![]() ![]() I had it out and at one point people were actually competing to look. We had guests for Shabbat the week after the book arrived. ![]() Even if only subtly, that’s important because it draws a link to our Biblical connection and how that is connected to the rebirth of the State in 1948. Living in Israel, I was drawn to the section “In the Jewish Homeland.” It is rich in history from the return of the Jewish people after our slavery in Egypt, including of course the modern State of Israel. Under Shabbat, I especially liked how the editors not only sought to provide knowledge, but make it experiential with recipes from a traditional Jewish home. The thought behind both the substance and simple layout is carried out through the book. It was the first time I’ve seen in such a clear presentation of this, sorting the commandments by category and those that are which are positive and negative commandments by simple color coding. One of the most impressive of the graphics was a list of all the mitzvot, all 613 of them. These range from John Quincy Adams to the Zohar. But these are interspersed among meaningful content, and all the citations are listed in a vast array of sources. In nearly 500 pages, your eye is drawn to the incredible graphics, pictures, and charts. There’s so much information on each page you want to stay on each page for a while, to read, digest, and learn. When you begin to dig in, the substance is so significant that it gives the feeling of reading the most beautiful encyclopedia ever. When you open it, while the pictures are magnificent, you’ll do much more than flip the pages admiring the images. On the surface it looks like a beautiful coffee table book, but it’s much more. It comes as a beautiful presentation, in a fitted box, a high-end sleeve into which it is housed, and even a branded bookmark. Yes, I checked.īut before cracking the book itself, first I had to get to it. When I opened the book, my first thought was “stunning.” Everything about it screams high quality from the paper, the pictures, the charts, the cover, and even the binding. As far as I know that’s not a Jewish adage, but is one that’s accurate and which the publisher of “The Jewish Book of Knowledge” learned and understood well. You never get a second chance to make a first impression. ![]()
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