Selected Bibliography (in English and in Japanese)
Jewish Texts every Jewish home should have.
- Tanakh, the Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society [we recommend the Hebrew-English version]
- The Jewish Study Bible, Oxford University Press [This is the same text of the JPS translation as above plus a wide selection of notes based on traditional Jewish exegesis and modern scholarship. This text with a Tanakh in Hebrew, Koren for example, will be a great read for the rest of your life]
- Etz Hayim, Jewish Publication Society [Conservative. It has two commentaries on each page: one historical-critical commentary, and a spiritual commentary, relying on traditional and Chassidic sources. This is the one I prefer, but there are other option also]
- Gunther Plaut, The Torah: a modern commentary. [Reform]
- Siddur with English [a wonderful choice would be the recently published Koren Siddur with commentary of the Chief Rabbi of England, Sir Jonathan Sachs]
- Haggadah Shel Pesach
- Reuven Hammer, Ohr Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom [Conservative]
Practice
- Louis Jacobs, The Book of Jewish Practice
- Isaac Klein, A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice
- S. Dresner, S. Siegel and D. Pollack, The Jewish Dietary Laws
- Adin Stainzaltz, A guide to Jewish prayer
- Rela Geffen, Celebration and Renewal
- M & S Strassfeld, The Three Jewish Catalogues
- Lawrence Hoffman, The Way into Jewish Prayer
- Ron Wolfson, A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort
- Samuel H. Dresner, Keeping Kosher: A Diet for the Soul
Beliefs
- Louis Jacobs, The Book of Jewish Belief
- Louis Jacobs, A Jewish Theology
- Abraham J. Heschel’s works
- Adin Steinzaltz’ works
- Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People
- Neil Gillman, The Way into Encountering God in Judaism
History
- Raymond Scheindlin, A short history of the Jewish people
- Paul Johnson, A history of the Jews.
Holidays
- Abraham J. Heschel, The Sabbath
- S. Y. Agnon, Days of Awe
- Michael Strassfeld, The Jewish Holidays
- Nina Beth Cardin, The Tapestry of Jewish Time
Reference
- Encyclopedia Judaica and its Yearbooks
- Kolatch, The Jewish Books of Why
- P. Birnbaum, Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts
- Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy
- Holtz, Back To the Sources
- Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Values
- Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Wisdom
旧約聖書 (日本語でもいいです)
デニス プラガー、 現代人のためのユダヤ教入門、 ミルトス
やさしいユダヤ教Q&A、 ミルトス
ユダヤの神話伝説、 青土社
M.モリスン+ ユダヤ教、 青土社
S.F.ブラウン
吉見そういち、 ユダヤ人の祭り、 エルサレム文庫
アンドレ シュラキ、 ユダヤ思想、 白水社
荒井章三、 ユダヤ思想、 大阪書籍
ポール ジョンソン、 ユダヤ人の歴史(上、下)、 徳間文庫
滝川義人他、 ユダヤ大事典、 荒地出版社
神藤アキバ他、 ヘブライ語入門、 キリスト聖書塾
ユダヤ大事典、 荒地出版社