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Judaism Beyond Words: Part 3

- Abstract

MOST AMERICAN Jews, I would bet, know more about Christianity than about Ju- daism. (Not that they are big experts on Christian- ity.) And yet explaining Judaism is a booming in- dustry in this country. Guidebooks keep appearing, the lecture-series and adult-education markets seem to thrive, audio tapes and CD’s and videos and websites keep popping up like dandelions in spring. Many are first-rate. Several of the guide- books will be classics. A few already are.



About the Author

David Gelernter is a professor of computer science at Yale.