Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals
10 best books like Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals (George Robinson): Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide, Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, To Pray As A Jew: A Guide To The Prayer Book And The Synagogue Service, The Jewish Study Bible, Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History, Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends, To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life, How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household, The Jewish Book of Why
Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide
| Author | Richard Dawkins |
| ISBN | 1787631214 |
Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author of The God Delusion, explains why we shouldn't.
Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In twelve...
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0827603665 |
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Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the...
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
| Author | Harold S. Kushner |
| ISBN | 1400034728 |
When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease and that he would only live until his early teens, he was faced with one of life’s most difficult questions: Why, God? Years later, Rabbi Kushner wrote this straightforward, elegant contemplation of the doubts...
| Author | Hayim Halevy Donin |
| ISBN | 0465086330 |
A distinguished guide to Jewish prayer
Why do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin...
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0195297512 |
The Jewish Study Bible is a one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. Nearly forty scholars worldwide contributed to the translation and interpretation of the Jewish Study Bible, representing the best of Jewish biblical scholarship available today....
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History
| Author | Joseph Telushkin |
| ISBN | 0688085067 |
Rabbi Telushkin's Jewish Literacy is intended to serve as a general introduction to Judaism and Jewish culture and history. It performs more than admirably as such an introduction. Telushkin's prose is simple and elegant and capable of delivering large amounts of information with little wasted...
| Author | Anita Diamant |
| ISBN | 0805210954 |
Married to a convert herself, Anita Diamant provides advice and information that can transform the act of conversion into an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth.
Here you will learn how to choose a rabbi, a synagogue, a denomination, a Hebrew name; how to handle...
To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life
| Author | Hayim Halevy Donin |
| ISBN | 0465086322 |
The classic guide to the ageless heritage of Judaism
Embraced over many decades by hundreds of thousands of readers, To Be a Jew offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to traditional Jewish laws and customs as they apply to daily life in the contemporary world. In simple and powerful...
| Author | Blu Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0671602705 |
Truthfully, in spite of all the parts of this book I just don't agree with (namely: she's a bit heavy handed with lumping Conservative/Reform/Reconstructionist together, she calls herself a feminist but doesn't show it in her writing except in passive agressive comments here and there, the book is...
| Author | Alfred J. Kolatch |
| ISBN | 0824602560 |
A good deal of the whys didn't appear to justify or offer any sort of rational grounding to a number of Jewish practices, I understand their commitment to Torah, but the application of it and the basis for many customs seemed pretty out there for me. Many of the whys behind certain customs went back to medieval...
| Author | Joseph Telushkin |
| ISBN | 0609603302 |
In The Book of Jewish Values, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin has combed the Bible, the Talmud, and the whole spectrum of Judaism's sacred writings to give us a manual on how to lead a decent, kind, and honest life in a morally complicated world. Telushkin speaks to the major ethical issues of our time, issues that...
| Author | David A. Cooper |
| ISBN | 1573226947 |
Since medieval times, the mystical tradition of Kabbalah was restricted to qualified men over forty—because it was believed that only the most mature and pious could grasp its complexity and profound, life-changing implications. More recently, Kabbalah nearly disappeared—as most of its...
| Author | Harold S. Kushner |
| ISBN | 0446670022 |
This is a wonderful book that makes me appreciate our heritage. Kushner, a conservative rabbi, againn writes a book that is readily accepted by me, a question mark. A few things I liked:
1) One of the most important differences in Judaism and Christianity is that we were a people before we had a religion....
My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew
| Author | Abigail Pogrebin |
| ISBN | 1941493203 |
Although she grew up following some holiday rituals, Pogrebin realized how little she knew about their foundational purpose and contemporary relevance; she wanted to understand what had kept these holidays alive and vibrant, some for thousands of years. Her curiosity led her to embark on an entire...
| Author | Anita Diamant |
| ISBN | 0062734431 |
Jewish tradition is a gift and a challenge. "Living a Jewish Life" is your guide to the cultural and spiritual treasures of Judaism, explained in ways that address the choices posed by modern life. From hanging a mezuzah to celebrating a wedding, from lighting Sabbath candles to choosing a synagogue...
| Author | Colin Dexter |
| ISBN | 0804114919 |
Valerie Taylor has been missing since she was a sexy seventeen, more than two years ago. Inspector Morse is sure she's dead. But if she is, who forged the letter to her parents saying "I am alright so don't worry"? Never has a woman provided Morse with such a challenge, for each time the pieces of the jigsaw...
Seeing Through Christianity: A Critique of Beliefs and Evidence
| Author | Bill Zuersher |
| ISBN | 1499018487 |
The only book you'll ever need to read about Christianity.
This remarkable book provides a critical overview of Christian beliefs and the evidence for them. Where did these beliefs come from? Are there good reasons to believe Christianity is true?
Bill Zuersher clearly...
A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism
| Author | Phyllis Goldstein |
| ISBN | 0981954383 |
A Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society,...
