So Many Gates to the City - A Guide for the Modern Perplexed: A Book About Jewish Belief and Understanding, and Making Some Sense Of It

By: Irwin (Yirmi) Tyler

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Those who are close to history, Jew and non-Jew alike, who seek to learn from history, would do well to understand the motivations of a key element in the history of the Middle East and early Europe. In today's society, few really understand the spectrum of practices and beliefs that are called Judaism today, a key element in understanding today's Middle East. How many Jews understand the mind set of Jews who are not like themselves? Does the non-Jew understand the full range of today's American or Israeli Jewish mindset? Does the non-Jew understand the full range of the Jewish mindset that enveloped the world of 2,000 years ago? Clearly, "So Many Gates to the City..." is not just a book for a Jewish readership. Anyone interested in the politics of the Middle East today, and in understanding the seemingly contentious and fractured voice of Diaspora Jewry, needs to understand who the Jewish "players" are and what drives their rhetoric and actions. This is also true for local politics as well as the national scene. "So Many Gates to the City..." also can be helpful to any other religious community, and their leaderships in particular, who are attempting to live with and work with the Jewish community (Which Jewish community? Do they really know and understand the differences?). Additionally, anyone considering the possibility of converting to Judaism, needs the level of understanding of Judaism that "So Many Gates to the City..." offers. The same can be said for the non-observant Jew beginning or considering a return to Torah Judaism.