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SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHIES  General Judaism
- Israel Abrahams et al, Jewish Values; Jerusalem:
Keter, 1974
-- A good selection from the Encyclopedia Judaica
- Leo Baeck, God and Man in Judaism; London: Valentine
Mitchell, 1958
- Lionel Blue with Jonathan Magonet, The Blue Guide to the
Here & Hereafter.
-- An interesting and rewarding anthology
- Nicholas de Lange, Atlas of the Jewish World;
Oxford: Phaidon Press,1984
-- More than an atlas: a richly illustrated historical and cultural study
- Isidore Epstein, Judaism: A Historical Presentation;
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1959
-- A well-known Orthodox introduction, still worth reading
- Theodore H Gaster, Festivals of the Jewish Year; New
York: William Morrow, 1952
- David J Goldberg and John D Rayner, The Jewish People:
Their History and Their Religion; London: Penguin, 1989
-- Probably the best compact introduction to Judaism, by two eminent Liberal Jewish rabbis
- Blu Greenberg, On Women and Judaism: A View from
Tradition; Philadelphia: JPS, 1981
- Barry W Holtz, ed. Back to the Sources: Reading the
Classic Jewish Texts; New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984
-- This outstanding set of essays ranges from the bible to modern prayer books
- Bernard Hooker, Facts and Fallacies about Liberal
Judaism; London: ULPS, 1972
- Ronald H Isaacs and Kerry M Olitzsky, Sacred Moments:
Tales from the Jewish Life Cycle; Northvale NJ: Jason Aronson, 1995
-- A wide range of source materials
- Louis Jacobs, The Book of Jewish Belief; Springfield
NJ: Behrman House, 1984
- Louis Jacobs, The Book of Jewish Practice; West
Orange NJ: Behrman House, 1987
-- These two books by a great British scholar and Masorti rabbi are reader-friendly, well
illustrated and invaluably informative
- Morris N Kertzer, What is a Jew?; New York:
Macmillan, (1953) 1978
- Brian Lancaster, The Elements of Judaism;
Shaftesbury, Rockport and Melbourne: Element Books, 1993
-- A usable introduction, Orthodox but undogmatic
- Jonathan Magonet, ed. Returning: Exercises in Repentance;
New York: Bloch, 1975
- Israel Mattuck, The Essentials of Liberal Judaism;
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1947
- Linda Nochlin and Tamar Garb, eds. The Jew in the
Text: Modernism and the Construction of Identity; London: Thames & Hudson, 1995
-- A rewarding but difficult set of essays
- John D Rayner, Liberal Judaism: An Introduction;
London: LJS, n.d.
-- Everything that John Rayner writes is worth reading, including this little pamphlet
- John D Rayner and Bernard Hooker, Judaism for Today: An
Ancient Faith with a Modern Message; London: ULPS, 1978
-- An excellent introduction to the theory and practice of Liberal Judaism
- Jonathan A Romain, Faith & Practice: A Guide to
Reform Judaism Today; London: RSGB, 1991
- Hayyim Schauss, The Lifetime of a Jew; New
York: UAHC, 1950
-- Jewish life cycle events set in historical perspective
- Richard Siegel, Michael Strassfeld, Sharon Strassfeld, eds.
The Jewish Catalog: a do-it-yourself kit; (three volumes, index in third).
Philadelphia: JPS, 1973-80
-- Jewish DIY; references and information for American readers
- Abram Sterne and Marcus J Freed, eds. The Seventh Day:
The UJS/Limmud Shabbat Book; London: Limmud, 1997
- Alan Unterman, Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend;
London: Thames & Hudson, 1991
- — Women and Tallit: Jewish Women and the Ritual of
Prayer; London: RSGB, 1987
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