Jewish Studies Resources

Suggested Readings

The following books are recommended for an introduction to Judaism:
  1. This is My God – Herman Wolk
  2. The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism – Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin
  3. A Letter in the Scroll (originally titled Radical Then, Radical Now) – Rabbi Jonathan Sacks [Any of the other books by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks are strongly recommended as well]
  4. Jewish Literacy – Rabbi Joseph Telushkin [Any other books by Rabbi Tekushkin are strongly recommended as well]
  5. To Be A Jew – Rabbi Haim HaLevy Donin
  6. Souls on Fire –Eli Weisel
  7. The Sabbath – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
  8. A Passion for Truth – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
  9. Man is Not Alone  – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
  10. God in Search of Man – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
  11. The Written and Oral Torah – Rabbi Nathan Cardozo
  12. Endless Light – Rabbi David Aaron [Any other books by Rabbi Aaron are also recommended]
  13. The Jewish Way – Rabbi Irving Greenberg
  14. How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household – Blu Greenberg
  15. The Concise Code of Jewish Law, two volumes – Rabbi Dr. Gersion Appel
  16. The Thirteen Petaled Rose – Rabbi Adin Shteinsaltz [Any other books by Rabbi Schteinsatz are also recommended]
  17. Maimonides, Torah and Philosophic Quest – Rabbi David Hartman [Any other books by Rabbi Hartman are also recommended]
  18. “Majesty and Humility” and “Catharsis”, in Tradition, Spring 1978, pp. 23-37 and 38-53, “Sacred and Profane” in Gesher, volume 3 no. 1, June 1966, pp. 5-29 – Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik
  19. “A Consideration of Synthesis From a Torah Point of View” and “Human and Social Factors in Halacha”, in Leaves of Faith, pp. 89-103 and 159-188 – Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein
  20. A History of the Jews – Paul Johnson
  21. History of the Jews – Cecil Roth
  22. A History of the Jewish People – Max Margolis and Alexander Marx
  23. “The Discourse on Lovingkindness”, “The Discourse on Lovingkindness, part II”, and “The Individual and Society”, in Strive for Truth, volume 1 pp. 118-158, and volume 2 pp. 131-145 and 147-164. – Rabbi Eliahu Dessler
  24. “Lights of Renascence” in Kook-Orot, translated by Rabbi Bezalel Naor, pp. 145-215, and “Zironim” (composed of eight separate essays) and ”The Road to Renewal”, in The Classics of Western Spirituality -Abraham Isaac Kook, translated by Ben Zion Bokser, pp. 250-302  – Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
  25. Essential Essays on Judaism (selections) – Rabbi Eleazar Berkowitz
  26. “Commandments” in Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought, edited by Arthur Cohen and Paul Mendes-Flohr, pp. 67-80 – Yeshayahu Leibowitz
  27. Body of Faith – Michael Wishyograd, chapter 1

Other Web Resources

The following websites are useful and usually reliable for Torah study. However, the face that a site is listed below is not an endorsement for everything found on the site.
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The following are specifically for women:
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