Gates of Mitzvah: A Guide to the Jewish Life Cycle

By Simeon J. Maslin

Book Overview

This comprehensive guide to Jewish observance throughout the life cycle is the best introduction to Reform Jewish practice available. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916694372
• ISBN13: 9780916694371
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Central Conference of American Rabbis
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well, 3.5 stars, rounded up...

"Gates of Mitzvah" proves that Reform Jews were talking about mitzvot long before the "Pittsburgh Principles" were written. This book is a nice introduction and reference volume outlining the most common mitzvot in the Jewish lifecycle, such as brit, bar mitzvah, putting up a mezzuzah, get, etc. The most interesting reading comes at the end of the book, where several essays are presented which discuss the role of mitzvot in the lives of liberal Jews. This is only an introductory volume of course, and anyone who wants the mitzvot to play a more important role in their lives will quickly outgrow it.