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              Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
      Part I: Introduction, General Sources, Torah, Talmud, and Mishnah
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                    [Last Post: Sun May  9 11:00:04 1993]

                                There is nothing more uniquely
                                characteristic of the style of Jewish
                                religious life than the great love Jews have
                                for holy books. [Sie73]

The message is intended to provide the readers of soc.culture.jewish with
suggestions for books discussing various Jewish topics, especially the
subject of Jewish law and practice.  While no book can substitute for a
formal course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi, these books are useful
as reference material for the knowledgeable, and as an introduction for the
not-yet-knowledgeable about Judaism.

It is difficult to separate what is now termed "Orthodox" judaism from the
collective term "Judaism".  The practices of Orthodoxy tend to be the
traditional practices. Furthermore, Orthodoxy is not organized as a movement
in the same sense as Reform or Conservative; although Orthodox organizations
exist, congregations do not need to join them to be considered Orthodox.

This list is by no means intended to be exhaustive, and it is designed to
lean toward traditional Judaism, although some of the sources included under
the GENERAL headings included references to liberal movements.

Please note: All parts of this list should be undigestifyable via gnus or
other news readers. Each subpart begins with it's own Subject: for easy
reference.

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Subject: Organization

This list consists of 11 parts. Each part is subdivided into a number of
subheadings, each beginning with a line of 60 dashes and a Subject:. This
allows digestification by programs such as gnus. The organization of these
parts is as follows:

 o Part I:    Introduction and General
     I.1. Where Can I Get These Books From?
     I.2. But The List is So Long, Where Should I Start?
     I.3. For Non-Jewish Readers
     I.4. General Judaism
     I.5. General Jewish Thought
     I.6. General Jewish History
     I.7. Noachide Laws
     I.8. Torah and Talmud
     I.9. Mishnah and Talmud
     I.10. Torah and Talmudic Commentary
     I.11. Midrash
     I.12. Halachic Codes
     I.13. Becoming An Observant Jew
     I.14. Women and Judaism
     I.15. Science and Judaism
 o Part II:   Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle, Holidays
     II.1. Traditional Liturgy
     II.2. Traditional Philosophy and Ethics
     II.3. Prayer
     II.4. Traditional Practice
     II.5. The Household
     II.6. Life, Death, and In-Between
     II.7. The Cycle Of Holidays
 o Part III:  The Messiah, Kaballah and Chasidism
     III.1. The Messiah
     III.2. Chasidism
     III.3. Kaballah and Mysticism
 o Part IV:   Reform Judaism
     IV.1. Reform Beliefs
     IV.2. Reform Rituals
     IV.3. Reform Liturgy
     IV.4. Reform Responsa
     IV.5. Reform History
     IV.6. The Bible
 o Part V:    Conservative Judaism
     V.1. Conservative Beliefs
     V.2. Conservative Practices
     V.3. Conservative History
     V.4. Conservative Liturgy
 o Part VI:   Reconstructionist Judaism
     VI.1. Philosophy Of Movement
     VI.2. Reconstructionist Education
     VI.3. Reconstructionist Liturgy
 o Part VII:  Humanistic Judaism
     VII.1. Philosophy Of Movement
     VII.2. Other Related Reading
 o Part VIII: Zionism
     VIII.1. Zionism and The Development Of Israel
     VIII.2. The Founders
     VIII.3. Zionistic Movements
     VIII.4. Judaism in Israel
 o Part IX:   Antisemitism
     IX.1. Antisemitism
     IX.2. What Led to The Holocaust
     IX.3. Medieval Oppression
     IX.4. Antisemitism Today (Including Dealing with Hate Groups)
     IX.5. Judiasm and Christianity
 o Part X:    Intermarriage
     X.1. So You're Considering Intermarriage?
     X.2. The Traditional Viewpoint
     X.3. Conversion
     X.4. You've Done The Deed. Coping With Life As An Intermarried
 o Part XI:   Periodicals
     XI.1.a. Topical General Interest Periodicals
     XI.1.b. General Interest Periodicals focused on Tradition and Home
     XI.1.c. General Interest Periodicals focused on Jewish Scholarship
     XI.1.d. Other General Interest Periodicals
     XI.2. Publications Targeted For Specific Movements
     XI.3. Rabbinic Journals
     XI.4. Local Publications

The reader is also referred to the excellent chapter on "Creating a Jewish
Library" in the first volume of _The (First) Jewish Catalog_.

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Subject: Archival and Credits

This list is based on an original list developed by Rob Levine, which was last
posted to the net in February of 1991.  Rob's list was culled from s.c.j.
postings as well as the bibliographies of some of the books on this list. This
original list has been augmented based on bibliographic research done by D.
Faigin at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, as well as contributions
from readers of s.c.j, mail.jewish, and mail.liberal-judaism.  It is also
based on suggestions found in the excellent _Jewish Catalog_ [**] series,
which would serve anyone well as a sourcebook on Judaism.  Contributions to
the list have also been made by: Steven Abrams, Rabbi Charles Arian, Jim
Eggert, Ari Epstein, David A Guberman, Douglas Jones, David Kaufmann, Jack
Love, Hillel Markowitz (both alone and in consultation with Rabbi Yirmiyahu
Kaganoff of Baltimore), Rabbi Josh Segal, Steven Seidman, and Andrew
Tannenbaum.  As usual, suggestions for additions or deletions are welcome, as
are *brief* annotations for any entry.  Entries in the GENERAL sections may
reflect non-Orthodox viewpoints; entries in the other sections should reflect
the traditional view.  Where appropriate, entries reflecting non-traditional
views will be clearly marked as such; I will entertain suggestions with
respect to the non-GENERAL sections that the reference more properly belongs
in another reading list (Reform, Conservative, etc.).

All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on
israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] in the directory:

  ~ftp/israel/lists/scj-faq

They are available in the rtfm.mit.edu archives in the directory:

  pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism

The following files make up the reading lists and are in the "reading-lists"
subdirectory: general, traditional, chasidism, reform, conservative,
reconstructionist, humanistic, zionism, antisemitism, intermarriage,
periodicals.

The following files make up the FAQ and are in the "FAQ" subdirectory:
01-FAQ-intro, 02-Who-We-Are, 03-Torah-Halacha, 04-Observance, 05-Worship,
06-Jewish-Thought, 07-Jews-As-Nation, 08-Israel, 09-Antisemitism,
10-Miscellaneous.

The files may also be obtained via Email by sending a message to
[e-mail] with the following line in the body of the message:

        send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)

Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory and filenames;
for example, to get the first part of the reading list, one would say:

        send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general

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Subject: I.1. WHERE CAN I GET THESE BOOKS FROM?

I can't tell you where to get all of these books, but a good Jewish bookstore
should be a good starting place. Many of these books are published by the
Jewish Publication Society * 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 800 * Philadelphia PA
19102 * 800-234-3151; this is indicated by <JPS>. Another significant general
publishers is Mesorah, 4401 Second Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11232 (1-800-MESORAH).
Both have good catalogs.  Some of the books are published by the publishers of
the various Jewish movements; addresses may be found in the particular
sections:

        Kehot, Sichos in English                Part III (Chasidism)
        UAHC, CCAR                              Part IV (Reform)
        World Union for Progressive Judaism     Part IV (Reform)
        JTS, USA, USCJ                          Part V (Conservative)
        Reconstructionist Press                 Part VI (Reconstructionist)
        SHJ                                     Part VII (Humanistic)

If you can't find them elsewhere, books marked with <INP> may be ordered from
The Isaac Nathan Publishing Co, 7106 Owensmouth Avenue, Canoga Park CA 91303,
818/346-1410, FAX [phone].  Another source would be Pinskers Bookstore in
Pittsburgh PA (1-800-JUDAISM), or contacting the individual publishers.
According to a post from [e-mail] a while back, the Stanford
University Bookstore has its database on the Internet; telnet to
forsythetn.stanford.edu, login as "socrates" and select bookstore.

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Subject: I.2. BUT THE LIST IS SO LONG, WHERE SHOULD I START?

For a basic understanding of Judaism, start with Prager and Telushkin's _The
Nine Questions People ask about Judaism_ <INP>, as well as Telushkin's _Jewish
Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About Judaism_ <INP> .  As
mentioned above, the _Jewish Catalog_ <INP> series (3 volumes) provides more
than enough information, as well as providing pointers to even more sources.
Siegel and Rheins _The Jewish Almanac_ also provides useful high-level
information. For a deeper understanding, continue with Donin's _To Be a Jew_
<INP> and _To Pray as a Jew_.  For some historical perspective, read Prager
and Telushkin's _Why the Jews?_.  General history is covered well in Grayzel's
_A History of the Jews_ and Wein's _Triumph of Survival: The Story of Jews in
the Modern Age, 1650-1990_.  For a discussion of the emotional, social, and
lifestyle aspects of becoming an observant Jew, read Steinsaltz's _Teshuvah_.

Readers are also urged to explore Jewish audio-tape lending libraries, such as
those run by Aish HaTorah, Etz Chayim, Chabad, Beis Chana in Minnesota and
various other Jewish outreach groups.  Tape series on Jewish History, Jewish
Law, (all levels), Torah, Talmud, and other subjects are available.  For those
of you with backgrounds in Liberal Judaism, audio-tapes are also available
from the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Contact your local Rabbi, or
the library at a local synagogue, for more information.

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Subject: I.3. FOR NON-JEWISH READERS

You'll probably find the texts listed may be a little too deep if you just
want to learn what Judaism is. Consider the following instead:

[Clo87] Clorfene, Chaim and Yaakov Rogalsky.  _The Path of the Righteous
        Gentile_.  Smithfield, MI: Targum Press, 1987

[Ein??] Einstein, Stephen J. and Kukoff, Lydia. _Every Person's Guide to
        Judaism_. UAHC Press #142610. ISBN 0-8074-0434-9. [Non-Orthodox. Guide
        to Judaism that recognizes that study is only the first step to
        learning and living as a Jew.] <INP>

[Gar89] Garfiel, Evelyn.  _Service of the Heart: a Guide to the Jewish Prayer
        Book_.  Jason Aronson, Northvale (NJ), 1989, ISBN 0-87668-873-3.

You should also explore _The Jewish Almanac_, _The Nine Questions People Ask
About Judaism_, the excellent books by Donin (_To Be A Jew_, _To Pray as a
Jew_) and the _Jewish Catalog_ series. You'll find a discussion of the
relationship between Christianity and Judaism in the supplemental Antisemitism
reading list.

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Subject: I.4. GENERAL JUDAISM

[Bla66] Blau, Joseph L. _Modern Varieties of Judaism_. Columbia Univerity
        Press, New York NY. 1966.

[Ein??] Einstein, Stephen J. and Kukoff, Lydia. _Every Person's Guide to
        Judaism_. UAHC Press #142610. ISBN 0-8074-0434-9. [Non-Orthodox. Guide
        to Judaism that recognizes that study is only the first step to
        learning and living as a Jew.] <INP>

[Fri90] Friesel, Evyatar. _Atlas of Modern Jewish History_ Oxford University
        Press. 1990. [Contains demographics of the American Jewish population,
        including employment categories, intermarriage rates, maps, etc.]

[Gla72] Glazer, Nathan. _American Judaism_. University of Chicago Press,
        Chicago IL. 1982.

[Gre??] Greenbert, Irving. _The Jewish Way_. <INP>

[Her61] Hertzberg, Arthur. _Judaism_. Braziller, New York. 1961. Washington
        Square, New York (paperback). [Non-Orthodox source]

[Neu74] Neusner, Jacob. _The Way of Torah: An Introduction to Judaism_.
        Dickenson Publishing Company, Encino CA. 1974. [Not universally
        accepted, non-Orthodox point of view]

[Neu75] Neusner, Jacob, ed. _Understanding American Judaism_. Volume Two:
        Sectors of American Judaism: Reform, Orthodoxy, Conservativism, and
        Reconstructionism. Ktav Press, New York. 1975. [Not universally
        accepted, non-Orthodox point of view]

[New??] Newman, Y. and Sivan, G. _A-Z Illustrated Lexicon of Judaism_. World
        Zionist Organization Torah Education Dept.

[Pra81] Prager, Dennis and Telushkin, Joseph. _The Nine Questions People Ask
        About Judaism_. Schuster, New York. 1981. ISBN 0-671-62261. <INP>

[Ros7?] Rosenthal, G. _Many Faces of Judaism_ Behrman House, 197?  [Contains a
        descriptive comparison of Orthodox, Reform, Conservative and
        Reconstructionist Judaism.  It is intended as a low end high school
        text and although still good, it is beginning to show its age.]

[Rot72] Roth, Cecil, Ed. _Encyclopedia Judaica_. 16 Vols. Keter, Jerusalem.
        1972.

[Sie73] Siegel, Richard; Strassfeld, Michael; Strassfeld, Sharon. _The First
        Jewish Catalog: A Do-It Yourself Kit_. Jewish Publication Society,
        Philadelphia PA. 1973. [Catalog 1 covers Symbols of the Home, Kashrut,
        Candles, Kippah, Tallit, Tefillin, the Shofar, Jewish travel, the
        Jewish year cycle, Weddings, Tumah and taharah, Death and burial,
        scribal arts, gematria, music, film, the Jewish press, creating a
        jewish library, and relationships between man, women, and the
        community] <INP> <JPS>

[Sie80] Siegel, Richard and Rheins, Carl. _The Jewish Almanac_. Bantam
        Books, New York. 1980.

[Sil56] Silver, Abba Hillel. _Where Judaism Differed_. Macmillan, New York.
        1956. [Reform point of view]

[Ste47] Steinberg, Milton. _Basic Judaism_. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New
        York. 1947. ISBN 0-15-610698-1. [Conservative] <INP>

[Str76] Strassfeld, Sharon and Strassfeld, Michael, eds. _The Second
        Jewish Catalog_. Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1976.
        [Catalog 2 covers the life cycle in more depth, aspects of study,
        synagogue and prayer, and the arts. The Jewish Yellow Pages are out of
        date, quite likely.] <INP> <JPS>

[Str80] Strassfeld, Sharon and Strassfeld, Michael, eds. _The Third Jewish
        Catalog_. Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1980.  [Catalog
        3 covers justice, community, genealogy, dispersion, exile,
        surroundings, and israel. It also talks about how to be a mentsh, and
        includes a cumlutive index to all three catalogs] <INP> <JPS>

[Sym??] Syme, Daniel B. _Jewish Mourning_. UAHC Press #388494. ISBN
        0-8074-0332-6. [Non-Orthodox, but offers both traditional and liberal
        Jewish attitudes towards death-related issues.]

[Tel??] Telushkin, Joseph. _Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to
        Know About Judaism_. <INP>

[Wou59] Wouk, Herman. _This is my G@d_. Dell, NY. 1959. <INP>

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Subject: I.5. GENERAL JEWISH THOUGHT

[Ber73] Berkovits, Eliezer. _Faith after the Holocaust_. Ktav Publishing
        House, New York. 1973.

[Ber79] Berkovits, Eliezer _G@d, Man and History_. Jonathan David, New York.
        1979.

[Dor92] Dorff, Elliot. _Knowing God:  Jewish Journeys to the Unknowable_.
        Jason Aronson. 1992.  [R. Dorff is provost and professor of
        philosophy at the University of Judaism (Conservative)]

[Gil90] Gillman, Neil. _Sacred Fragments:  Recovering Theology for the
        Modern Jew_.  Jewish Publication Society. 1990.  [A National
        Jewish Book Award winner; R. Gillman is professor of philosophy
        at the Jewish Theological Seminary] (Conservative)

[Gre92] Green, Arthur. _Seek My Face, Speak My Name:  A Contemporary
        Jewish Theology_.  Jason Aronson. 1992.  [R. Green, who recently
        left the presidency of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
        for a chair at Brandeis, is regarded as a leading exponent of
        neo-Hasidism] (Reconstructionist)

[Har85] Hartman, David. _A Living Covenant:  The Innovative Spirit in
        Traditional Judaism_.  Free Press. 1985. [R. Hartman is director
        of the Shalom Hartman Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies in
        Jerusalem, and a student of Rav Soloveitchik z"l]

[Hes55] Heschel, Abraham Joshua. _God in Search of Man:  A Philosophy of
        Judaism_.  Harper Torchbook.  1966.  [One of Heschel's more
        accessible major works.]

[Kap79] Kaplan, Aryeh. _Handbook of Jewish Thought_. Maznaim Publishing Corp.,
 4304 12th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, 718-438-7680, New
 York/Jerusalem, 1979.

[Pel84] Peli, P. _Soloveitchik on Repentance:  The Thought and Oral
        Discourses of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik_.  Paulist Press.
        1984.  [the Rav as presented by the late chair of Hebrew Studies
        at Ben Gurion University]

[Sol??] Soloveitchik. _Halachic Man_. JPS: Philadelphia PA. ???. ISBN
        0-8276-0222-7. <JPS>

[Sol91] Soloveichik, Rabbi Ahron, _Logic of the Heart, Logic of the Mind_.
 Judaica Press/Genesis Jerusalem Press, 1991, ISBN 0-9630936-0-6

[Son??] Sonsino, Rifat and Syme, Daniel B. _What Happens After I Die: Jewish
        Views of Life after Death_. UAHC #571201 ISBN 0-8074-0356-3.
        [Addresses a spectrum of responses to the question, including
        philosophies from biblical rabbinic commentators to contemporary
        thinkers in the Jewish community.]

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Subject: I.6. GENERAL JEWISH HISTORY

[Bam70] Bamberger, Bernard. _The Story of Judaism_. Schocken Books, New
        York. 1970.

[Bar52] Baron, Salo W. _A Social and Religous History of the Jews_.  18 Vols
        to date.  Columbia University Press, New York. 1952-.
        [Comprehensive, organized topically, not strictly chronologically.
        This book is very extensive, and may be difficult to read. Not for the
        beginner.] <JPS>

[Ben71] Ben-Sasson, H.H. & Ettinger, S. (eds.). _Jewish Society Through
        the Ages_.  Schocken Books. 1971.  [a survey of Jewish life
        edited by two distinguished Hebrew University professors and
        commissioned by UNESCO]

[Ben76] Ben-Sasson, H. H. (ed.). _A History of the Jewish People_ (by scholars
        at the Hebrew U, Jerusalem). English translation: Harvard University
        Press, 1976. Hebrew: Dvir Publishing House, Tel Aviv, 1969. 1170 pp.
        ISBN 0-674-39730-4.

[Dim62] Dimont, Max.  _Jews, G@d, and History_. Signet Books, New York.
        1962. [Note: May not be completely reliable] <INP>

[Fin38] Finkelstein, Louis.  _The Pharisees: The Sociological Background of
        Their Faith_.  Jewish Publication Society.  1938.  [a two volume
        classic]

[Fin71a] Finkelstein, Louis (ed.). _The Jews: Their History_.  Schocken Books.
        1971 (4th ed.).  [a comprehensive description of Judaism and the Jews,
        edited by the late Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary]

[Fin71b] Finkelstein, Louis (ed.). _The Jews: Their Religion and Culture_.
        Schocken Books. 1971 (4th ed.).  [a comprehensive description of
        Judaism and the Jews, edited by the late Chancellor of the Jewish
        Theological Seminary]

[Fin71c] Finkelstein, Louis (ed.). _The Jews: Their Role in Civilization_.
        Schocken Books. 1971 (4th ed.).  [a comprehensive description of
        Judaism and the Jews, edited by the late Chancellor of the Jewish
        Theological Seminary]

[Goi74] Goiten S.D. _Jews and Arabs: Their Contacts Through the Ages_.
        Schocken Books. 1974 (3ed.)  [a classic historical survey]

[Gra67] Grayzel, Solomon. _A History of the Jews_. Jewish Publishing Society,
        Philadelphia. 1967. ISBN 0-8276-0142-5. [Good overview.  A good
        general perspective on Jewish history. Not Orthodox.] <JPS>

[Hal84a] Hallo, William, Ruderman, David, & Stanislawski (eds.).  _Heritage:
        Civilization and the Jews (Source Reader)_.  Praeger Publishers. 1984.
        [primary materials designed to parallel the TV series; Hallo is
        professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature at Yale, Ruderman
        chairs Yale's Judaica Department, Stanislawski is professor of Jewish
        History at Columbia]

[Hal84b] Hallo, William, Ruderman, David, & Stanislawski. _Heritage:
        Civilization and the Jews (Study Guide).  Praeger Publishers.  1984.
        [primary materials designed to parallel the TV series; Hallo is
        professor of Assyriology and Babylonian Literature at Yale, Ruderman
        chairs Yale's Judaica Department, Stanislawski is professor of Jewish
        History at Columbia]

[Isa89] Isaacs, Jacob. _Our People_ 6 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 1989.
        [History up unto the modern era from the traditional point of view]

[Rot66] Roth, Cecil. _A History of the Jews_. Schocken, New York. rev. ed.
        1966. also in paperback.

[Sel80] Seltzer, Robert. M. _Jewish People, Jewish Thought: The Jewish
        Experience in History_. Macmillan Publishing Co, New York, 1980. ISBN:
        0-02-408940-8. [An intellectual history. Shows the development of
        Jewish ideas and concepts. On the level of an advanced undergrad or
        grad textbook and is not always easy going.]

[Wei90] Wein, Berel. _Triumph of Survival: The Story of Jews in the Modern
        Age, 1650-1990_. Shaar Press, NY (Yeshivah Shaarei Torah, 36 Carlton
        Rd, Suffern NY). 1990. [A fine history from the Orthodox perspective.]

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Subject: I.7. NOACHIDE LAWS

[Clo87] Clorfene, Chaim and Yaakov Rogalsky.  _The Path of the Righteous
        Gentile_.  Smithfield, MI: Targum Press, 1987

[Gal--] Gallin, Aryeh. _The Root and Branch Noachide Guide_. Root and Branch
        Association, Ltd, 504 Grand Street, #E51, New York, NY 10002-4101.

[Lic81] Lichtenstein, Aaron. _The Seven Laws of Noah_. The Rabbi Jacob
        Joseph School Press, New York. 1981.

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Subject: I.8. TORAH AND TALMUD

Note: There's lots  of information on Torah and  Talmud (understatement of the
year), and one should contact a competent rabbi for guided study.

[JPS17] Jewish Publication Society. _The Holy Scripture According to the
        Masoretic Text_. Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1917.

[JPS62] Jewish Publication Society. _The Torah: The Five Books of Moses_.
        Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia PA. 1962. ISBN 0-8276-0015-1.
        <JPS>

[JPS69] Jewish Publication Society. _The Five Megilloth and Jonah: A New
        Translation_. Introduction by H L Ginsberg. Jewish Publication
        Society, Philadelphia. 1969. ISBN 0-8276-0045-3. <JPS>

[JPS85] Tanakh: A New Translation of the Holy Scriptures According to the
        Traditional Hebrew Text. Jewish Publication Society. ISBN
        0-8276-0252-9 (cloth) 0-3276-0264-2 (leatherette).[0-8276-0283-9]
        <JPS>

[Abr91] Abrams, Judith. _Talmud for Beginners_. 2 vols (Part I and II). Jason
        Aaronson, New York. 1991 and 1993. [Selections of Jewish Book Club,
        designed as "pre-steinsaltz", i.e., introduction to Talmud for those
        with no background in it at all.]

[Hes62] Heschel, Abraham Joshua. _The Prophets_. JPS, Philadelphia. 1962.

[Her76] Hertz, J. H. _The Pentateuch and Haftorahs_. Soncino, London. 1976.

[Hir63] Hirsch, S. R. _The Pentateuch_. Translated from the German by Isaac
        Levy. Irish University Press. 1963.

[Isa50] ben Isaiah, (Rabbi) Abraham, and Sharfman, (Rabbi) Binyamin, in
        collaberation with Dr. Harry M. Orlinsky and Rabbi Dr. Morris
        Charner. _The Pentateuch and Rashi's Commentary: A Linear Translation
        into English_. 5 vols. SS&R Publishing Co., JPS, Philadelphia PA.
        1950. [A very useable translation as the wording and linear
        translation are broken up to make both the Hebrew and English readable
        together.  The Rash is printed in started Hebrew print with the vowels
        put in besides the linear translation.]

[Jud??] Judaica Press. _Prophets and Writings_. Judaica Press, NY.  [A new,
        modern, traditional translation of text and classic commentaries,
        including all of Rashi, with Hebrew text.]

[Kap??a] Kaplan, Aryeh. _The Living Torah_, translated and with commentary.
        Moznaim, NY. [This book deserves special mention as a study text. Many
        groups, including Reform, use him as a source because of this
        superiority.]

[Kap8-] Kaplan, A. _The Torah Anthology_. 19 vols. Moznaim, NY. 198-.
        [Volumes cover the Torah, with separate ones on megillahs and
        Psalms, translated from the classic Ladino work Me'Am Loez. An
        amazing compendium of insights and commentary. See note above.]

[Ros34] Rosenbaum, M. and Silbermann, A. M. _Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos,
        Hapthraroth and Rashi's Commentary_. 5 vols. Hebrew Publishing
        Company, New York. 1934.

[Sac91] Sachs, Jonathan. _Torah Studies_ Kehot, NY. 1991. [From the Chasidic
        point of view, short essays on the weekly Torah reading based on
        talks of the Lubavitch Rebbe.]

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Subject: I.9. MISHNAH AND TALMUD

        Artscroll Series. Mesorah Publications, 4401 Second Avenue, Brooklyn
        NY 11232. Artscroll has some highly recommended series on Mishnah and
        Talmud, as well as a series on Chumash and Nach. One contributer to
        the list said: "The only reason [I] cannot say that the Artscroll
        texts are ``head and shoulders'' above the rest is that the others do
        not come up to Artscroll's shoulders.  The translation and commentary
        are so superior to others such as Soncino as to make it no
        comparison."

[Alb52] Albeck, H. and Yalon, H. _Shisha Sidre Mishnah_. 6 vols. Bialik
        Institute, Jerusalem. 1952-1956.

[Esp35] Epstein, Isidore, ed. _The Babylonian Talmud with Introduction and
        Commentary_. Soncino Press, London. Vol 1-36. 1935-1952.

        Kahati, Pinchas. _Elucidated Mishna Series_. World Zionist
        Organization Torah Education Dept. [An English translation of his
        Mishna Mevueres series which has become extremely popular.  His
        scholarship and clarity make it an extremely useful sefer.]

[Lie55a] Lieberman, Saul. _The Tosefta_. 3 vols to date. Jewish Theological
        Seminary, New York. 1955-. [Note: for those with good Hebrew skills]

[Lie55b] Lieberman, Saul. _Tosefta ki-Feshutah_. 11 vols to date. Jewish
        Theological Seminary, New York. 1955-. [Note: for those with good
        Hebrew skills]

[Ste69] Steinsaltz, Adin, ed. _The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition_. 8 vols. to
        date.  Israel Institute of Talmudic Publications, Jerusalem. 1969-.
        [So far, 5 volumes of Tractate Bava Metzia, and 3 volumes of Tractate
        Ketubot have been published.]

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Subject: I.10. TORAH AND TALMUDIC COMMENTARY

[Cha76] Chavel, Charles B. (trans.). _Ramban (Nachmanides) Commentary on the
        Torah_. Shilo Publishing, NY, 1976; ISBN# 0-88328-010-8 [A
        translation of the 2nd most used commentary (after Rashi)]

[Cha8-] Chavel. _The Commandments_ Soncino, London. 198-. [A translation of
        Maimonides's Sefer HaMitzvot, a list and explaination of the 613
        commandments. Won lots of awards.]

[Chi74] Chill, Abraham. _The Mitzvot: The Commandments and Their Rationale_.
        Bloch, New York. 1974.

[CohA75] Cohen, A. _Everyman's Talmud_. Dutton, New York. 1948. (hardback)
        Schocken, New York. 1975. (paperback)

[JPS??] Jewish Publication Society. _The JPS Torah Commentary_. 5 vols. JPS:
        Philadelphia PA. ISBNs 0-8276-0326-6 (Gen), 0-8276-0328.2 (Lev),
        0-8276-0329-0 (Num), 0-8276-0327-4 (Exo), 0-8276-0330-4 (Deut.).
        <JPS>.

[Mie69] Mielziner, Moses. _Introduction to the Talmud_. Bloch, New York.
        1969.

[New80] Newman, Aryeh. _Studies in the Pentateuch_ (by Prof. Nechama
        Leibowitz). World Zionist Organization Torah Education Dept. 1980
        [This is based on Professor Leibowitz's weekly Parsha study sheets
        that were mailed all over the world in the fifties.  They contain a
        set of discussions of each parsha with basic concepts learned from the
        meforshim.]

[Rab??] Rabinowich, N.D. _Translation of the Iggeres of Rav Sherira Gaon_.
        Moznaim Press. [Written in Aramaic in 4747 (987 CE), it is a history
        of the mesorah from Sinai until his day.  Translated into both Hebrew
        and English]

[Ste76] Steinsaltz, Adin. _The Essential Talmud_. Basic Books, New York. 1976.

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Subject: I.11. MIDRASH

[Bra??] Braude, William G. and Kapstein, Israel J. (trans.) _Tanna Debe
        Eliyyahu: The Lore of the School of Elijah_. Jewish Publication
        Society, Philadelphia PA. ??? ISBN 0-8276-0174-3. <JPS>

[Gin46] Ginzberg, Louis, _Legends of the Jews_. 7 vols. Jewish Publication
        Society, Philadelphia. 1946. ISBNs 0-8276-0340-1 (Creation to Jacob),
        0-8276-0341-X (Joseph to Exodus), 0-8276-0342-8 (Exodus to Death of
        Moses), 0-8276-0343-6 (Joshua to Esther), 0-8276-0344-4 (Notes to Vols
        I and II), 0-8276-0345-2 (Notes to Vols III and IV), 0-8276-0346-0
        (Index). <JPS>

[Gla??] Glatzer, Nahum N. ed. _Hammer on the Rock: A Midrash Reader_.
        Schocken, New York. Paperback.

[Lau??] Lauterbach, Jacob Z. (ed., trans.) _Mekilta De-Rabbi Ishmael_. JPS:
        Philadelphia PA. ??? ISBN 0-8276-0078-X. <JPS>

[Mon70] Montefiore, C.G. and Loewe, H. eds. _The Rabbinic Anthology_
        Schocken Press, New York. 1970. [Has some strange sources/references]

[Wei80] Weissman, Rabbi Moshe. _The Midrash Says_. (5 vols). Benei Yakov
        Publications.  Brooklyn, NY. 1980. [Adaptation of midrashim on each
        Torah section, with sources. Extremely faithful to the original,
        recommended among the Orthodox and used by observant teachers.
        Probably the best English language source for the range of Midrashic
        material. Also available in a children's edition, _The Little Midrash
        Says_, which includes Joshua.]


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Subject: I.12. HALACHIC CODES

        Note: This section assumes a level of knowledge of Hebrew and general
        halacha. Consult your local Rabbi.

[Mai??] Maimonides, Moses. _Mishneh Torah_. Various editions. [A new edition
        into Hebrew from the original Arabic with lengthy discussions by Y.
        Shilat is available from Ma'aliyot Press (that's the hesder Yeshiva in
        Ma'alei Adumim).  It is supposed to be extensively cross indexed and
        well done].

[Ash??] ben Asher, Jacob. _Arbaah Turim_. Various editions.

[Kar??] Karo, Joseph. _Shulhan Arukh_. Various editions. [Note that the
 _Mapah_ of R. Moshe Isserles (the Ramah) is actually printed as
 parenthetical text in the Shulchan Aruch of Rav Yoseph Karo.  The
 Ramah printed his comments to show the standard Ashkenazic
 determinations especially where they differed from the Sefardic
 customs of R' Karo.  As a result, the Shulchan Aruch serves as the
 standard halachic source text of both Sephardim (R.  Karo's original)
 and Ashkenazim (as modified by the Ramah).]

[Gol??] Goldin. _The Code of Jewish Law_. [This is an English translation of
 the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, which is a completely different work from
 the Shulchan Aruch.  The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch was written in the late
 1800's by Rabbi Shlomo Gantzfried and is a summary collection of
 Halachah for every day practice divided into categories.  The Jewish
 Catalog cautions against using the _Kitzur Shulhan Arukh_ of Shlomo
 Ganzfried, which it states is "a collection of ultrastringent views
 often without firm basis in halakhic sources". However, other
 contributors think it provides lots of information on specific
 practices, but can be overwealming. As usual, it is probably best to
 ask your Rabbi.]

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Subject: I.13. BECOMING AN OBSERVANT JEW

        Note: Books such as Donin's _To Be A Jew_ and _To Pray As A Jew_ are
        also a good place to start Teshuvah. You'll also find good information
        in the _Jewish Catalog_ series, especially the 2nd and 3rd volumes.
        Quoting from the "Guide to Baalei Teshuvah" in the 2nd volume of the
        Jewish Catalog: "Jewish tradition places an emphasis on the role of
        belief and allegiance.  Thus the baal teshuvah -- master of
        repentance; one who turns -- often begins his/her trek back to an
        effective and gratifying Jewish consciousness through the renewed
        acceptance of neglected observances and symbols".

[Sei87] Steinsaltz, [Rabbi] Adin. _Teshuvah: A Guide for the Newly Observant
        Jew_.Jerusalem: The Domino Press, 1982.  (English Translation: The
        Free Press, 1987.)

[Tat??] Tatz, Akiva. _Anatomy of a Search_.

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Subject: I.14. WOMEN AND JUDAISM

[Ble??] Bletter, Diana (interviews), Grinker, Lori (photos). _The Invisible
        Thread: Portraits of American Jewish Women_. JPS: Philadelphia PA.
        1989. ISBN 0-8276-0333-9 (Cloth) -7 (Paper). <JPS>

[Fra92] Frankiel, Tamar. _The Voice of Sarah_. Harpercollins, San Francisco,
        1992. [A feminist and observant Jew wrestles with the Jewish feminine
        mystique].

[Gre??] Greenberg, Blu. _On Women and Judaism: A View From Tradition_. JPS:
        Philadelphia PA. ???. ISBN 0-8276-0226-X. <JPS>

[Mei78] Meiselman, Moshe. _Jewish woman in Jewish law_. Ktav Publishing House,
        New York. 1978.

[Wen??] Wenkart, Henny (ed.). _Sarah's Daughters Sing, a Sampler of Poems_.
        Ktav. ???

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Subject: I.15. SCIENCE AND JUDAISM

[Car76] Carmell, Aryeh and Domb, Cyril, eds. _Challenge: Torah Views on
        Science_.  New York: Association of Orthodox Jewish
        Scientists/Feldheim Publishers, 1976.

[Kap93] Kaplan, Aryeh.  _Immortality, Resurrection, and the Age of the
        Universe: A Kabbalistic View_. Ktav Publishing (Hoboken, NJ) in
        association with the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists (New
        York, NY). 169 pages. 1993. ISBN 0-88125-345-6. [In five essays, the
        late physicist and Torah educator Kaplan draws on traditional sources
        to show how Torah and science are consonant in relation to the issues
        of the age of the universe, the fossil record, longevity, immortality,
        and resurrection.]

[Lan91] Landa, Judah. _Torah and Science_. Ktav Publishing (Hoboken, NJ).
        1991. [Focuses on Torah and technology: Basic Geometry, Special
        Numbers, The Earth, The Heavenly Bodies, The Seasons, The Moon,
        Celestial Visitors, Laws of Nature, Creation vs Evolution, and the
        Universe.]

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