Archive-name: judaism/reading-lists/traditional Posting-Frequency: Monthly Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism Part II: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle, Holidays [Last Change: $Date: 1993/06/08 18:00:19 $ $Revision: 2.1 $] [Last Post: Sun May 9 11:00:15 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 organized as a digest, and may be undigestified by a program such as "gnus". Information on where to obtain these books, including an explanation of the and notations, may be found in Part I of the Reading List (judaism/reading-lists/general). ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Archival and Credits 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: Jonathan Baker, Ed Cohen, Rachel Kaplan, David Kaufmann, Shaul Wallach and Hillel Markowitz. As usual, suggestions for additions or deletions are welcome, as are *brief* annotations for any entry. All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists are archived on israel.nysernet.org [192.77.173.2] in the directory: ~ftp/israel/lists/scj-faq They are available in the rtfm.mit.edu archives in the directory: pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism The following files make up the reading lists and are in the "reading-lists" subdirectory: general, traditional, chasidism, reform, conservative, reconstructionist, humanistic, zionism, antisemitism, intermarriage, periodicals. The following files make up the FAQ and are in the "FAQ" subdirectory: 01-FAQ-intro, 02-Who-We-Are, 03-Torah-Halacha, 04-Observance, 05-Worship, 06-Jewish-Thought, 07-Jews-As-Nation, 08-Israel, 09-Antisemitism, 10-Miscellaneous. The files may also be obtained via Email by sending a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following line in the body of the message: send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname) Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory and filenames; for example, to get the first part of the reading list, one would say: send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.1. 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. [She8?] Sherman, Nosson. _The Complete Artscroll Siddur_. Mesorah Press, NY. 198?. [Traditional prayerbook with extensive commentary] ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.2. 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. [Gao48] Gaon, Saadia. _The Book of Beliefs and Opinions_. Trans. by Samuel Roseblatt. Yale University, New Haven. 1948. [Hal64] Halevi, Judah. _The Kuzari: The Book of Proof and Argument_. Schocken, NY. 1964. [Translation of a classic medieval Jewish philosophical work] [Luz66] Luzzatto, Moses Hayyim. _Mesillat Yesharim_ [The path of the upright]. Trans. by Mordecai M. Kaplan. JPS, Philadelphia. 1966. [MaiXX] Maimonides, Moses, _The Guide for the Perplexed._ Multiple editions available. Two translations that have been cited are: [Fri56] Friedlander, M. Dover, New York, 1956, ISBN 486-20351-4 [Pin64] Pines, S. University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL. 1964. [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. [Sil67] Silverstein, Shraga (trans.); Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona (auth.). _Gates of Repentance_. The Torah Classics Library; Feldheim Publishers 1967; Lib. of Cong. Cat. # 67-19189 [Tel--] Teller, Hanoch. Various Anthologies. Feldheim Publishers, NY. [Teller uses stories (based on actual happenings disguised to protect the people involved) to illustrate how one should behave. His major theme is how one should relate to his fellow man.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.3. PRAYER [Jac72] Jacobs, Louis. _Hasidic Prayer_ Schocken, New York. 1972. [Kon72] Kon, Abraham. _Prayer_. Soncino Press, London. 1972. [Mar68] Martin, Bernard. _Prayer in Judaism_. Basic Books, New York. 1968. [Mil71] Millgram, Abraham. _Jewish Worship_. JPS, Philadelphia 1971. ISBN 0-3276-0003-8. [Min8?] Mindel, Nissan. _Ani Maamin_. 2 vols. Kehot, Brooklyn NY. 198?. [Explains meanings behind prayers] [Mun??] Munk. _World of Prayer_. Feldheim, NY. [Includes mystical explanations of prayers. Possibly out of print.] [Pet72] Petuchowski, Jakob J. _Understanding Jewish Prayer_. Ktav, New York, 1972. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.4. 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. [For??] Forst, Rabbi Binyamin and Twerski, Rabbi Aaron. _The Law of B'rachos_. Mesorah. Brooklyn, NY. [A Comprehensive exposition of the background and laws of blessings] [Tre80] Trepp, Leo. _The Complete Book of Jewish Observance._ New York: Berman House/Summit Books, 1980. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.5. THE HOUSEHOLD [Dre59] Dresner, Samuel H and Siegel, Seymour. _The Jewish Dietary Laws_. Burning Bush Press, New York. 1959. [Not universally accepted, but many recommend it. May be more of Conservative/Modern Orthodox viewpoint] [Eps81] Epstein, Rabbi Joseph D. _Mitzvot Habayit: The Precepts of the Jewish Home_ (translated by Gershon Taschman). Torath HaAdam Institute, New York, 1981. [Translation of the introduction to the author's comprehensive work of the same name in Hebrew.] [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. [Lub89] Lubavitch Women's Organization. _Body and Soul: A Handbook for Kosher Living_, Lubavitch Women's Cookbook Pub, NY. 1989. [Short introduction to kosher basics.] [Lub90] Lubavitch Women's Organization. _Spice and Spirit: Complete Kosher Jewish Cookbook_. Lubavitch Women's Cookbook Pub, NY, 1990. [Contains detailed information about the laws of kashrut and holidays from the Lubavitch point of view and thus follows Lubavitch customs regarding Kashrut; for non-Lubavitch, use in conjunction with other Kashrut references. Lots of traditional recipes that tend not to fail, if followed. Good section on Passover baking.] [RCA72] Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, Rabbinical Council of America. _Kashruth: Handbook for Home and School_ UOJCA, New York. 1972. [Ros91] Rosenberg, Ehud. _Meat and Dairy, an illustrted guide for the Kosher Kitchen_. Mesorah, NY. 1991. [Uses pictures to teach about kashrut.] [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 at P.O. Box 204, Brooklyn NY 11204. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.6. LIFE, DEATH, AND IN-BETWEEN [Abr88] Abranov, Tehilla. _Secret of Jewish Femininity_. Targum, NY. 1988. [Sensitive, detailed, sympatheic discussion of laws of mikveh, family purity and marital relations.] [Ada87] Adahan, Miriam, _EMETT: A step-by-step guide to emotional maturity through Torah_. Feldheim, 1987. [Mrs. Adahan's basic premise is that man can attain happiness and emotional satisfaction in life by training himself to think positively about the events which befall him. She gives a complete scheme for identifying negative thought patterns and modifying them, illustrated by many examples from real life.] [Ada88] Adahan, Miriam, _Raising Children to Care: A Jewish Guide to Childrearing._ Feldheim, 1988. [Using the principles developed in her previous book _EMETT_, Mrs. Adahan displays her thorough understanding of personality development in the application of these principles to bringing up children. While addressed primarily to mothers, a short chapter to fathers touches briefly but forcefully on the marital relationship.] [Ada92] Adahan, Miriam, _It's All a Gift (though it may not seem like it at first glance)_. Feldheim, 1992. [Mrs. Adahan's principles are similarly applied to help people cope with misfortune. Divided into some 5 parts, Part II of the book deals with marriage and deals with common sources of marital discord.] [Amr68] Amram, David Werner. _The Jewish Law of Divorce._ Herman, Boston. 1968. [Bas90] Basri, Sima. _The Challenge of Two_. (translated by Edward Levin). Ktav, 1990. [Written by a counsellor for young couples and wife of an eminent Rabbinical judge in Israel, Mrs. Basri's popular guide addresses all the major challenges facing young couples in plain, clear language.] [Bra51] Brav, Stanley Rosenbaum, ed. _Marriage and the Jewish Tradition_ Philosophical Library, New York. 1951. [Bul86] Bulka, Rabbi Reuven P. _Jewish Marriage: A Halachic Ethic_. Ktav, Yeshiva University Press, 1986. [Very thorough with many source references; treats modern-day problems as well.] [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.] [Fel87] Felsman, Aharon. _The River, the Kettle, and the Bird: A Torah Guide to a Successful Marriage_. Feldheim, 1987. [Fri68] Fried, Jacob, ed. _Jews and Divorce_ Ktav, New York. 1968. [Fri90] Friedman, Rabbi Manis. _Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore?: Reclaiming Intimacy, Modesty, and Sexuality_ (edited by Jena Morris Breninstall). Harper, San Francisco, 1990. [Collection of popular lectures by a charismatic Lubavitcher Hassidic maggid, widely acclaimed by both Jewish and non-Jewish commentators.] [Gol??] Gold, Michael. _And Hannah Wept: Infertility, Adoption, and the Jewish Couple_. JPS: Philadelphia PA. ISBN 0-8276-0306-1. [Gol??] Goldman, Alex J. _Handbook for the Jewish Family_. [Kap83] Kaplan, Rabbi Aryeh. _Made in Heaven: A Jewish Wedding Guide_. Moznaim Publishing, Brooklyn, NY, 1983. [Kau??] Kaufman, Machael. _Love, Marriage, and Family in Jewish Law_. [Kit??] Kitov, Rabbi A. E. _The Jew and His Family_. (14th ed.) (translated by Rabbi Nathan Bulman). Shengold Publishers, New York. [This classic by the late Rabbi Kitov (author of "Book of the Heritage") is the pioneering book on the Jewish family. First published in Hebrew about 1966, is still a valuable compendium of concepts and customs.] [Lam82] Lamm, Maurice. _The Jewish Way in Love and Marriage_. Harper and Row, New York. 1982. ISBN 0-06-064916-X. [Lam7?] Lamm, Norman. _Hedge of Roses_. Feldheim, NY. 197?, [Brief explanation of the laws of family purity.] [Leb88] Lebovits, Yehudah. _Shidduchim and Zivugim: The Torah Perspective in Finding Your Mate_. Feldheim, 1988. [Lev86] Levi, Miriam. _Effective Jewish Parenting_. Feldheim, 1986. [Mrs. Levi uses the principles of cognitive psychology to help parents (especially mothers) cope with their own feelings during the trials and tribulations of childrearing. The book is richly illustrated by examples from real life and should be read by husband and wife together in order to arrive at a harmonized treatment of children and thus eliminate a significant potential source of dissension.] [Pli75] Pliskin, Rabbi Zelig. _Guard your Tongue_. (Adapted from _Chofetz Chaim_). NJ, Gross Bros., 1975. [Rad89] Radcliffe, Sarah C. _Aizer Knegdo: Jewish Woman's Guide to Happiness in Marriage_. Targum Press (dist. Feldheim), 1989. [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. [Tau91] Tauber, Rabbi Ezriel. _To Become One: The Torah Outlook on Marriage_. Shalheves, New York (dist. Feldheim), 1991. [Conceptual development of the Jewish view on marriage by a veteran marriage counsellor, presented as a dialogue with a couple who have come for treatment. While confined to the basic concepts, is very stimulating intellectually.] [Ten88] Tendler, Rabbi Moshe D. _Pardes Rimonim: A Marriage for the Jewish Family_ (revised edition). Ktav, Hoboken, NJ, 1988. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: II.7. THE CYCLE OF HOLIDAYS [Spi86] Spier, Arthur. _The Comprehensive Hebrew Calendar_. Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem/New York, 3rd revised edition, 1986. [Not only a calendar-date book, but easily gives anniversaries, Parashioth, Haphtaroth as well as elements of calendar calculations without straing one's eyes at the computer.] [Agn65] Agnon, S. Y. _Days of Awe_. Schocken, New York. 1965. [Dre70] Dresner, Samuel H. _The Sabbath_. Burning Book Press, New York. 1970. [Gre88] Greenberg, Irving. _The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays_. Summit Books, New York. 1988. [From the traditional, but not fundamentalist, point of view. Non-Orthodox practice is handled with respect.] [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). [Neu74] Neuwirth, Rav Yehoshua Y. _Shemirath Shabbath: A Guide to the Practical Observance of Shabbath_. 2 vols. Translation of the second edition of the Hebrew - Shemiras Shabbas Kehilchaso. Volume I: Chapters 1-22; Volume II: Chapter 23 to the end. Feldheim Publishers, 96 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002. 1974. [An excellent source for practical halachos of shabbos.] [Str??] Strassfeld. _The Jewish Holidays_. [Zev57] Zevin, Rav Schlomo Yosef. _Moadim b'Halacha_. Abramahm Tsioni, Tel Aviv. 1957. ------------------------------------------------------------ -- Please mail additions or corrections to me at faigin@aero.org. End of Judaism Reading List Part II (Traditional) Digest ************************** ------- -- [W]:The Aerospace Corp. M1/055 * POB 92957 * LA, CA 90009-2957 * 310/336-8228 [Email]:faigin@aerospace.aero.org [Vmail]:310/336-5454 Box#13149 "And as they say, the rest is compost"