Judaism (Bookshelf)
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Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths, and it is one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The values and history of the Jewish people are a major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions...
—Excerpted from Judaism on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
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Ancient Religious Texts
The Hebrew Bible
What follows is a listing of the books of the Hebrew Bible, by Jewish canon order, as codified by the Sanhedrin at the Council of Yavne in the year 90 c.e./a.d. This canon order differs significantly from the traditional order present in the Protestant and Catholic Bibles.
It should be noted that the book-by-book links that follow are to Christian translations, such as the King James Bible 
. Only two English translations of the Hebrew Bible are in the public domain: the The Leeser Bible of 1853, and the Jewish Publication Society of America Bible of 1917, commonly called the "Old JPS". Neither text is yet available in Project Gutenberg. However, a copy of the JPS-1917 is available on Google-Print, The Internet Archive, and Wikisource and could find its way onto Project Gutenberg in the future. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Leeser Bible; no page images appear to be available on the Internet at this time.
Torah - Law
Nevi'im - Prophets
- Joshua KJV
- Judges KJV
- I Samuel KJV
- II Samuel KJV
- I Kings KJV
- II Kings KJV
- Isaiah KJV
- Jeremiah KJV
- Ezekiel KJV
Trei Asar - The Twelve
K'tuvim - Writings
Chomeish Megillôs - The Five Scrolls
Rabbinic Commentaries
Mishnah
- Pirke Avot - Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (English)
- Pirke Avot - Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (English)
Various
Legends of the Jews, by Rabbi Louis Ginzberg, is an original synthesis of a vast amount of aggadah from the Mishnah, the two Talmuds and Midrash ... he paraphrased them and rewrote them into one continuous narrative that covered five volumes, followed by two volumes of footnotes that give specific sources.
—Excerpted from Aggadah on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
- Legends of the Jews, the — Volume 1: From the creation to Jacob (English)
- Legends of the Jews, the — Volume 2: From Joseph to the exodus (English)
- Legends of the Jews, the — Volume 3: From the exodus to the death of Moses (English)
- Legends of the Jews, the — Volume 4: From Joshua to Esther (English)
Prayer Books
Wolff, A. A. (1801-1891)
- Gebete für Israeliten (German)
Jewish and Israeli History
Josephus, Flavius (ca. 38-100)
Links for Flavius Josephus: Wikipedia
- Against Apion (English)
- Antiquities of the Jews (English)
- Josephus' Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades (English)
- The Life of Flavius Josephus (English)
- The Wars of the Jews; or the history of the destruction of Jerusalem (English)
Dubnow, S. M. (1860-1941)
Links for S. M. Dubnow: Wikipedia
- Jewish History: an essay in the philosophy of history (English)
- History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II (English)
Raisin, Jacob S.
- The Haskalah Movement in Russia (English)
Jewish Literature
Abrahams, Israel, (1858-1925)
Links for Israel Abrahams: Wikipedia
- The Book of Delight and Other Papers (English)
- Chapters on Jewish Literature (English)
- Judaism (English)
Antin, Mary (1881-1949)
Links for Mary Antin: Wikipedia
- From Plotzk to Boston (English)
- The Promised Land (English)
Ewald, Carl (1856-1908)
- Tales (Hebrew)
Goldsmith, Milton (1861-1957)
- Rabbi and Priest (English)
Levinger, Elma Ehrlich
Slouschz, Nahum (1743-1885)
- The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (English)
Vaknin, Sam (1961-)
- Sipurim (Hebrew)
Zangwill, Israel (1864-1926)
Links for Israel Zangwill: Wikipedia
- Children of the Ghetto - A Study of a Peculiar People (English)
- Chosen Peoples, Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 (English)
Jewish Lifestyle
Montefiore, Judith Cohen, (1784-1862)
Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler
- The International Jewish Cook Book (English)
Trager, Hannah
Jewish Politics / Zionism
Herzl, Theodor
Jewish Biographies
Philo of Alexandria (20 BC - 50 AD)
Links for Philo of Alexandria: Wikipedia
- Bentwich, Norman Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria (English)
Josephus, Flavius (ca. 38-100)
Links for Flavius Josephus: Wikipedia
- Flavius Josephus The Life of Flavius Josephus (English)
- Bentwich, Norman Josephus (English)
Rashi (1044 - 1105)
Links for Rashi: Wikipedia
- Liber, Maurice Rashi (English)
Wassermann, Jakob (1873 - 1934)
Links for Jakob Wassermann: Wikipedia
- Wassermann, Jakob Mein Weg als Deutscher und Jude (German)
Children's Books
- Landman, Isaac Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) (English)
Music
- I. J. Hochman's Yiddisher Orchester Mazel Tov
(instrumental)
Non-Jewish Perspectives
Hunting, Harold B. (1879-1958)
- Hebrew Life and Times (English)
Kent, Charles Foster (1867-1925)
Links for Charles Foster Kent: Wikipedia
- The Makers and Teachers of Judaism (English)
- The Making of a Nation - The Beginnings of Israel's History (English) (with Jeremiah Whipple Jenks (Wikipedia))
- The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament (English)
Lord, John (1810-1894)
Links for John Lord: Wikipedia
Wellhausen, Julius (1844-1918)
Links for Julius Wellhausen: Wikipedia
- Prolegomena to the History of Israel (English)
