The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion
By R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder
Oxford University Press, USA (1997) | ISBN: 0195086058 | 792 pages
PDF | English | 38.6 MB

The 2400 entries in this dictionary include unsigned but revised articles from the editors' Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion (1966. o.p.), as well as many new signed articles covering significant elements and biographies related to the Jewish religion and interfaith relations. In Oxford fashion, this is by far the most academic one-volume work available on the subject because of the caliber of the contributing scholars and the bibliographies. The timeliness of the work is evidenced by entries on such topics as feminism, women, and "Technology and Halakhah." It also satisfactorily represents the variety of Jewish traditions (including Bene Israel and Beta Israel) plus such innovations as Havurot, confirmations, and the Bat Mitzvah. The two articles defining the temple clearly show its balanced portrayal. Access is alphabetical, with good cross-referencing of subject headings - especially helpful with Hebrew terms, so that "Kaddish" is referred to "Quaddish."

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