Choose "Encyclopaedia Judaica" from the list of options under the "Religion" heading. Encyclopaedia Judaica is a reference work providing "an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel."
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Online revision of the print title Companion to Jewish Culture, published in 1989 covering "the humanities, arts, social sciences, sport and popular culture; 5000-word essays contextualize the shorter entries.
Online. Covers "more than three millennia of Jewish religious thought, custom, law, and practice, from traditional approaches to Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist and post-denominational Judaism. Brief definitions and longer essays, all supplemented with bibliographies."
Online guide to Judaism about "every aspect of Jewish belief and practice, both ancient and modern." Entries range from" personalities in the Bible to present-day Jewish thinkers and writers, and other coverage includes customs, traditions, and Jewish ideas..