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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

430.0. "Various Religious/Social/Cultural Movements?" by TERZA::ZANE (unique to one, common to all) Mon Jan 25 1988 13:26

   I am looking for some reading recommendations.  I have recently become
   interested in the history and details of various
   religious/cultural/social movements in Judaism.  I have heard of
   Mitnagdim and Hasidim and throwbacks to Shammai and Hillel.  Are there
   others, what are they, what role have they played in Judaism as a
   whole, what movements are afoot today, etc.
   
   Are there any specific books about this?  Does anyone have any thoughts
   to offer on it?
   
   Thanks for any reference.
   
   							Terza

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430.1 Start with an overview CSCMA::SEIDMAN Aaron Seidman Tue Jan 26 1988 18:37 20

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430.1	Start with an overview	CSCMA::SEIDMAN	Aaron Seidman	`Tue Jan 26 1988 18:37`	20
	Terza, I don't know what kind of background you have to build on, so forgive me if I tell you what you already know, but... Try starting with a one-volume history of Judaism. There are several reasonably good ones that you can probably find in a public library. Look in the card catalog for one or more of the following authors: Ben-Sasson Margolis and Marx Sachar Grayzel One of these should be sufficient to provide a framework to do a more in-depth study of particular areas. If (or when) you have done this and are interested in something more specific, let me know and I can suggest some other titles. Aaron

	Terza,

	I don't know what kind of background you have to build on, so 
forgive me if I tell you what you already know, but...

	Try starting with a one-volume history of Judaism.  There are several
reasonably good ones that you can probably find in a public library.
Look in the card catalog for one or more of the following authors:

			Ben-Sasson
			Margolis and Marx
			Sachar
			Grayzel

	One of these should be sufficient to provide a framework to do a
more in-depth study of particular areas.  If (or when) you have done this
and are interested in something more specific, let me know and I can suggest
some other titles.

	Aaron