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Books on Judaism: Torah, Talmud and Tradition

140 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Cover of After Auschwitz: Radical Theology and Contemporary Judaism After AuschwitzRichard L. Rubenstein 1966 Cover of All These Vows: Kol Nidre All These VowsLawrence A. Hoffman Lawrence A. Hoffman (ed.)2011 Cover of American Judaism: A History American JudaismJonathan D. Sarna 2004 Cover of Amulets and Magic Bowls: Aramaic Incantations of Late Antiquity Amulets and Magic BowlsJoseph Naveh & Shaul Shaked 1985 Cover of Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions Ancient IsraelRoland de Vaux John McHugh (trans.)1961 Cover of Ancient Jewish Magic: A History Ancient Jewish MagicGideon Bohak 2008 Cover of The Ancient Synagogue: The First Thousand Years The Ancient SynagogueLee I. Levine 2000 Cover of The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea ScrollsJodi Magness 2002 Cover of The Art of Biblical Narrative The Art of Biblical NarrativeRobert Alter 1981 Cover of The Authorised Daily Prayer Book The Authorised Daily Prayer BookSimeon Singer Simeon Singer (trans.)1890 Cover of The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts The Bible UnearthedIsrael Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman 2001 Cover of The Book of Beliefs and Opinions The Book of Beliefs and OpinionsSaadia Gaon Samuel Rosenblatt (trans.)933 Cover of A Brief Guide to Philo A Brief Guide to PhiloKenneth Schenck 2005 Cover of The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish PhilosophyDaniel H. Frank & Oliver Leaman Daniel H. Frank & Oliver Leaman (eds.)2003 Cover of The Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature The Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic LiteratureCharlotte Elisheva Fonrobert & Martin S. Jaffee Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert & Martin S. Jaffee (eds.)2007 A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 1Joseph Telushkin A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 1Joseph Telushkin 2006 Cover of The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in EnglishGeza Vermes Geza Vermes (trans.)1997 Cover of Days of Awe Days of AweS. Y. Agnon 1948 Cover of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today The Dead Sea Scrolls TodayJames C. VanderKam 1994 Cover of The Destruction of the European Jews The Destruction of the European JewsRaul Hilberg 1961 Cover of The Dybbuk and Other Writings The Dybbuk and Other WritingsS. Ansky David G. Roskies (ed.)1992 Cover of The Dybbuk and the Yiddish Imagination: A Haunted Reader The Dybbuk and the Yiddish ImaginationJoachim Neugroschel Joachim Neugroschel (ed. and trans.)2000 Cover of The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel The Early History of GodMark S. Smith 1990 Cover of Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics Engendering JudaismRachel Adler 1998 Cover of Entering Jewish Prayer: A Guide to Personal Devotion and the Worship Service Entering Jewish PrayerReuven Hammer 1994 Cover of Entering the High Holy Days: A Guide to the Origins, Themes, and Prayers Entering the High Holy DaysReuven Hammer 1998 Cover of The Essential Talmud The Essential TalmudAdin Steinsaltz Chaya Galai (trans.)1976 Cover of Faith after the Holocaust Faith after the HolocaustEliezer Berkovits 1973 Cover of From Text to Tradition: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism From Text to TraditionLawrence H. Schiffman 1991 Cover of From the Maccabees to the Mishnah From the Maccabees to the MishnahShaye J. D. Cohen 1987 Cover of God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism God in Search of ManAbraham Joshua Heschel 1955 The God of the MaccabeesElias J. Bickerman The God of the MaccabeesElias J. Bickerman Horst R. Moehring (trans.)1979 Cover of God's Presence in History: Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections God's Presence in HistoryEmil L. Fackenheim 1970 Cover of The Guide for the Perplexed The Guide for the PerplexedMoses Maimonides Shlomo Pines (trans.)c. 1190 Cover of Haggadah and History Haggadah and HistoryYosef Hayim Yerushalmi 1975 Cover of Halakhic Man Halakhic ManJoseph B. Soloveitchik Lawrence Kaplan (trans.)1983 Cover of Hanukkah in America: A History Hanukkah in AmericaDianne Ashton 2013 Hellenistic Civilization and the JewsVictor Tcherikover Hellenistic Civilization and the JewsVictor Tcherikover S. Applebaum (trans.)1959 Cover of Hillel and Jesus: Comparisons of Two Major Religious Leaders Hillel and JesusJames H. Charlesworth and Loren L. Johns James H. Charlesworth and Loren L. Johns (eds.)1997 Hillel the ElderNahum N. Glatzer Hillel the ElderNahum N. Glatzer 1956 Cover of A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle AgesColette Sirat 1985 Cover of A History of Prophecy in Israel A History of Prophecy in IsraelJoseph Blenkinsopp 1983 Cover of A History of the Jews A History of the JewsPaul Johnson 1987 Cover of Holocaust Theology: A Reader Holocaust TheologyDan Cohn-Sherbok Dan Cohn-Sherbok (ed.)2002 Cover of How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now How to Read the BibleJames L. Kugel 2007 Cover of I and Thou I and ThouMartin Buber Ronald Gregor Smith (trans.)1923 Cover of I Maccabees: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary I MaccabeesJonathan A. Goldstein 1976 Cover of II Maccabees: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary II MaccabeesJonathan A. Goldstein 1983 Cover of An Introduction to Philo Judaeus An Introduction to Philo JudaeusErwin R. Goodenough 1940 Cover of Introduction to the Hebrew Bible Introduction to the Hebrew BibleJohn J. Collins 2004 Cover of An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish LawN. S. Hecht, B. S. Jackson, S. M. Passamaneck, D. Piattelli & A. M. Rabello N. S. Hecht, B. S. Jackson, S. M. Passamaneck, D. Piattelli & A. M. Rabello (eds.)1996 Cover of Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash Introduction to the Talmud and MidrashHermann L. Strack & Günter Stemberger Markus Bockmuehl (trans.)1991 Cover of Invitation to the Septuagint Invitation to the SeptuagintKaren H. Jobes and Moisés Silva 2000 Cover of Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and Judaism Jerusalem, or On Religious Power and JudaismMoses Mendelssohn Allan Arkush (trans.)1783 Cover of Jerusalem: The Biography JerusalemSimon Sebag Montefiore 2011 Cover of The Jewish Book of Why The Jewish Book of WhyAlfred J. Kolatch 1981 Cover of The Jewish Dietary Laws The Jewish Dietary LawsSamuel H. Dresner 1959 Cover of The Jewish Enlightenment The Jewish EnlightenmentShmuel Feiner Chaya Naor (trans.)2004 Cover of The Jewish Festivals: From Their Beginnings to Our Own Day The Jewish FestivalsHayyim Schauss 1938 Cover of The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary The Jewish HolidaysMichael Strassfeld 1985 Cover of Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles Jewish LawMenachem Elon 1994 Cover of The Jewish Life Cycle: Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern Times The Jewish Life CycleIvan G. Marcus 2004 Cover of Jewish Literacy Jewish LiteracyJoseph Telushkin 1991 Cover of Jewish Liturgy: A Comprehensive History Jewish LiturgyIsmar Elbogen Raymond P. Scheindlin (trans.)1993 Cover of The Jewish Marriage Contract: A Study in the Status of the Woman in Jewish Law The Jewish Marriage ContractLouis M. Epstein 1927 Cover of Jewish Marriage in Antiquity Jewish Marriage in AntiquityMichael L. Satlow 2001 Cover of The Jewish State The Jewish StateTheodor Herzl Sylvie d'Avigdor (trans.)1896 Cover of The Jewish Study Bible The Jewish Study BibleAdele Berlin & Marc Zvi Brettler Adele Berlin & Marc Zvi Brettler (eds.)2004 Cover of The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning The Jewish Way in Death and MourningMaurice Lamm 1969 Cover of The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage The Jewish Way in Love and MarriageMaurice Lamm 1980 Cover of The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays The Jewish WayIrving Greenberg 1988 Cover of JPS Commentary on the Haggadah: Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary JPS Commentary on the HaggadahJoseph Tabory 2008 Judaism and HellenismMartin Hengel Judaism and HellenismMartin Hengel John Bowden (trans.)1974 Cover of Judaism as a Civilization Judaism as a CivilizationMordecai M. Kaplan 1934 Cover of Judaism: A Very Short Introduction JudaismNorman Solomon 1996 Cover of Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE–66 CE JudaismE. P. Sanders 1992 Cover of Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids Judas MaccabaeusBezalel Bar-Kochva 1989 Cover of Kaddish KaddishLeon Wieseltier 1998 Cover of Ketubbah: Jewish Marriage Contracts of Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum and Klau Library KetubbahShalom Sabar 1990 KosherTimothy D. Lytton KosherTimothy D. Lytton 2013 Cover of The Kuzari The KuzariJudah Halevi Hartwig Hirschfeld (trans.)c. 1140 Cover of The Legend of the Septuagint: From Classical Antiquity to Today The Legend of the SeptuagintAbraham Wasserstein and David J. Wasserstein 2006 Cover of The Letter of Aristeas The Letter of AristeasH. St. J. Thackeray H. St. J. Thackeray (trans.)1917 Cover of Leviticus 1–16 Leviticus 1–16Jacob Milgrom 1991 Cover of Lilith's Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural Lilith's CaveHoward Schwartz 1988 Cover of A Maimonides Reader A Maimonides ReaderIsadore Twersky Isadore Twersky (ed.)1972 Cover of Maimonides: Life and Thought MaimonidesMoshe Halbertal Joel Linsider (trans.)2014 Cover of Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds MaimonidesJoel L. Kraemer 2008 Cover of The Mishnah: A New Translation The MishnahJacob Neusner 1988 Cover of Mishneh Torah Mishneh TorahMoses Maimonides c. 1180 Cover of Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide Modern JudaismNicholas de Lange & Miri Freud-Kandel Nicholas de Lange & Miri Freud-Kandel (eds.)2005 Cover of Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works Moses MaimonidesHerbert A. Davidson 2005 Cover of Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious Enlightenment Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious EnlightenmentDavid Sorkin 1996 Cover of Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study Moses MendelssohnAlexander Altmann 1973 Cover of Moses Mendelssohn: Sage of Modernity Moses MendelssohnShmuel Feiner Anthony Berris (trans.)2010 Cover of My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries My People's Prayer BookLawrence A. Hoffman Lawrence A. Hoffman (ed.)1997 Cover of A New English Translation of the Septuagint A New English Translation of the SeptuagintAlbert Pietersma and Benjamin G. Wright Albert Pietersma and Benjamin G. Wright (eds.)2007 Cover of Night NightElie Wiesel Stella Rodway (trans.)1960 Cover of On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition On Women and JudaismBlu Greenberg 1981 Cover of The Origins of the Seder: The Passover Rite and Early Rabbinic Judaism The Origins of the SederBaruch M. Bokser 1984 Cover of Out of the Ghetto: The Social Background of Jewish Emancipation, 1770–1870 Out of the GhettoJacob Katz 1973 Cover of The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish ReligionR. J. Zwi Werblowsky & Geoffrey Wigoder R. J. Zwi Werblowsky & Geoffrey Wigoder (eds.)1997 The Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos, Haphtaroth and Rashi's CommentaryM. Rosenbaum and A. M. Silbermann The Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos, Haphtaroth and Rashi's CommentaryM. Rosenbaum and A. M. Silbermann M. Rosenbaum and A. M. Silbermann (trans.)1929 Cover of Peshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis Peshat and DerashDavid Weiss Halivni 1991 Cover of Philo (Loeb Classical Library) Philo (Loeb Classical Library)Philo of Alexandria F. H. Colson & G. H. Whitaker (trans.)1929 Philo of Alexandria and the Timaeus of PlatoDavid T. Runia Philo of Alexandria and the Timaeus of PlatoDavid T. Runia 1986 Cover of Philo of Alexandria: An Introduction Philo of AlexandriaSamuel Sandmel 1979 Cover of Philosophies of Judaism Philosophies of JudaismJulius Guttmann David W. Silverman (trans.)1964 Cover of Prophecy and Society in Ancient Israel Prophecy and Society in Ancient IsraelRobert R. Wilson 1980 Cover of The Prophets The ProphetsAbraham Joshua Heschel 1962 Cover of Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near EastMartti Nissinen 2003 Cover of Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Purity and DangerMary Douglas 1966 Cover of Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature Rabbinic FantasiesDavid Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky David Stern and Mark Jay Mirsky (eds.)1990 Cover of The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70 The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70Jacob Neusner 1971 RashiAvraham Grossman RashiAvraham Grossman Joel Linsider (trans.)2012 Cover of Rashi RashiElie Wiesel 2009 Cover of Rashi and the Christian Scholars Rashi and the Christian ScholarsHerman Hailperin 1963 Cover of Rashi: The Man and His World RashiEsra Shereshevsky 1982 Cover of Reclaiming the Dead Sea Scrolls Reclaiming the Dead Sea ScrollsLawrence H. Schiffman 1994 Cover of Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism Response to ModernityMichael A. Meyer 1988 Cover of The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man The SabbathAbraham Joshua Heschel 1951 Sacred FireKalonymus Kalman Shapira Sacred FireKalonymus Kalman Shapira J. Hershy Worch (trans.), Deborah Miller (ed.)2000 Cover of The Sages: Their Concepts and Beliefs The SagesEphraim E. Urbach Israel Abrahams (trans.)1975 Cover of Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew Saying KaddishAnita Diamant 1998 Cover of Seasons of Our Joy: A Handbook of Jewish Festivals Seasons of Our JoyArthur Waskow 1982 Cover of The Septuagint in Context: Introduction to the Greek Versions of the Bible The Septuagint in ContextNatalio Fernández Marcos Wilfred G. E. Watson (trans.)2000 Cover of Spirit Possession in Judaism: Cases and Contexts from the Middle Ages to the Present Spirit Possession in JudaismMatt Goldish Matt Goldish (ed.)2003 Cover of Talmudic Stories: Narrative Art, Composition, and Culture Talmudic StoriesJeffrey L. Rubenstein 1999 Cover of Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures TanakhJewish Publication Society 1985 Cover of Tefillin from Qumran (X Q Phyl 1–4) Tefillin from Qumran (X Q Phyl 1–4)Yigael Yadin 1969 Cover of Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism of the Hebrew BibleEmanuel Tov 1992 Cover of A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort A Time to Mourn, a Time to ComfortRon Wolfson 1993 Cover of To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life To Be a JewHayim Halevy Donin 1972 Cover of Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism Tree of SoulsHoward Schwartz 2004 Cover of The Tremendum: A Theological Interpretation of the Holocaust The TremendumArthur A. Cohen 1981 Cover of When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible When God Spoke GreekTimothy Michael Law 2013 Cover of Who Wrote the Bible? Who Wrote the Bible?Richard Elliott Friedman 1987 Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Search for the Secret of QumranNorman Golb Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls? The Search for the Secret of QumranNorman Golb 1995 Cover of The Works of Philo The Works of PhiloPhilo of Alexandria C. D. Yonge (trans.)1854 Cover of Wrestling with God: Jewish Theological Responses during and after the Holocaust Wrestling with GodSteven T. Katz, Shlomo Biderman and Gershon Greenberg Steven T. Katz, Shlomo Biderman and Gershon Greenberg (eds.)2007