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

ミルトス編集部、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＋S.F．ブラウン、ユダヤ教、青土社

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　

滝川義人、ユダヤを知る辞典、東京堂出版

滝川義人、ユダヤ人名事典、東京堂出版