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I)The Jewish Year

• Book of Our Heritage, by Eliyahu Kitov, translated to English by Nathan Bulman - Laws, customs and history of the Jewish holidays. 3 volumes.

 

II)Shabbat

• Concise Code of Jewish Law: A Guide to the Observance of Shabbat

• Shemirat Shabbat, by Yehoshua Neuwirth, English prepared by W. Grangewood with Hebrew Author (Feldheim) - Detailed and extensive compilation of the laws of Shabbat.

• The Sabbath, by Dayan Dr. Isidor Grunfield - A classic analysis of the concept of "work" on Shabbos, and the philosophy of Shabbos.

• Sabbath: Day of Eternity, by Aryeh Kaplan (NCSY) - Concise explanation of the philosophy of Shabbos and its significance and central role in Judaism.

 

III)Yom Tov

• Book of Our Heritage, by Eliyahu Kitov, translated to English by Nathan Bulman - Laws, customs and history of the Jewish holidays. 3 volumes.

 

IV)Kashrut

• Keeping Kosher in a Non-Kosher World (small pamphlet)- Eliezer Woolf

  • ​For the online sound version, go here

• The Jewish Dietary Laws, by Dr. Isidor Grunfield - Detailed treatise on the laws of kashrus and the agricultural laws applicable in Israel. 2 volumes.

• Kashruth, by Yacov Lipshutz (Artscroll) - The dietary laws in contemporary society.

 

V)Family Purity and Personal Modesty

• Waters of Eden by Aryeh Kaplan. Mystical significance of the mikvah and the laws of family purity.

•  The Challenge of Marriage-Sima Basri

• The Magic Touch-Gila Manolson

• Jewish Marriage: A Halakhic Ethic- Reuven Bulka

• A Hedges of Roses- Norman Lamm

• Pardes Rimonim-  Moshe Tendler

 

VI)Theology/Principles of Faith

• With Perfect Faith- David Bleich

• Handbook of Jewish Belief – Aryeh Kaplan

• Maimondides’ Principles: The Fundamentals of Jewish Faith- Aryeh Kaplan

• This is My God- Herman Wouk

• An Introduction to Medieval Jewish Philosophy – Daniel Rynhold

• The Nineteen Letters-Shamshon Raphael Hirsch

• Judaism and Christianity-Trude Weiss-Rosmarin

 

VII)Brachot and Prayer

• Siddur – Koren or Artscroll

• The Art of Jewish Prayer – Yitzchok Kirzner

• A Guide to Blessings – NCSY Pamphlet

  • ​For the online version, go here

• To Pray as a Jew – Hayim Halevy Donin

 

 

VIII)Hebrew

 

IX)Process of Jewish Law

• The Concise Book of Mitzvot, compiled by the Chofetz Chaim- A very concise index of today's mitzvot with special section on Eretz Yisrael.

• The Taryag Mitzvos, by Rabbi Aharon Yisrael Kahan - A concise compilation with stories and philosophical reasons culled from Talmudic, Midrashic, and Rabbinic Sources.

 

X)Jewish Life Cycle

• The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning - Maurice Lamm

• The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage – Maurice Lamm

• To Raise a Jewish Child – Hayim Halevy Donin

 

XI)Torah and Commentary

• Love Your Neighbor, by Zelig Pliskin  - Traditional sources and stories about human relationships

• Studies in the Weekly Portion- English translation 6 volumes on the entire Torah-Nechama Liebowitz

• Five Books of Moses (Translated with Rashi’s Commentaries)- Silverman Edition, Metsudah

• The Artscroll Chumash- Mesorah

• Horeb, by Samson Raphael Hirsch - An in-depth philosophical interpretation of Jewish laws and observances.

• The Living Torah- Aryeh Kaplan

 

XII)Ethics

• Ethics of Our Fathers – Irving Bunim or other edition (Reuven Bulka, Shlomo Riskin etc.)

  • ​For the online version, go here

 

 

XIII)Jewish History and Contemporary Judaism

• Judaism: A Historical Presentation-Isadore Epstein

• The Gifts of The Jews – Thomas Cahill

• Crash Course in Jewish History – Ken Spiro

• Understanding Judaism-Benjamin Blech

• What You Thought You Knew About Judaism-Reuven Bulka

• To Be A Jew- Hayim Halevy Donin

• Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism-Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin

• The Jew and His Home- Eliyahu Kitov

 

XIV)General

• The Secret of Jewish Survival-David Aaron

• Exodus-Leon Uris

• Listening To God – Shlomo Riskin

• Why the Jews-Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin

• Doublelife – Harold Berman (about conversion)

• Becoming A Jew-Maurice Lamm (about conversion)

 

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