Dear Students,
Since my own “Introduction to Judaism” when I took the class with the Oregon Board of Rabbis in 1997, I’ve been amassing my own personal library of Jewish books. I have hand-selected some of these books to share with you. This is a very “UN-OFFICIAL” lending library, because it’s not connected with the Oregon Board of Rabbis – it is just my own collection. Here’s how it works:
- Please borrow only ONE book at a time. When you return the book, you may borrow another one.
- When you borrow a book, fill out the “library card” with your name & phone, and give it to JoAnn.
- You can borrow the book as long as needed during the semester (final due date is at the last class of the term), but if you’re not actively reading a book, please return it so someone else can.
Thank you!
JoAnn
JoAnn’s Lending Library Titles
Conversion:
- Embracing the Covenant: Converts to Judaism Talk about Why and How by Berkowitz & Moskovitz
- Choosing a Jewish Life by Diamant
- To Be A Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life by Donin
- Choosing Judaism by Kukoff
- Becoming a Jew by Lamm
- Your People, My People by Romanoff
- Jewish Conversion: Its Meaning & Laws by Schwartz
- Welcome to the Family! Opening Doors to the Jewish Experience by Shenker
General:
- Understanding Judaism by Blech
- The UAHC Kids Catalog of Jewish Living by Burstein
- Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and values for Today’s Families by Diamant & Cooper
- Tough Questions Jews Ask by Feinstein
- Judaism’s 10 Best Ideas: A Brief Guide for Seekers by Green
- The Book of Jewish Belief by Jacobs
- The Jewish Book of Why by Kolatch
- To Life! A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking by Kushner
- America’s Jewish Women by Nadell
- The Book of Jewish Wisdom by Neusner
- The How-to Handbook for Jewish Living by Olitzky & Isaacs
- The Second How to Handbook for Jewish Living by Olitzky & Isaacs
- A Glossary of Jewish Life by Olitzky & Isaacs
- Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals by Robinson
- Judaism & Justice by Schwarz
- While Standing on One Foot by Jaffe, Zeitlin & Segal
- It’s a Mitzvah: Step-by-Step to Jewish Living by Shavit Artson
- The First Jewish Catalog by Siegel & Strassfeld
- The Second Jewish Catalog by Strassfeld
- The Third Jewish Catalog by Strassfeld
- The Book of Jewish Values by Telushkin
- Jewish Wisdom by Telushkin
- Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History by Telushkin
- Down to Earth Judaism: Food, Money, Sex, and the Rest of Life by Waskow
History:
- The Idiots Guide to Jewish History by Blech
- Routledge Atlas of Jewish History by Gilbert
- Old New Land by Herzl
- Wanderings by Potok
- The History of the Jewish People by Sarna
- Night by Wiesel
Holidays & Home Observance:
- How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household by Greenberg
- The Sabbath by Heschel
- Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year by Klagsbrun
- The Book of Jewish Sacred Practice: CLAL’s Guide to Everyday & Holiday Rituals and Blessings by Kula & Ochs
- Kashruth: A Comprehensive Background and Reference Guide to the Principles of Kashruth by Lipschutz
- Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-by-Step by Palatnik
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary by Strassfeld
Life Cycle:
- The New Jewish Wedding by Diamant
- Mourning & Mitzvah by Brener
- Why Bad Things Happen to Good People by Kushner
- Mingled Roots by Levin
- A Guide to Life by Rabinowitz
- What to do when you are Dating a Jew by Weiss
- Heavenly Sex by Westheimer
God, Mysticism, Spirituality:
- Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow by Green
- Essential Kabbalah by Matt
- Sacred Intentions by Olitzky
- Jewish with Feeling by Schachter-Shalomi
- This is my God by Wouk
Torah Study & Prayer:
- Etz Hayim Study Companion by Blumenthal & Liss
- To Pray as a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service by Donin
- Entering Jewish Prayer by Hammer
- Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides
- Perkei Imahot by Posen & Shenker
- Understanding the Hebrew Bible by Rabin
- Artscroll Youth Pirkei Avos by Scherman & Zlotowitz
- Biblical Literacy by Telushkin