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- Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
- Part III: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism
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- There is nothing more uniquely characteristic of the style of
- Jewish religious life than the great love Jews have for holy books.
- [Str73]
-
- This list provides a collection of sources on "traditional" practice
- for readers of soc.culture.jewish. 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.
-
- In general, throughout the reading lists, North American (US/Canada)
- terms are used to refer to the movements of Judaism. Outside of North
- American, Reform is Progressive or Liberal Judaism; Conservative is
- Masorti or Neolog, and Orthodoxy is often just "Judaism". Even with
- this, there are differences in practice, position, and ritual between
- US/Canada Reform and other progressive/liberal movements (such as UK
- Progressive/ Liberal), and between US/Canada Conservative and the
- conservative/Masorti movement elsewhere. Where appropriate, these
- differences will be highlighted.
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- Subject: ORGANIZATION
-
- This reading list is organized as follows:
- * [8]Introduction to this Reading List
- * [9]Academic Treatments of Kaballah
- * [10]Religious Treatments of Kaballah
- * [11]Spirituality
- * [12]The Messiah
- * [13]Chassidic Approaches To Spirituality
- * [14]Credits
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: Academic Treatments of Kaballah
-
- [Aar97]
- Aaron, David. Endless Light; The Ancient Path of the Kabbalah
- to Love, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Power. Simon & Schuster
- Books; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 0-684818-73-6.
- [6][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684818736/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ari92]
- Ariel, David S. The Mystic Quest: An Introduction to Jewish
- Mysticism. Schocken Books; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-805210-03-2.
- [7][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210032/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Coo97]
- Cooper, David A. God Is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of
- Mystical Judaism. Riverhead Books; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
- 1-573220-55-8.
- [8][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573220558/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Dan86]
- Dan, Joseph. Jewish Mysticism and Jewish Ethics. University of
- Washington Press, Seattle WA. 1986. Jason Aronson; 1996.
- Paperback. ISBN 1-568215-63-0.
- [9][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215630/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fel99]
- Feldman, Ron H. Fundamentals of Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah.
- Crossing Pr; July 1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-580910-49-1.
- [10][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580910491/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fin95]
- Fine, Lawrence (ed). Essential Papers on Kabbalah (Essential
- Papers on Jewish Studies). New York Univ Pr; 1995. Paperback.
- ISBN 0-814726-29-1.
- [11][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814726291/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fis96]
- Fisdel, Steven A. The Practice of Kabbalah: Meditation in
- Judaism. Jason Aronson; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568215-08-8.
- [12][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215088/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ide88]
- Idel, Moshe. Kabbalah: New Perspectives. Yale Univ Pr; 1988,
- 1990. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-300046-99-5.
- [13][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300046995/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Low90]
- Loewenthal, Naftali. Communicating the Infinite: The Emergence
- of Habad School. University of Chicago Press; 1990. Hardcover.
- ISBN 0-226490-45-9.
- [14][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226490459/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Mat93]
- Matt, Daniel Chanan (intro); Green, Arthur (preface). Zohar:
- The Book of Enlightenment (Classics of Western Spirituality).
- Paulist Press; 1983, 1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-809123-87-8.
- [15][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809123878/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Mat97]
- Matt, Daniel Chanan. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of
- Jewish Mysticism. Book Sales; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
- 0-785808-70-1.
- [16][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785808701/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch60]
- Scholem, Gershom. Jewish Gnosticism, Merkvah Mysticism and
- Talmudic Tradition. Ktav, New York. 1960. 2nd Ed. Block, New
- York. 1965.
-
- [Sch41]
- Scholem, Gershom. Major trends in Jewish Mysticism. Schocken
- Books; 1941, 1995. Paperback reissue edition. ISBN
- 0-805210-42-3.
- [17][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210423/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch49]
- Scholem, Gershom (ed). Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic
- Readings from the Kabbalah. Schocken Books; 1949, 1995.
- Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-805210-34-2.
- [18][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210342/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch65]
- Scholem, Gershom Gerhard; Manheim, Ralph (trans). On the
- Kabbalah and Its Symbolism. Schocken Books; 1965, 1996.
- Paperback. ISBN 0-805210-51-2.
- [19][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210512/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch73]
- Scholem, Gershom Gerhard; Werblowski, R. Zwi (trans). Sabbatai
- Sevi. Princeton Univ Pr; 1973, 1976. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-691018-09-X.
- [20][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/069101809X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch89]
- Scholem, Gershom. Kabbalah. New American Library Trade; 1989.
- Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-452010-07-1.
- [21][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452010071/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch91]
- Scholem, Gershom; Arkush, Allan (trans.); Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi
- (ed.). Origins of the Kabbalah. Princeton Univ Pr; 1991.
- Paperback reprint edition. ISBN 0-691020-47-7.
- [22][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691020477/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch97]
- Scholem, Gershom; Neugroschel, Joachim (trans.); Chipman,
- Jonathan (ed). On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic
- Concepts in the Kabbalah. Schocken Books; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-805210-81-4.
- [23][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210814/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sha82]
- Sharot, Stephen. Messianism, Mysticism & Magic: a Sociological
- Analysis of Jewish Religious Movements. Univ of North Carolina
- Press. 1982. Out of Print
-
- [Win97]
- Wineman, Aryeh (ed). Mystic Tales from the Zohar. Jewish
- Publication Society; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 0-827605-15-3.
- [24][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0827605153/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: Religious Treatments of Kaballah
-
- [Ash03]
- Ashlag, Rabbi Yehudah Lev In the Shadow of the Ladder:
- Introductions to Kabbalah. Nehora Press; (April 1, 2003). ISBN:
- 9657222087[Gives a great English translation of serious works
- by Rav Ashlag the Baal HaSulam (1886-1955) plus all the help in
- keywords and definitions to enable both the serious student and
- the novice access to an important teacher of the 20th century.]
- [6][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809121034/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ban78]
- Band, Arnold J. Nahman of Bratslav: The Tales. Paulist Press;
- 1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-809121-03-4. [Although Paulist Press is
- a Christian publishing house, Dr. Band is a long-time professor
- of Jewish Studies at UCLA]
- [7][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809121034/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Bok78]
- Bokser, Ben Zion (trans). Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of
- Penitance, Lights of Holiness: The Moral Principles, Essays,
- Letters and Poems. Paulist Press; 1978. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-809121-59-X.
- [8][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/080912159X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kap78]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. Meditation and the Bible. Samuel Weiser; 1978,
- 1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-877286-17-5.
- [9][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877286175/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kap79]
- Kaplan, Aryeh (trans.) The Bahir: An Ancient Kabbalistic Text
- Attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, First Century, C.E.
- Samuel Weiser; 1979, 1990. Paperback. ISBN 0-877286-18-3.
- [10][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877286183/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kap85]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. Meditation and Kabbalah. Samuel Weiser; 1985,
- 1989. Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-877286-16-7.
- [11][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877286167/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kap90]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. Innerspace, Introduction to Kabbalah,
- Meditation, and Prophecy. Maznaim Publishing Corp., 4304 12th
- Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, 718-438-7680, New
- York/Jerusalem, 1990.
-
- [Kap90b]
- Kaplan, Aryeh (ed). Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation.
- Samuel Weiser; 1990, 1997. Paperback revised edition. ISBN
- 0-877288-55-0.
- [12][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877288550/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kap95]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide. Schocken
- Books; 1995. Paperback reprint edition. ISBN 0-805210-37-7.
- [13][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210377/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Pos98]
- Posner, Zalman; Sacks, Jonathan; Block, Yitzchok; Even-Yisroel,
- Adin. To Touch the Divine: A Jewish Mysticism Primer. Kehot
- Publication Society; 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-94-3.
- [14][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604943/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Rob93]
- Robinson, Ira. Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah: An
- Annotated Translation of His Or Ne'erav. Yeshiva University
- Press (New York) and Ktav Publishing (Hoboken, New Jersey).
- 1993. Out of Print. [This is a classic text authored by the
- Rama"k, who headed the the Safed community just before the
- Ariza"l (Rabbi Yitzkhak Luria). It is an indispensible
- introduction for the serious student. Try to learn it in Hebrew
- if you are able.]
-
- [Spe33]
- Sperling Harry, and Simon, Maruice, trans. The Zohar. Soncino,
- London. 1933. Out of Print. [Difficult to read without Hebrew
- text]
-
- [Wei69]
- Weiner, Herbert. 9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today. Holt
- Rinehard and Winston, New York. 1969. Touchstone Pr; 1992.
- Paperback. ISBN 0-684843-25-0.
- [15][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684843250/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: Spirituality
-
- {Dav97]
- Davis, Avram (ed). Meditation from the Heart of Judaism:
- Today's Teachers Share Their Practices, Techniques, and Faith.
- Jewish Lights Pub; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 1-879045-77-X.
- [6][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/187904577X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Dav99]
- Davis, Avram. The Way of Flame: A Guide to the Forgotten
- Mystical Tradition of Jewish Meditation. Jewish Lights Pub;
- 1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-580230-60-1.
- [7][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230601/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fra97]
- Frankiel, Tamar; Greenfeld, Judy. Minding the Temple of the
- Soul: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit Through Traditional
- Jewish Prayer, Movement, and Meditation. Jewish Lights Pub;
- 1997. Paperback. ISBN 1-879045-64-8.
- [8][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045648/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fra00]
- Frankiel, Tamar; Greenfeld, Judy. Entering the Temple of
- Dreams: Jewish Prayers, Movements, and Meditations for the End
- of the Day. Jewish Lights Pub; 2000. Paperback. ISBN
- 1-580230-79-2.
- [9][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230792/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Gef99]
- Geffen, Nan Fink. Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction &
- Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice. Jewish
- Lights Pub; 1999. Paperback. 208 pages. ISBN 1-580230-67-9.
- [10][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230679/socculturejew
- ish]
-
- [Gor97]
- Gordis, Daniel. God Was Not in the Fire: The Search for a
- Spiritual Judaism. Touchstone Books; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-684825-26-0.
- [11][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684825260/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Hes83]
- Heschel, Abraham Joshua; Dresner, Samuel H. (ed). I Asked for
- Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology. Crossroad Pub Co; 1983.
- Paperback. ISBN 0-824505-42-5.
- [12][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824505425/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Hof85]
- The Heavenly Ladder, The Jewish Guide To Inner Growth. Harper
- and Row Publishers, San Francisco, 1985. Out of Print. [A
- practical guide to Jewish self-transformation, for beginners.
- Includes a brief historical section that discusses the
- transformational process in Jewish history, a section on
- theoretical and philosophical constructs, and one that includes
- a series of exercises and guided meditations, in the Jewish,
- mystical tradition.]
-
- [Kam97]
- Kamenetz, Rodger. Stalking Elijah: Adventures With Today's
- Jewish Mystical Masters. Harper San Francisco; 1997. Hardcover.
- ISBN 0-060642-31-9.
- [13][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060642319/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kus77]
- Kushner, Lawrence. Honey From The Rock: An Easy Introduction to
- Jewish Mysticism. Harper & Row, 1977. Jewish Lights Pub; 1991.
- Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 1-879045-02-8.
- [14][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045028/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kus81]
- Kushner, Lawrence. The River Of Light: Spirituality, Judaism,
- And The Evolution Of Consciousness. Harper & Row; 1981. Jewish
- Lights Pub; 1991. Paperback. 2nd edition. ISBN 1-879045-03-6.
- [15][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045036/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kus87]
- Kushner, Lawrence. The Book Of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide
- To Jewish Spiritual Awareness: For Parents To Read To Their
- Children, For Children To Read To Their Parents. UAHC Press,
- 1987. Jewish Lights Pub; 1997. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
- Hardcover. 10th edition. ISBN 1-879045-78-8.
- [16][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045788/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kus91]
- Kushner, Lawrence. God Was in This Place and I, I Did Not Know:
- Finding Self, Spirituality and Ultimate Meaning. Jewish Lights
- Pub; 1991, 1993. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN
- 1-879045-33-8.
- [17][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045338/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kus93]
- Kushner, Lawrence. The Book of Words (Sefer Shel Devarim):
- Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk. Random House;
- 1993, 1998. Paperback. ISBN 1-580230-20-2.
- [18][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230202/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Lab96]
- Labowitz, Shoni. Miraculous Living: A Guided Journey in
- Kabbalah Through the Ten Gates of the Tree of Life. Simon &
- Schuster; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 0-684814-44-7.
- [19][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684814447/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Uma92]
- Umansky, Ellen M. (ed); Ashton, Diane (ed). Four Centuries of
- Jewish Women's Spirituality: A Sourcebook. Beacon Pr; 1992.
- Paperback. ISBN 0-807036-13-7.
- [20][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807036137/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ver96]
- Verman, Mark. The History and Varieties of Jewish Meditation.
- Jason Aronson; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568215-22-3.
- [21][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215223/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Win92]
- Winkler, Gershon. The Soul of the Matter; A Jewish Kabbalistic
- Perspective on the Human Soul Before, During and After "Life".
- Judaica Press; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-910818-49-5.
- [22][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0910818495/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Wol99]
- Wolf, Laibl. Practical Kabbalah: A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for
- Everyday Life. Three Rivers Pr; 1999. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-609803-78-6.
- [23][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609803786/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: The Messiah
-
- [Bot93]
- Boteach, Shmueley. The Wolf Shall Lie With the Lamb: The
- Messiah in Hasidic Thought. Jason Aronson; 1993, 1994.
- Hardcover. ISBN 0-876683-39-1. [An examination of the issues
- and concepts of Moshiach, as presented in the Talmud,
- Maimonides and other classic sources, including the public
- discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.]
- [6][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876683391/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Fri98]
- Friedman, Eli. From Exile to Redemption: Chassidic Teachings of
- the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson and the
- Preceding Rebbeim of Chabad on the Future Redemption and the
- Coming of Mashiach. Kehot Publication Society; 1998. Hardcover.
- ISBN 0-826604-85-4.
- [7][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604854/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Gre72]
- Greenstone, Julius H. The Messiah Idea in Jewish History.
- Greenwood Publishing Group; 1972. Hardcover. ISBN
- 0-837126-06-1.
- [8][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0837126061/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Gro94]
- Grossblatt, Ruby M.; Friedman, Aaron (illus.). When Mashiach
- Comes. Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1994. Hardcover. ISBN
- 0-899061-29-X.
- [9][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089906129X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ley00]
- Leyishuah, T. The Chofetz Chaim on Awaiting Moshiach. Philipp
- Feldheim; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-944070-97-3.
- [10][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0944070973/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Lie92]
- Liebes, Yehuda; Stein, Batya (trans). Studies in Jewish Myth
- and Jewish Messianism (Suny Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics,
- Mysticism, and Religion). State Univ of New York Pr; 1992.
- Hardcover. ISBN 0-791411-93-1.
- [11][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791411931/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Kun93]
- Kun, T. Project Mind: The Conscious Conquest of Man and Matter
- Through Accelerated Thought. PM Distributing; 1993. Paperback.
- ISBN 1-880646-02-1.
- [12][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880646021/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Pat79]
- Patai, Raphael. The Messiah Texts. Wayne State Univ Pr; 1979,
- 1989. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-814318-50-9.
- [13][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814318509/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Ros82]
- Rosner, Fred (trans); Maimonides, Moses. Moses Maimonides'
- Treatise on Resurrection. Jason Aronson; 1982, 1997. Paperback.
- ISBN 0-765759-54-3.
- [14][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765759543/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sap92]
- Saperstein, Marc (ed). Essential Papers on Messianic Movements
- and Personalities in Jewish History (Essential Papers on Jewish
- Studies). New York Univ Pr; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN
- 0-814779-42-5.
- [15][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814779425/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [SchJ91]
- Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. Mashiach: The Principle of Mashiach
- and the Messianic Era in Jewish Law and Tradition, Sichos in
- English, Brooklyn, NY. 1991. Out of Print [This is an analysis
- of sources]
-
- [SchJ99]
- Schochet, Jacob Immanuel; Schneerson, Menahem Mendel. Living
- With Moshiach: Short Readings on Moshiach and the Final
- Redemption: Following the Weekly Torah Portions and Festivals.
- Merkos Linyonei Chinuch; 1999. Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-68-4.
- [16][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604684/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [SchM91b]
- Schneerson, Menachem M.; Touger, Eliyahu (trans). I Await His
- Coming Every Day: Based on the Talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
- Kehot Publication Society; 1991, 1998. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-826604-83-8.
- [17][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604838/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sil59]
- Silver, Abba Hillel; A History of Messianic Speculation in
- Israel; Beacon Press, Boston; 1927, 1959. Out of Print
-
- [Sto91]
- Stone, Abraham. Highlights of Moshiach, Sichos In English,
- Brooklyn NY. 1991. [A collection of Midrashic and Talmudic
- sources]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: Chassidic Approaches To Spirituality
-
- Note: These are not all descriptions of these approaches from the
- point of view of Chassidism. Some are from the point of view of
- scholars looking at Chassidsim. The Chassidic point of view is best
- found in the Chassidism portion of the reading list.
-
- [Bub58]
- Buber, Martin. Hasidism and Modern Man. Horizon, New York.
- 1958. Humanity Books; 1988. Paperback. ISBN 1-573924-60-1.
- [6][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573924601/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Bub60]
- Buber, Martin. Origin and Meaning of Hasidism. Horizon, New
- York. 1960. Humanity Books; 1988. Paperback Reprint edition.
- ISBN 1-573924-57-1.
- [7][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573924571/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Bub61]
- Buber, Martin; Fetterman, Bonny V. (ed.) Tales of the Hasidim:
- Book One: The Early Masters and Book Two: The Later Masters/Two
- Books in One. Schocken Books; 1961, 1991. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-805209-95-6.
- [8][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805209956/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Bub80]
- Buber, Martin. Good and Evil. Prentice Hall College Div; 1980.
- Paperback. ISBN 0-023162-80-5.
- [9][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0023162805/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Bub96]
- Buber, Martin (ed.); Mendes-Flohr, Paul R. (ed.); Cameron,
- Esther (trans.). Ecstatic Confessions: The Heart of Mysticism
- (Martin Buber Library). Syracuse Univ Pr; 1996. Trade
- paperback. ISBN 0-815604-22-X.
- [10][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/081560422X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Hun91]
- Hundert, Gershon David (ed). Essential Papers on Hasidism:
- Origins to Present. New York Univ Pr; 1991. Paperback. ISBN
- 0-814734-70-7.
- [11][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814734707/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Jac66]
- Jacobs, Louis. The Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron
- of Starosselje. Basic Books, New York. 1966.
-
- [Kan90]
- Kantor, Mattis. Chassidic Insights: A Guide for the Entangled.
- Naran Chai Publications, Suite 272 119 Rockland Center, Nahuet
- NY, 10954. 1990. Out of Print
-
- [Kap81]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic
- Thought. Moznaim, NY. 1981. [Collection of Chassidic sayings]
-
- [Kap84]
- Kaplan, Aryeh. Chassidic Masters. Moznaim, NY. 1984. Hardcover.
- ISBN 0-940118-33-5. [Short biographies and excerpts from works
- of leading Chassidic rebbes of the 1st and 2nd generation]
- [12][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0940118335/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Min70]
- Mintz, Jerome R. and Ben Amos, Dan. In Praise of the Baal Shem
- Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht): The Earliest Collections of Legends
- about the Founder of Hasidism. Indiana University, Bloomington
- IN. 1970. Jason Aronson; 1994. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568211-47-3.
- [13][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568211473/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch90a]
- Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. The Mystical Tradition: Insights into
- the Nature of the Mystical Tradition in Judaism (The Mystical
- Dimension, Vol. 1). Kehot Publication Society; 1990. Hardcover.
- Volume 1. ISBN 0-826605-28-1.
- [14][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826605281/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Sch90b]
- Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. 'Deep Calling Unto Deep': The
- Dynamics of Prayer and Teshuvah in the Perspective of
- Chassidism (Mystical Dimension, Vol. 2). Kehot Publication
- Society; 1990. Hardcover. Volume 2. ISBN 0-826605-29-X.
- [15][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/082660529X/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [SchJ61]
- Schneerson, Yosef Yitzchak (trans); Posner, Zalman I. (trans).
- On the Study of Chasidus: A Trilogy of Chasidic Essays, Some
- Aspects of Chabad Chasidism, on the Teachings of Chasidus, on
- Learning Chasidus. Kehot Publication Society; 1961, 1998.
- Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-38-2.
- [16][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604382/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Wer92]
- Wertheim, Aaron; Himelstein, Shmuel (trans). Laws and Custom in
- Hasidism. Ktav Publishing House; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN
- 0-881254-01-0.
- [17][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0881254010/socculturejew
- ish/]
-
- [Zev86a]
- Zevin, Shelomoh Yosef (ed); Kaploun, Uri (ed). A Treasury of
- Chassidic Tales: On the Festivals (Artscroll Judaica Series).
- Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1986. Hardcover. ISBN 0-899069-12-6.
- [18][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0899069126/socculturejew
- ish/] [19][Buy at Artscroll:
- http://www.artscroll.com/linker/socculturejewish/ASIN/TFEH]
-
- [Zev86b]
- Zevin, Shelomoh Yosef (ed); Kaploun, Uri (ed). A Treasury of
- Chassidic Tales: On the Torah (Artscroll Judaica Series).
- Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1986. Hardcover. ISBN 0-899069-00-2.
- [20][Buy at Amazon:
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0899069002/socculturejew
- ish/] [21][Buy at Artscroll:
- http://www.artscroll.com/linker/socculturejewish/ASIN/TREH]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: How do I obtain copies of the Reading Lists?
-
- Answer:
-
- There are a number of different ways to obtain copies of the Reading
- Lists:
- * WWW. If you are reading this on Usenet, and would like to see an
- online, hyperlinked version, go visit [2]http://www.scjfaq.org/.
- This is the "web" version of the FAQ; the version posted to Usenet
- is generated from the web version. Note that the www.scjfaq.org
- version is a copy of the actual master version; if you want to
- access the master, visit [3]http://master.scjfaq.org/.
- Alternatively, if you would like to see the posted version through
- the web, visit [4]http://shamash.org/listarchives/scj-faq/. The
- FAQ is in the subdirectory "FAQ"; the reading lists are in the
- subdirectory "rl".
- * Email. Scjfaq.org also provides an autoretriever that allows one
- to obtain a copy of the reading lists by return Email. To use the
- autoretriever, you send a retrieval request to
- [5]archives@scjfaq.org with the request in the body of the
- message. A more reliable way to retrieve these files is through
- the [6]FAQ autoretriever
- ([7]http://www.mljewish.org/bin/autoresp.cgi). For the FAQ, the
- request has the form:
-
- send faq partname
- For the reading list, the request has the form:
-
- send rl partname
- "Partname" is replaced by the name of the part, as shown in the
- general index. The following is a short summary of the mapping of
- partnames for the Reading Lists:
- + [8]general: Introduction and General. Includes book sources,
- starting points for beginners, starting points for non-Jewish
- readers, General Judaism, General Jewish Thought, General
- Jewish History, Contemporary Judaism, Noachide Laws, Torah
- and Torah Commentary, Talmud and Talmudic Commentary,
- Mishnah, Midrash, Halachic Codes, Becoming An Observant Jew,
- Women and Judaism, and Science and Judaism.
- + [9]traditional: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle,
- Holidays. Includes Traditional Liturgy; Traditional
- Philosophy and Ethics; Prayer; Traditional Practice; The
- Household; Life, Death, and In-Between; and The Cycle Of
- Holidays.
- + [10]mysticism: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism. Includes
- Academic and Religious treatments of Kabbalah, Sprituality,
- and the Jewish notion of the Messiah.
- + [11]reform: Reform/Progressive Judaism
- + [12]conservative: Conservative Judaism
- + [13]reconstructionist: Reconstructionist Judaism
- + [14]humanistic: Humanistic Judaism (Society for Humanistic
- Judaism)
- + [15]chasidism: Chassidism. Includes general information on
- historical chassidism, as well as specific information on
- Lubavitch (Chabad), Satmar, Breslaw (Breslov), and other
- approaches.
- + [16]zionism: Zionism. Includes Zionism and The Development Of
- Israel, The Founders, Zionistic Movements, and Judaism in
- Israel.
- + [17]antisemitism: Antisemitism. Includes sections on
- Antisemitism, What Led to The Holocaust, Medieval Oppression,
- Antisemitism Today (Including Dealing with Hate Groups),
- Judaism and Christianity, and Judaism, Freemasonry and other
- rumors.
- + [18]intermarriage: Intermarriage. Includes sections on "So
- You're Considering Intermarriage?", The Traditional
- Viewpoint, Conversion, and Coping With Life As An
- Intermarried.
- + [19]childrens: Books for Jewish Children. Includes sections
- on Birth and Naming, Raising a Child, Family Guidebooks,
- Upsheren, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, Holiday Books for
- Children, Liturgy for Children, Bible and Torah for Children,
- Jewish History for Children, Jewish Theology for Children,
- Israel, Learning Hebrew, and Jewish Stories.
- The following is a short summary of the mapping to partnames for
- the FAQ:
- + [20]01-FAQ-intro: Section [21]1: Network and Newsgroup
- Information.
- + [22]02-Who-We-Are: Section [23]2: Who We Are
- + [24]03-Torah-Halacha: Sections [25]3, [26]4: Torah; Halachic
- Authority
- + [27]04-Observance: Sections [28]5, [29]6, [30]7, [31]8:
- Jewish Holidays; Jewish Dietary Law and Kashrut; Sabbath and
- Holiday Observance; Woman and Marriage
- + [32]05-Worship: Sections [33]9, [34]10, [35]11: Jewish
- Worship; Conversion, Intermarriage, and "Who is a Jew?";
- Miscellaneous Practice Questions
- + [36]06-Jewish-Thought: Section [37]12: Jewish Thought
- + [38]07-Jews-As-Nation: Section [39]13: Jews as a Nation
- + [40]08-Israel: Section [41]14: Jews and Israel
- + [42]09-Antisemitism: Sections [43]15, [44]16, [45]17: Churban
- Europa (The Holocaust); Antisemitism and Rumors about Jews;
- Countering Missionaries
- + [46]10-Reform: Section [47]18: Reform/Progressive Judaism
- + [48]11-Miscellaneous: Sections [49]19, [50]20: Miscellaneous;
- References and Getting Connected
- + [51]12-Kids: Section [52]21: Jewish Childrearing Related
- Questions
- + [53]mail-order: Mail Order Judaica
- Alternatively, you may send a message to
- [54]mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu 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
- * Anonymous FTP: All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists
- are archived on [55]rtfm.mit.edu and are available for anonymous
- FTP from the pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ directory (URL
- [56]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ/).
- Similarly, the parts of the reading lists are stored in the
- pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists directory (URL:
- [57]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lis
- ts). Note that the archived versions of the FAQ and reading lists
- are the posted versions; that is, they are each one large ASCII
- file.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Subject: 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. In June 2000, it was
- extensively reviewed with additional input from Eric Simon. 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: A. Engler Anderson,
- David Kaufmann, David A Guberman, Rabbi Mark Glickman, Len Moskowitz,
- Kay Tavill, and Yechezkal Gutfreund. As usual, suggestions for
- additions or deletions are welcome, as are brief annotations for any
- entry.
-
- A special thank you... Special thanks for her patience and
- understanding go to my wife, Karen, who put up with me hiding at the
- computer for the two months it took to complete the July/August 2000
- remodel of the entire soc.culture.jewish FAQ and Reading Lists. If you
- think the effort was worth it, drop her a note c/o
- [6]maintainer@scjfaq.org.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- --
- Please mail additions or corrections to me at faigin@pacificnet.net.
-
-
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