Judaism

Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text (part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud.

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Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
Girls Girls Girls
The Netanyahus
Linked
‫أوراق شمعون المصري‬
The Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah
Kissing Girls on Shabbat: A Memoir
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The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
Night
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History
Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends
The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1)
Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism (after Finally Choosing to Look There)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Living a Jewish Life
God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism
To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking
Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals
People of the Book
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present
The Red Tent
My Name Is Asher Lev
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Best Jewish Cookbooks
51 books — 8 voters

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Religion and Comics
108 books — 16 voters


Christopher Hitchens
When Maimonides says that the Messiah will come but that 'he may tarry,' we see the origin of every Jewish shrug from Spinoza to Woody Allen. ...more
Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Chaim Potok
I went away and cried to the Master of the Universe, "What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a son? A heart I need for a son, a soul I need for a son, compassion I want from my son, righteousness, mercy, strength to suffer and carry pain, that I want from my son, not a mind without a soul! ...more
Chaim Potok, The Chosen

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