CHAPTER 4: Crowning Kings 49 Part 2: Surviving Empires 65 CHAPTER 5: Outlasting Empires 67 CHAPTER 6: Ensuring Survival 95 Part 3: Living through the Middle Ages and Beyond 113 CHAPTER 7: Surviving Expulsions 115 CHAPTER 8: Downgrading a Golden Era 129 CHAPTER 9: Revealing Kabbalah 137 CHAPTER 10: Living in Shtetls 157 CHAPTER 11: Exploring Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews 175 Part 4: Emerging into Modernity 197 CHAPTER 12: Reviving Faith 199 CHAPTER 13: Opening Gates 219 CHAPTER 14: Planting Roots 235 CHAPTER 15: Impacting America 255 Part 5: Going from Catastrophe to Nationhood 275 CHAPTER 16: Suffering Beyond Words 277 CHAPTER 17: Establishing a State 297 Part 6: The Part of Tens 307 CHAPTER 18: The Ten Lost Tribes 309 CHAPTER 19: The Ten Martyrs 313 Index 317

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Arthur Kurzweil teaches Talmud and Kabbalah across the U.S. and is frequently invited to speak to Jewish audiences around the country. He’s the author of The Torah For Dummies, Kabbalah For Dummies, The Talmud For Dummies, and other books about Jewish culture, history, and religion.

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