Reviews for 1,401 Questions and Answers about Judaism : With 100 New Questions and Answers for the 21st Century

The average rating for 1,401 Questions and Answers about Judaism : With 100 New Questions and Answers for the 21st Century based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-01-25 00:00:00 Jacques Bezuidenhout I didn't care for this book. The questions were often contrived, and much of the material did not lend itself to a question-and-answer format. There were a lot of unimportant trivia-type questions. There were many questions that consisted of "What does [insert Hebrew word here] mean?". There is a whole chapter on notable Jews "Was [insert famous name here] Jewish?" I think there were in the neighborhood of 500 good questions and answers. The chapter on Jewish history included many questions about Old Testament trivia "What are some other names for Mount Sinai?" There's a chapter with questions about Israel "How long does it take to fly from NY to Israel?" This was not a good book for a non-Jew trying to learn about Judaism.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-05-04 00:00:00 Kevin Joyce This book can help you learn to speak Dari. However, you will not find instruction in the Persian alphabet in this book so you will not learn to read Dari using this book. However, the book does include instruction on verb conjugation early on whereas the other basic reference people often has does not. Other beginner Dari books often leave this out which is the only reason I would give a book that won't teach you how to write a language three stars. It also includes a large English-Persian pronunciation dictionary. This book can be purchased in Kabul, Afghanistan from some kids on the street selling books, but if you are truly interested in learning Dari I would recommend first buying the Hippocrene Beginner's Series Dari book as it will teach you the alphabet. Once you know the alphabet the two should be used in conjunction.