Essentials of Judaism is a 558-page volume from Urim Publications, an independent publishing house established in 1997 in Jerusalem and New York (Brooklyn), specializing in high-quality Jewish-interest books. It publishes approximately 15 books annually on subjects such as Jewish thought, law, spirituality, modern biographies, Bible commentary, and children’s literature. Tzvi Mauer and Moshe Heller established it.

This 2026 volume was written by Chashi Freedman and Chaim Iram, with a Foreword by Benjamin Ish-Shalom. It is both an introduction and a guided tour through the landscape of Jewish belief, practice, history, and values.

Professor Ish-Shalom accurately describes the work as “the first attempt of its kind to........

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