Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Don't bother with this book.

I don't mean to be negative about Schoen's book, but Loyola Press should not have published it. It is extremely watered down and lacks any substance. There are WAY BETTER books out there about the basics of Judaism. I don't expect a lay person to write a tome on the subject, but if you can't even describe the Orthodox movement, for example, in more than five short paragraphs, you have no business writing the book.There is not one citation in the entire book of a secondary source...NOT ONE! And there are very few scriptural citations. I'm not Jewish and I knew more about Judaism than what's in this book before I got my Master's in Jewish Studies. The confirmation chapter is only two paragraphs long...A HALF A PAGE! Gee thanks for all the knowledge that you have to share.I recommend, "This is My GOD" by Wouk; or "What Do Jewish People Think about Jesus, and Other Questions Christians Ask about Jewish Beliefs, Practices, and History" by Michael L. Brown