| 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 |
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Greetings,
I am a Christian of some or little religious education who has
a son [age nine] who has asked me about the Jewish religion.
He stated to me...in all the seriousness that a nine-year-old
can manage...that to make intelligent decisions in his life,
he should learn about other reigions than Christianity.
Made sense to me....but we live in the country [read boonies]
and although he offered as how he would love to go to a Jewish
religious ceremony, the chances of that are pretty slim anywhere
near where we live.
Could anyone suggest some books suitable for a precocious
nine-year old reader....they can't be too simple, he will
be insulted...but I would guess they shouldn't be too heavy
either. I would like to encourage his innocent desire to
merely understand how different folks think about belief
systems.
Right now he is fascinated that people of different beliefs would
view Jesus in such different ways...I would like to maintain his
fascination and acceptance of other-ways, while satisfying his
desire to know.
Someday, this will be his decision to make, and I would like to
give him all the information I can to help him come to his
own conclusions.
Thanks in advance.
Mel
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| 856.1 | Try _What is a Jew_ | CASP::SEIDMAN | Aaron Seidman | Wed Dec 20 1989 16:31 | 10 |
Take a look at _What is a Jew_ by Rabbi Morris Kertzer. It is
available in paperback (Collier, I believe). It consists of questions
and answers about Judaism. One of the things that sets it apart from
some similar books is that the questions are real questions that people
actually asked Kertzer, not ones that he made up to introduce a
statement. While oriented to an adult audience, I think it might be
suitable for a bright child, especially since he can skip the questions
that don't interest him.
Aaron
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| 856.2 | Conversations with Rabbi Small | ULTRA::WITTENBERG | Secure Systems for Insecure People | Thu Dec 21 1989 08:22 | 5 |
I haven't read it, but several people recommended "conversations
With Rabbi Small" by Harry Kemelman. He's the author of the
mystery series Xday the rabbi did Y.
--David
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| 856.3 | Thank you | SUPER::REGNELL | Smile!--Payback is a MOTHER! | Thu Dec 21 1989 14:41 | 9 |
Thank you both. I will check them out.
David....if I had half a brain I would have sent you mail
and asked you...yes? But why start thinking now...Hmmmm?
Thanks again.
Melinda
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