This is My God is a non-fiction book by Herman Wouk, first published in 1959. The book summarizes many key aspects of Judaism and is intended for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. The author, who served in the United States Navy and was a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, writes from a Modern Orthodox perspective.
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- Jewish history
- Shabbat
- High Holy Days
- Minor Holy Days (9th of Av, Purim, Hanukkah)
- Jewish prayer
- Kashrut (dietary laws)
- Torah
- Talmud
- Orthodox Judaism
- Reform Judaism
- Israel
- Zionism. This is My God, page 264, first edition (1959), published by Doubleday, Garden City.
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- This is my God (1988) by Herman Wouk. ISBN 0-316-95507-8 (This edition is published by Little, Brown, and Company.)
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