This Is My God

First edition (publ. Doubleday)

This is My God is a non-fiction book by Herman Wouk, first published in 1959. The book summarizes many key aspects of Judaism and is intended for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. The author, who served in the United States Navy and was a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, writes from a Modern Orthodox perspective.

Key topics

• Jewish history
• Shabbat
• High Holy Days
• Minor Holy Days (9th of Av, Purim, Hanukkah)
• Jewish prayer
• Kashrut (dietary laws)
• Torah
• Talmud
• Orthodox Judaism
• Reform Judaism
• Israel
• Zionism. This is My God, page 264, first edition (1959), published by Doubleday, Garden City.

Additional source

• This is my God (1988) by Herman Wouk. ISBN 0-316-95507-8 (This edition is published by Little, Brown, and Company.)