Judaica for the holidays

Among the new holiday gift books on topics dealing with Judaismand the Jewish heritage:

The Encyclopedia of Judaism, edited by Geoffrey Wigoder(Macmillan, $75). More than 1,000 entries, written by more than 70rabbis and scholars on subjects ranging from Abraham and adultery tozionism and the zodiac, comprise this weighty but readable referencevolume. Said to be the first such one-volume English-languageencyclopedia in more than 20 years, it puts such subjects ashomosexuality in a contemporary light. More than 300 illustrationsare included, plus an index that grants easy access to the randomquestioner and a glossary of Jewish terms.

A Temple Treasury: The …