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A selection of chapters explaining various Jewish rituals and ideas.

J1: Science - Genesis opens with a very unscientific description of the Creation of the world, and yet Jews believe that the words of the Torah are eternal and relevant for every generation. So what happens when they seem to clash with the laws of science? (2:3)

J2: Women - The role of women in society has changed. Jewish attitudes towards women's roles have changed. Or have they? (4:3)

J3: Leadership - Every group has their leaders. Do they all have something in common and can it be learned? Who are the classic Jewish leaders? (3:6)

J4: Elderly - In Britain today one in six people is over sixty-five and yet our society is very much centred on being young. What should our attitude be to old age and how does Judaism help us appreciate the elderly? (2:8)

J5: Charity - Can we ever give enough or is poverty an uncomfortable fact of life? What does our tradition have to teach us about helping the needy? (2:12)

J6: Bible codes - If you can count you can be privy to the deepest secrets of the Universe. Or anyway, this is what some Israeli mathematicians and an American journalist would have you believe. (3:11)

J7: Chosen people - Are the Jews the Chosen People? What does this mean? Jampacked Bible examines the issues. (3:12)

J8: Bar/Bat Mitzvah - Nearly every Jew has one, but why? Are you really an "adult" the day after your Bar/Bat-Mitzvah (BM)? Is it just an excuse for a party or is there something more? Find out how BM is the ticket to the ride of your life... (4:12)

J9: Abraham Identity - A long time ago, a young man called Abraham was having a bit of trouble. He didn't get on with his father and he thought everyone around him was weird. So began the longest and most profound adventure of all time - the story of the Jewish people. (2:4)

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