From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
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Subject: Judaism Reading List: Kabbalah and Chasidism (Pt. III)
Date: 24 Jan 1993 14:29:15 GMT
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	      Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
		Part III: The Messiah, Kaballah and Chasidism
			[Last Change: 23 January 1993]
		    [Last Post: Sat Jan 23 18:39:01 1993]

				There is nothing more uniquely
				characteristic of the style of Jewish
				religious life than the great love Jews have
				for holy books. [Sie73]

This list provides a collection of sources on the more mystical and
exuberant side of traditional Judaism. Note that for some of these areas, in
particular Kaballah, there has traditionally been great caution. This is deep
material here, folks. Make sure you have your water wings :-). Note that no book
can substitute for a formal course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi.

This list is archived in the mail.liberal-judaism info-files area on
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may be found in the israel/lists/mail.liberal-judaism/info-files directory.
It may also be obtained by email request to faigin@aero.org.

This list is based on an original list developed by Rob Levine, which was
last posted to the net in February of 1991.  Rob's list was culled from
s.c.j.  postings as well as the bibliographies of some of the books on this
list. This original list has been augmented based on bibliographic research
done by D.  Faigin at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, as well as
contributions from readers of s.c.j, mail.jewish, and mail.liberal-judaism.
It is also based on suggestions found in the excellent _Jewish Catalog_
series, which would serve anyone well as a sourcebook on Judaism.
Contributions to the list have also been made by: (your name could be
here).  As usual, suggestions for additions or deletions are welcome, as are
*brief* annotations for any entry. 


				 THE MESSIAH

[Kla55]	Klausner, Joseph. _The Messianic Idea in Israel from Its Beginning
	to the Completion of the Mishnah_. Macmillan, New York. 1955.

[Ros82]	Rosner, Fred, trans.; Maimonides, Moses. _Treatise on Resurrection_.
	Ktav, New York. 1982.

[Sch71]	Scholem, Gershom G.  _The Messianic Idea in Judaism and Other Essays
	on Jewish Sprituality_. Schocken, New York. 1971
	
				  CHASIDISM

[Bub58]	Buber, Martin. _Hasidism and Modern Man_. Horizon, New York. 1958.

[Bub60]	Buber, Martin. _Origin and Meaning of Hasidism_. Horizon, New York.
	1960.

[Bub61]	Buber, Martin. _Tales of the Hasidim_. 2 Vols. Schocken, New York.
	1961. (Vol 1: The Early Masters; Vol 2: The Later Masters)

[Dre60]	Dresner, Samuel H. _The Zaddik: THe Doctrine of the Zaddik According
	to the Writings of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polnoy_. Abelard-Schuman,
	New Work. 1960.
	
[Jac66]	Jacobs, Louis. _The Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron of
	Starosselje_. Basic Books, New York. 1966.
	
[Min70]	Mintz, Jerome R. and Ben Amos, Dan. _In Praise of the Baal Shem 
	Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht): The Earlies Collections of Legends about the
	Founder of Hasidism_. Indiana University, Bloomington IN. 1970.
	
[New34]	Newman, Louis I. ed. _The Hasidic Anthology: Tales and Teachings of
	the Hasidim_. Scribners, New York. 1934.
	
[Rub72]	Rubin, Israel. _Satmar, An Island in the City_. Quadrangle Books, New
	York. 1972.

[Sch??]	Schneerson, Rabbi M. M.  _On the Essence of Chassidus_.  NY: Kehot
	Publications. 

[Sch??]	Schneerson, Rabbi Shalom DovBer.  _Kuntres Uma'ayon_.  NY: Kehot
	Publications.

[Sch56]	Schneerson, Joseph I. __Memoirs_. 2 vols. Otzar HaChasidim, Brooklyn
	NY. 1956-1960. [Labavitcher Rebbe's memoirs]

[Sch59]	Schneerson, Joseph I. _On Learning Chassidus_. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
	1959.

[Sch61]	Schneerson, Joseph I. _Some Aspects of Chabad Chassidim_. Machne
	Israel, 770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn NY. 1961.

[Sch62]	Schneur Zalman of Ladi. _Tanya_. 5 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY.
	Available from Chabad-Lubavitch. 1962.

			    KABALLAH AND MYSTICISM

[Gab??]	Gabbai, Meir Ibn.  _Avodat ha-Kodesh_. [The Jewish Catalog says of
	this "a beautifully written text which is also a great encyclopedia
	of the kabbalists' rereading of biblical and rabbinic sources
	(available only in a reprint of the more-or-less illegible Warsaw
	edition)".
	
[Gik??] Gikatilia, Joseph. _Shaarei Oreh_ (new edition by Prof. Ben-Schomo).

[Kus81]	Kushner, Lawrence. _The River of Light: Spirituality, Judaism, and
	the Evolution of Consciousness_. Rossel Books, New York. 1981.

[Sch60] Scholem, Gershom. _Jewish Gnosticism, Merkvah Mysticism and Talmudic
	Tradition_. Ktav, New York. 1960. 2nd Ed. Block, New York. 1965.
	
[Sch41] Scholem, Gershom. _Major trends in Jewish Mysticism_. Schocken, New
	York. 1941.

[Sch65]	Scholem, Gershom G. _On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism_. Schocken,
	New York.  1965.
	
[Sch73]	Scholem, Gershom G. _Sabbatai Sevi_. 2 vols. Princeton Univ. Press,
	Princeton NJ. 1973.

[Sch49]	Scholem, Gershom G. _Zohar: The Book of Splendor-Basic Readings from
	the Kabbalah_. Schocken, New York. 1949.
	
[Spe33]	Sperling Harry, and Simon, Maruice, trans. _The Zohar_. Soncino,
	London. 1933 [Difficult to read without Hebrew text]

[Wei69]	Weiner, Herbert.  _9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today_. Holt Rinehard
	and Winston, New York. 1969.

			     SCIENCE AND JUDAISM

[Car76]	Carmell, Aryeh and Domb, Cyril, eds. _Challenge: Torah Views on
	Science_.  New York: Association of Orthodox Jewish
	Scientists/Feldheim Publishers, 1976.
	
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