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| Name | Author/Editor | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| The Jews of Silence | Elie Wiesel | Records Elie Wiesel's trip to Russia in 1965, and in subsequent visits, to tell of the plight of Jew… |
| Trials of the Diaspora - A history of Anti-Semitism in England | Anthony Juliius | Definitive history of anti-Semitism in England. Author has made it his life-long study and the compl… |
| If God Is Good, Why s The World So Bad? | Rabbi Benjamin Blech | Rather than rely on quick-fix, glib solutions, this rabbi discusses why bad things happen to people… |
| Techinas: A Voice From the Heart | Rivka Zakutinsky | This book is about women's prayers, both in English and in Hebrew, and about concerns of women in da… |
| Olam Ha-Ba: The Afterlife | Rabbi Samuel M. Stahl | Good capsule of what various Jews believe about the nature of the Afterlife. Good ecumenical tool fo… |
| Empowered Judaism-What Indp.Minyanim can tch. Bldg. Jewish communities | Rabbie Elie Kaunfer | Guidebook, useful mostly for American small Jewish communities, which gives ideas about how to build… |
| Prayers of Israel (in Hebrew) | Scholastic commentaries with an introduction by the then chief Rabbi, Israel Brodie, about religious… | |
| Pirke Avot: Sayings of the Jewish Fathers | Paperback text of the famous bits of wisdom often cited in our prayer books. | |
| To Men the World, Foundations of Post-Holocaust Jewish Thought | Emil L. Fackenheim | Deep philosophical discussion by Toronto's eminent philosopher, Dr. Fackenheim, about the origins, o… |
| Who Needs God | Harold Kushner | Popular Rabbi in America (When Bad Things Happen to Good People), who discusses through a series on… |
| Exploring Rabbinic Literature | Michal Shekel | A good study guide to understanding the Talmud and the Midrash surrounding it; good sprinkling of He… |
| Who Wrote the bible? | Richard Elliott Friedman | Highly readable source book about the various sources for Torah and some of the more controversial a… |
| The Jewish Holidays, A Guide and Commentary | Michael Strassfeld (Illus. Betsey Platkind Teutsch) | Geared for the adult, this is a good, in-depth guide to celebrating and understanding the various Je… |
| A Child's Bible | Anne Edwards | Illustrated and simply written, a child under eleven could read it or it would be a good book to use… |
| Who Needs God | Harold Kushner | Chirpy and popular Rabbi who brings religion to the populace; probably the American version of Rabbi… |
| On Being a Jewish Feminist - a reader | Susannah Heschel | Series of well written articles by major Jewish women which cover tops about Myths, feminine Jewish… |
| The Jewish Woman-New Perspectives | Elizabeth Koltun | Series of articles by major Jewish writers and personalities and clerics, which discuss the Spiritua… |
| The Modern Jewish Woman | Raizel Schnall Friedfertig, Freyda Schapiro | Oye Veh. The idea of a modern Jewish woman in the Lubavitch Movement almost seems a contradiction in… |
| To Be A Jewish Woman | Lisa Aiken | Scholarly, sensible and sensitive book covering a broad area of matters concerning women who are lea… |
| Choosing a Jewish Life | Anita Diamant | Readable, simplistic and encouraging book for people who want to convert to Judaism. Information abo… |
| Choosing Judaism | Lydia Kukoff | Friendly, personal book abut the ins and outs of being Jewish by choice: everything form getting on… |
| Three Pillars of Judaism | Jonathan Wittenberg | Nicely written and thoughtful account of Jewish values. Discussions of the nature of praying, the di… |
| The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism | Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin | All the major doubts and dilemmas here: the nature and existence of God, merits of organised religio… |
| The Jew and His Home | Eliyahu Kitov/(Trans. Nathan Bulman) - 6th Edition | Orthodox commentary on the sanctity of marriage, the way to domestic bliss, the requirements for men… |
| The Guide of the Perplexed | Moses Maimonides/Trans. By Shlomo Pines; Intro. Essay by Leo Strauss | Based on the Arabic, Aramaic and Hebrew texts, this most detailed and scholarly work is a true find… |
| The Five Books of Miriam, A Woman's Commentary on the Torah | Ellen Frankel | This is written in very strange form with all the famous cast of female characters who appear in the… |
| The Women's Torah Commentary-New insights from women rabbis on the 54 weekly parashot | Rabbi Elyse Goldstein | This is a most wonderful and fascinating and useful text, particularly if one is studying particular… |
| Palestine Facts: the Jewish Refugee History | Large loose-leaf anthology of the Jewish refugee problem from the early days of settlement through t… | |
| Passover Hagadah-with Music, arranged by Henry A. Russotto | Published during the height of the Jewish population in NYC in Delancy St., first tow nights of the… | |
| Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? | Norman Golb | Unlike popular belief, that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the creation of minor. Aesthetic religious sec… |
| An Introduction to Judaism | Nicholas De Lange | A good thumb-nail account of Judaism and Jews in all its aspects for Jews and non-Jews alike, everyt… |
| The story of God | Robert Winston | Popular commentator and scientist with a commitment to Judaism, Winston looks as the relationship be… |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception | Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh | The authors try to explain the controversy surrounded the publication of the findings of the Dead… |
| Our Living Bible | Michael Avi-Yonah & Emil G. Kraeling | A social, archaeological and textual rendition of the Bible and its various books. Accessible, reada… |
| The Purim Story, 2013 | Yaffa Ganz | Historical and geared for children, the story of Purim is told again in a new, delightful way. Perfe… |
| Guide to the Different Ktavim (Torah Scroll) | YK Sofer Blog | Information on the different Torah style scripts |
| The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe | Comprehensive historical and cultural guide to Eastern and Western Europe with an introduction by E… | |
| Radical Then, Radical Now (On Being Jewish) | R. Jonathan Sacks | Historical and cultural commentary on the resilience of the Jewish people throughout the world and i… |
| Ecstatic Kabbalah | R. David Cooper | Basic guide to Kabbalistic thinking with much emphasis on Abraham Abulafia's approach to Kabbalah. |
| Les Hebreaux Histoire et Culte Juif | Pauline Piettre | Pictorial and textual summary of sites and artifacts of Jewish interest for a basic introduction to… |
| Man is not Alone, A Philosophy of Religion | Abraham Joshua Heschel | More insightful reflections from one of Judaism's finest thinkers and philosophers. Henschel's deep… |
| Jewish Meditation | Aryeh Kaplan | Orthodox rabbi, Kaplan has written many books of a spiritual nature and was an expert on Jewish medi… |
| Practical Kabbalah | R. Liabl Wolf | Background to Kabbalah and explanation of the way Kabbalists think and approach the physical, intell… |
| Man's Quest for God | Abraham Joshua Heschel | Deeply insightful and serious commentary by one of Judaism finest thinkers about the inner life of J… |
| Beasts of the Field, Natural History of Animals in Bible | Michael Bright | The natural history found in the Bible is explored, including the myths (unicorns, the whale that sw… |
| The Bible Code 2, The Countdown | Michael Drosnin | Through the use of the computer, Drosnin's first book, Bible Code, caused a sensation in terms of th… |
| Judaism | Nicholas de Lange | A basic text for learning some of the main principles of Judaism and the various traditions which s… |
| The Religion and Worship of the Synagogue from New Testament Period | W.O.E. Oesterley and G.H. Box | Commentaries on Judaism, its origins and practices and doctrines given from a Christian perspective… |
| Understanding Rabbinic Judaism, form Talmud to Modern Times | Jacob Neusner | Rabbinic and Talmudic thoughts, responsa, laws and doctrines are a continuing process begun in the 6… |
| From Torah to Kabbalah | R.C. Musaph-Andriesse/Translator: John Bowden | A good thumbnail introduction to the writings in Judaism from the Tanach, Canon, Mishnah, Tosefta, B… |
| A Jewish Theology | Louis Jacobs | A thematic approach by the eminent Rabbi, Louis Jacobs, of Judaism's approach to topics such as the… |
| The Palm Tree of Deborah | R. Moses Cordovero (ReMak)/Translator and commentator, Louis Jacobs | Mystical work by 16th century Zohar scholar in Safed with commentary by R. Louise Jacobs. This work… |
| A Kabbalistic Universe | Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi | A Kabbalistic explanation of God, the world and man with different levels of reality , hierarchy of… |
| God and Evil, A Jewish Perspective | David Birnbaum | Philosophical approach to the nature of evil, the role of free will and its metaphysical ramificatio… |
| Sacred Books of the World | A. C. Bouquet | A concise summary of major world religions from the time of the Sumerians, Hammurabi, Egyptians, Jew… |
| Why Good People Do Bad Things | Bruce Hamstra | Psychologist explains 'how to make moral choices in an immoral world.' |
| Kabbalah | Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi/Jill Purce | The basic elements of Kabbalistic thought and the themes which the study of the Zohar covers are ex… |
| The Guide to the Perplexed | Moses Maimonides/Trans. And notes by Shlomo Pines and essay by Leo Strauss | Major definitive texts on the famous work which was a lifetime's work as Professor Pines had to tran… |
| Back to the Sources, Reading the Classic Jewish Texts | Barr W. Holtz | A guide to the Bible, Talmud, midrashic literature, commentaries, legal code, mystical texts of Kabb… |
| The Way of Torah: An Introduction to Judaism | Jacob Neusner | Introduction to the history of Judaism, the structure of classical Judaism and changes made in moder… |
| The Jewish Festivals | Hayyim Schauss/Translator: Samuel Jaffe | Wonderful commentary on the history, custom and practice of various Jewish festivals including text,… |
| The Book of Jewish Practice | Louis Jacobs | Ethics, rituals, custom and practice into leading an observant Jewish life. |
| The Book of Jewish Belief | Louis Jacobs | Explanations of basic Jewish belief. Festivals, mysticism. Dietary laws, history and ethics. |
| Anti-Judaism in Christian Theology | Charlotte Klein/Trans. By Edward Quinn | Anti-Semitism throughout the ages from pre-Christian, through Christian times including a survey of… |
| Major Themes in Modern Philosophies of Judaism | Eliezer Berkovits | Deeply thoughtful commentary on Herman Cohen's 'Religion of Reason, to Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Bube… |
| Choices in Modern Jewish Thought, a partisan guide | Eugene B. Borowitz | Jewish thought and choices in the modern age from Neo-Kantianism, Leo Baeck, Mordecai Kaplan, Franz… |
| Creators of the Jewish Experience in the Modern World | Simon Noveck | Part of a series which highlights major Jewish thinkers and contributors to Jewish thought and world… |
| Great Jewish thinkers of the Twentieth Century | Simon Noveck | From Ahad Ha-am to Leo Baeck and Martin Buber, this anthology by several great Jewish thinkers cover… |
| Faith after the Holocaust | Eliezer Berkovits | One of Judaism's major thinkers, Prof. Berkovit discusses how man can retain his faith even when con… |
| Holocaust Theology | Dan Cohn-Sherbok | R. Cohn-Sherbok confronts theories of major theologians who cannot reconcile the reality of the Shoa… |
| Being Jewish Today | Tony Bayfield | Former rabbinic head of MRJ, Tony Bayfields thoughtful commentary on the issues facing Jews today in… |
| Inclusive Judaism | Rabbis Jonathan Romain and David Mitchell | The issues challenging Jews today and how The Reform Movement is able to make Judaism an inclusive f… |
| The Jewish Marriage Anthology | Philip and Hanna Goodman | There are five parts in this highly scholarly approach to marriage: Part one discusses Jewish marria… |
| Prayers of Israel (Hebrew) | Israel Brodie, Chief Rabbi | Collection of academic essays (in Hebrew) related to the laws, changes, and intellectual aspect of l… |
| Ahava (Love), Study Guide for Chavruta,2000, Limmud (3 copies) | Julian Gilbey | Four-part section dealing with the topic of Love which was used at the Limmud conference in 2002 as… |
| Code of Jewish Law | Rabbi Solomon Ganzfried; Trans. By Hyman E. Goldin | Four volume edition of all the 'rules' for daily life, religious and secular activities; everything… |
| The Living Talmud, The Wisdom of the Fathers | Judah Goldin, Trans. | Scholarly book of specific passages from the Talmud with commentaries. This Perke Abot is an abridge… |
| Pinckas Gostynin (Book of Gostynin) | I. M. Biderman | Compiled by the Gostynim Memorial Book Committees in New York and Tel Aviv, commentaries of Gostynim… |
| Midrash Rabbah | Rabbi Dr. H. Freedman | Genesis I, Bereshith-Vayera; Genesis II, Chayye Sarah-Vayechi; Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers I,Bemidbar… |
| Mishnayoth | Philip Blackman | Order Zeraim, pointed Hebrew text, English translation, introductions, notes, supplement, appendix,… |
| Tehillim, The Book of Psalms (Midrash) | Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer | David's book of psalms; translation with commentary anthologised from talmudic, midrashic and rabbin… |
| The Festivals in Halachah | Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin | An analysis of the development of the festival laws: Yom Tov, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Succos, Cha… |
| The Talmud | H. Polano, Trans. | Biblical History from Cain and Abel to the death of Jacob; Biblical commentaries Egypt, Plagues, Mo… |
| Everyman's Talmud | Rev. A. Cohen | Doctrine of God, God and the Universe, Doctrine of Man, Revelation, Domestic Life, Social Life, Mora… |
| Jews Don't Count | David Baddiel | Extended essay by Baddiel for 'those hwo think of themselves as as the right side of history have of… |
| A Higher Light | R. Larry Tabick | Hasidic and Kabbalistic insights into the Jewush holidays. |
| The Aura of Torah | R. Larry Tabick | Kabbalistic slant on the 5 books of Moses. |
| Words of the Wise | Reuven Alcalay in collaboration with Mordekhai Nurock | Sort of a Bartlett's book of quotations approach to Jewish wisdom; an anthology of proverbs and prac… |