Completely revised, updated, and expanded, ""Judaism, Third Edition"" presents the basic beliefs of the Jewish religious heritage and highlights the different manners in which those traditions can be upheld. Both Orthodox Judaism and the religious practices and movements within Reformed Judaism (including Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reconstructionist Judaism) are explored in this volume. All information has been updated to reflect the most current information available. Its coverage includes: introduction to the modern Jewish world; early history of the Jews and Judaism; the restoration to the present; the Hebrew Bible; the branches of Judaism and their basic beliefs; rites of passage; the impact of Judaism; and, Judaism facing the future.