From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Judaism Reading List: Trad. Lit. and Practice (Pt. II)
Date: 24 Jan 1993 14:29:11 GMT
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	      Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
	 Part II: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle, Holidays
			[Last Change: 23 January 1993]
		    [Last Post: Sat Jan 23 18:38:55 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 "traditional" practice for
readers of soc.culture.jewish.  While no book can substitute for a formal
course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi, these books are useful as
reference material for the knowledgeable, and as an introduction for the
not-yet-knowledgeable about Judaism.

It is difficult to separate what is now termed "Orthodox" judaism from the
collective term "Judaism".  The practices of Orthodoxy tend to be the
traditional practices. Furthermore, Orthodoxy is not organized as a movement
in the same sense as Reform or Conservative; although Orthodox organizations
exist, congregations do not need to join them to be considered Orthodox.

This list is archived in the mail.liberal-judaism info-files area on
israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] and is available for anonymous FTP.  It
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. 

I can't tell you where to get all of these books, but a good Jewish bookstore
should be a good starting place. The address of JPS is at the end of this
section, information on how to get books published by UAHC and CCAR is in the
Reform part, etc. If you can't find them elsewhere, books marked with [**] may
be ordered from the publishers of _The Jewish Calendar_, a local guide and
magazine for the Jewish community in Los Angeles California. For information
on these books, including prices, contact The Isaac Nathan Publishing Co, 7106
Owensmouth Avenue, Canoga Park CA 91303, 818/346-1410, FAX 818/346-4236.

			     TRADITIONAL LITURGY

[Bir49]	Birnbaum, Phillip ed. and trans. _Daily Prayer Book_. Hebrew
	Publishing Company, New York. 1949.

[Her48]	Hertz, Joseph Herman. _The Authorised Daily Prayer Book_. Bloch, New
	York. 1948.

		      TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS

[Alb29]	Albo, Joseph. _Sefer ha-Ikkarim: Book of Principles_. 4 vols. JPS,
	Philadelphia, PA. 1929-1930.

[Bla62]	Blau, Joseph L. _The Story of Jewish Philosophy_. Random House, New
	York.  1962.
	
[Ger67]	Gerondi, Joseph. _Shaarei Teshuvah_. Trans. by Shraga Silverstein.
	Torah Classics Series. Boys Town, Jerusalem. 1967.

[Gao48]	Gaon, Saadia. _The Book of Beliefs and Opinions_. Trans. by Samuel
	Roseblatt. Yale University, New Haven. 1948.
	
[Hal47]	Halevi, Judah. _The Book of Proof and Argument_. Oxford University
	Press, Oxford. 1947. Schocken, New York (paperback).

[Luz66]	Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim. _Mesillat Yesharim_ [The path of the
	upright]. Trans.  by Mordecai M. Kaplan. JPS, Philadelphia. 1966.

[Pak25]	Bahya B. Joseph ibn Pakuda. _Duties of the Heart_. Translated by
	Moses Hyamson. 5 vols. Bloch, New York. 1925-1947. Reprinted 2 vols
	by Boys Town, Jerusalem, 1962.

[Pin64]	Pines, S. (trans.); Maimonides, Moses (auth.). _The Guide of the
	Perplexed_. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL. 1964.

				    PRAYER

[Jac72]	Jacobs, Louis. _Hasidic Prayer_ Schocken, New York. 1972.

[Mar68]	Martin, Bernard. _Prayer in Judaism_. Basic Books, New York. 1968.

[Pet72]	Petuchowski, Jakob J. _Understanding Jewish Prayer_. Ktav, New York,
	1972.

			     TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
 
[Don72]	[**] Donin, Hayim. _To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in
	Contemporary Life_. Basic Books, New York. 1972.

[Don80]	Donin, Hayim. _To Pray as a Jew_.  Basic Books, New York. 1980.

[Tre80] [**] Trepp, Leo. _The Complete Book of Jewish Observance._ New York:
	Berman House/Summit Books, 1980.

				THE HOUSEHOLD

[Dre59]	Dresner, Samuel H and Siegel, Seymour. _The Jewish Dietary Laws_.
	Burning Bush Press, New York. 1959.

[Gre83]	[**] Greenberg, Blu. _How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household_.
	Simon and Schuster, New York. 1983.

[Kit63]	Kitov, A.E. _The Jew and His Home._ New York: Shengold, 1963.

[Lev64] Levi, Shonie and Kaplan, Sylvia. _Guide for the Jewish Homemaker_.
	Schocken Books, New York. 1964.

[RCA72] Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Rabbinical
	Council of America. _Kashruth: Handbook for Home and School_ UOJCA,
	New York.  1972.

[Sym??]	[**] Syme, Daniel. _The Jewish Home_.

	Also, every Jewish household, if you're at all interested in Kashrus,
	should subscribe to Kashrus Magazine, published by Yeshiva Birkas
	Reuven. For information, contact Kashrus as P.O. Box 204, Brooklyn NY
	11204.

			 LIFE, DEATH, AND IN-BETWEEN

[Amr68]	Amram, David Werner. _The Jewish Law of Divorce._ Herman, Boston.
	1968.
	
[Bra51]	Brav, Stanley Rosenbaum, ed. _Marriage and the Jewish Tradition_
	Philosophical Library, New York. 1951.

[Bul92]	[**] Bulka, Rabbi Reuven P. _Jewish Divorce Ethics_. Ivy League Press,
	Ogdensburg NY. 1992.

[Fel68]	Feldman, David. _Birth Control in Jewish Law_. NYU, New York. 1968.
	[The most comprehensive study available on Jewish attitudes about
	contraception, abortion, etc.]
	
[Fri68] Fried, Jacob, ed. _Jews and Divorce_ Ktav, New York. 1968.
	
[Fri??]	Friedman, Manis.  _Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore?_

[Gol??]	[**] Goldman, Alex J. _Handbook for the Jewish Family_. 

[Lam82]	Lamm, Maurice.  _The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage_.  Harper and
	Row, New York. 1982. ISBN 0-06-064916-X.

[Pli75]	Pliskin, Rabbi Zelig.  _Guard your Tongue_.  (Adapted from _Chofetz
	Chaim_).  NJ, Gross Bros., 1975.

[Sto67]	Stolper, [Rabbi] Pinchas M.  _Jewish Alternatives in Love, Dating and
	Marriage_.  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc. 1967,1984.
	Co-published by the NCSY.

			    THE CYCLE OF HOLIDAYS

[Agn65]	Agnon, S. Y. _Days of Awe_. Schocken, New York. 1965.

[Dre70]	Dresner, Samuel H. _The Sabbath_. Burning Book Press, New York. 1970.
	
[Gru72]	Grunfeld, I. _The Sabbath: A Guide to Its Understanding and
	Observance_.  Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem. 1966.
	
[Hes51]	Heschel, Abraham Joshua. _The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man_.
	Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York. 1951.

[Kit70]	Kitov, Eliyahu. _The Book of Our Heritage: The Jewish Year and Its
	Days of Significance_. 3 vols. Feldheim, New York. 1970.

[JPS??]	The Jewish Publication Society publishes an anthology series on the
	holidays. Volumes available include: _Yom Kippur Anthology_
	(Goodman, P.; 1971), _Rosh Hashana Anthology_ (Goodman, P.; 1970),
	_Sabbath: The Day of Delight_ (Millgram, A.; 1965), _Purim
	Anthology_ (Goodman, P.; 1949), _Hanukah Anthology_ (Solis-Cohen,
	E.; 1937), _Passover Anthology_ (Goodman, P.; 1961), and _Sukkot and
	Simhat Torah Anthology_ (Goodman, P.; 1973).

[Str??]	[**] Strassfeld. _The Jewish Holidays_.

[Zev57]	Zevin, Rav Schlomo Yosef. _Moadim b'Halacha_. Abramahm Tsioni, Tel
	Aviv.  1957.
	
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