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Encyclopedia of

Judaism

Sara E. Karesh and Mitchell M. Hurvitz

J. Gordon Melton, Series Editor

Encyclopedia of World Religions

Encyclopedia of Judaism

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Karesh, Sara E.

Encyclopedia of Judaism / Sara E. Karesh and Mitchell M. Hurvitz.

p. cm. — (Encyclopedia of world religions)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8160-5457-6

1. Judaism—Encyclopedias. I. Hurvitz, Mitchell M. II. Title. III. Series.

BM50.K37 2005

296

.03—dc22

2004026537

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