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Selected Sources for Additional Reading on Judaism
Part III: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism
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There is nothing more uniquely characteristic of the style of
Jewish religious life than the great love Jews have for holy books.
[Str73]
This list provides a collection of sources on "traditional" practice
for readers of soc.culture.jewish. While no book can substitute for a
formal course of instruction guided by one's Rabbi, these books are
useful as reference material for the knowledgeable, and as an
introduction for the not-yet-knowledgeable about Judaism.
It is difficult to separate what is now termed "Orthodox" judaism from
the collective term "Judaism". The practices of Orthodoxy tend to be
the traditional practices. Furthermore, Orthodoxy is not organized as
a movement in the same sense as Reform or Conservative; although
Orthodox organizations exist, congregations do not need to join them
to be considered Orthodox.
In general, throughout the reading lists, North American (US/Canada)
terms are used to refer to the movements of Judaism. Outside of North
American, Reform is Progressive or Liberal Judaism; Conservative is
Masorti or Neolog, and Orthodoxy is often just "Judaism". Even with
this, there are differences in practice, position, and ritual between
US/Canada Reform and other progressive/liberal movements (such as UK
Progressive/ Liberal), and between US/Canada Conservative and the
conservative/Masorti movement elsewhere. Where appropriate, these
differences will be highlighted.
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Subject: ORGANIZATION
This reading list is organized as follows:
* [8]Introduction to this Reading List
* [9]Academic Treatments of Kaballah
* [10]Religious Treatments of Kaballah
* [11]Spirituality
* [12]The Messiah
* [13]Chassidic Approaches To Spirituality
* [14]Credits
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Subject: Academic Treatments of Kaballah
[Aar97]
Aaron, David. Endless Light; The Ancient Path of the Kabbalah
to Love, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Power. Simon & Schuster
Books; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 0-684818-73-6.
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Ari92]
Ariel, David S. The Mystic Quest: An Introduction to Jewish
Mysticism. Schocken Books; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-805210-03-2.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210032/socculturejew
ish/]
[Coo97]
Cooper, David A. God Is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of
Mystical Judaism. Riverhead Books; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
1-573220-55-8.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573220558/socculturejew
ish/]
[Dan86]
Dan, Joseph. Jewish Mysticism and Jewish Ethics. University of
Washington Press, Seattle WA. 1986. Jason Aronson; 1996.
Paperback. ISBN 1-568215-63-0.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215630/socculturejew
ish/]
[Fel99]
Feldman, Ron H. Fundamentals of Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah.
Crossing Pr; July 1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-580910-49-1.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580910491/socculturejew
ish/]
[Fin95]
Fine, Lawrence (ed). Essential Papers on Kabbalah (Essential
Papers on Jewish Studies). New York Univ Pr; 1995. Paperback.
ISBN 0-814726-29-1.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0814726291/socculturejew
ish/]
[Fis96]
Fisdel, Steven A. The Practice of Kabbalah: Meditation in
Judaism. Jason Aronson; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568215-08-8.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215088/socculturejew
ish/]
[Ide88]
Idel, Moshe. Kabbalah: New Perspectives. Yale Univ Pr; 1988,
1990. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-300046-99-5.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300046995/socculturejew
ish/]
[Low90]
Loewenthal, Naftali. Communicating the Infinite: The Emergence
of Habad School. University of Chicago Press; 1990. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-226490-45-9.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226490459/socculturejew
ish/]
[Mat93]
Matt, Daniel Chanan (intro); Green, Arthur (preface). Zohar:
The Book of Enlightenment (Classics of Western Spirituality).
Paulist Press; 1983, 1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-809123-87-8.
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Mat97]
Matt, Daniel Chanan. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of
Jewish Mysticism. Book Sales; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
0-785808-70-1.
[16][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch60]
Scholem, Gershom. Jewish Gnosticism, Merkvah Mysticism and
Talmudic Tradition. Ktav, New York. 1960. 2nd Ed. Block, New
York. 1965.
[Sch41]
Scholem, Gershom. Major trends in Jewish Mysticism. Schocken
Books; 1941, 1995. Paperback reissue edition. ISBN
0-805210-42-3.
[17][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch49]
Scholem, Gershom (ed). Zohar: The Book of Splendor: Basic
Readings from the Kabbalah. Schocken Books; 1949, 1995.
Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-805210-34-2.
[18][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch65]
Scholem, Gershom Gerhard; Manheim, Ralph (trans). On the
Kabbalah and Its Symbolism. Schocken Books; 1965, 1996.
Paperback. ISBN 0-805210-51-2.
[19][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch73]
Scholem, Gershom Gerhard; Werblowski, R. Zwi (trans). Sabbatai
Sevi. Princeton Univ Pr; 1973, 1976. Paperback. ISBN
0-691018-09-X.
[20][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch89]
Scholem, Gershom. Kabbalah. New American Library Trade; 1989.
Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-452010-07-1.
[21][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452010071/socculturejew
ish/]
[Sch91]
Scholem, Gershom; Arkush, Allan (trans.); Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi
(ed.). Origins of the Kabbalah. Princeton Univ Pr; 1991.
Paperback reprint edition. ISBN 0-691020-47-7.
[22][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sch97]
Scholem, Gershom; Neugroschel, Joachim (trans.); Chipman,
Jonathan (ed). On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic
Concepts in the Kabbalah. Schocken Books; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
0-805210-81-4.
[23][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sha82]
Sharot, Stephen. Messianism, Mysticism & Magic: a Sociological
Analysis of Jewish Religious Movements. Univ of North Carolina
Press. 1982. Out of Print
[Win97]
Wineman, Aryeh (ed). Mystic Tales from the Zohar. Jewish
Publication Society; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 0-827605-15-3.
[24][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0827605153/socculturejew
ish/]
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Subject: Religious Treatments of Kaballah
[Ban78]
Band, Arnold J. Nahman of Bratslav: The Tales. Paulist Press;
1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-809121-03-4. [Although Paulist Press is
a Christian publishing house, Dr. Band is a long-time professor
of Jewish Studies at UCLA]
[6][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809121034/socculturejew
ish/]
[Bok78]
Bokser, Ben Zion (trans). Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of
Penitance, Lights of Holiness: The Moral Principles, Essays,
Letters and Poems. Paulist Press; 1978. Paperback. ISBN
0-809121-59-X.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kap78]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Meditation and the Bible. Samuel Weiser; 1978,
1988. Paperback. ISBN 0-877286-17-5.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0877286175/socculturejew
ish/]
[Kap79]
Kaplan, Aryeh (trans.) The Bahir: An Ancient Kabbalistic Text
Attributed to Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana, First Century, C.E.
Samuel Weiser; 1979, 1990. Paperback. ISBN 0-877286-18-3.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kap85]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Meditation and Kabbalah. Samuel Weiser; 1985,
1989. Paperback reissue edition. ISBN 0-877286-16-7.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kap90]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Innerspace, Introduction to Kabbalah,
Meditation, and Prophecy. Maznaim Publishing Corp., 4304 12th
Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, 718-438-7680, New
York/Jerusalem, 1990.
[Kap90b]
Kaplan, Aryeh (ed). Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation.
Samuel Weiser; 1990, 1997. Paperback revised edition. ISBN
0-877288-55-0.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kap95]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide. Schocken
Books; 1995. Paperback reprint edition. ISBN 0-805210-37-7.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210377/socculturejew
ish/]
[Pos98]
Posner, Zalman; Sacks, Jonathan; Block, Yitzchok; Even-Yisroel,
Adin. To Touch the Divine: A Jewish Mysticism Primer. Kehot
Publication Society; 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-94-3.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Rob93]
Robinson, Ira. Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah: An
Annotated Translation of His Or Ne'erav. Yeshiva University
Press (New York) and Ktav Publishing (Hoboken, New Jersey).
1993. Out of Print. [This is a classic text authored by the
Rama"k, who headed the the Safed community just before the
Ariza"l (Rabbi Yitzkhak Luria). It is an indispensible
introduction for the serious student. Try to learn it in Hebrew
if you are able.]
[Spe33]
Sperling Harry, and Simon, Maruice, trans. The Zohar. Soncino,
London. 1933. Out of Print. [Difficult to read without Hebrew
text]
[Wei69]
Weiner, Herbert. 9 1/2 Mystics, The Kabbala Today. Holt
Rinehard and Winston, New York. 1969. Touchstone Pr; 1992.
Paperback. ISBN 0-684843-25-0.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684843250/socculturejew
ish/]
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Subject: Spirituality
{Dav97]
Davis, Avram (ed). Meditation from the Heart of Judaism:
Today's Teachers Share Their Practices, Techniques, and Faith.
Jewish Lights Pub; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN 1-879045-77-X.
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Dav99]
Davis, Avram. The Way of Flame: A Guide to the Forgotten
Mystical Tradition of Jewish Meditation. Jewish Lights Pub;
1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-580230-60-1.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230601/socculturejew
ish/]
[Fra97]
Frankiel, Tamar; Greenfeld, Judy. Minding the Temple of the
Soul: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit Through Traditional
Jewish Prayer, Movement, and Meditation. Jewish Lights Pub;
1997. Paperback. ISBN 1-879045-64-8.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045648/socculturejew
ish/]
[Fra00]
Frankiel, Tamar; Greenfeld, Judy. Entering the Temple of
Dreams: Jewish Prayers, Movements, and Meditations for the End
of the Day. Jewish Lights Pub; 2000. Paperback. ISBN
1-580230-79-2.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230792/socculturejew
ish/]
[Gef99]
Geffen, Nan Fink. Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction &
Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice. Jewish
Lights Pub; 1999. Paperback. 208 pages. ISBN 1-580230-67-9.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230679/socculturejew
ish]
[Gor97]
Gordis, Daniel. God Was Not in the Fire: The Search for a
Spiritual Judaism. Touchstone Books; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
0-684825-26-0.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684825260/socculturejew
ish/]
[Hes83]
Heschel, Abraham Joshua; Dresner, Samuel H. (ed). I Asked for
Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology. Crossroad Pub Co; 1983.
Paperback. ISBN 0-824505-42-5.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824505425/socculturejew
ish/]
[Hof85]
The Heavenly Ladder, The Jewish Guide To Inner Growth. Harper
and Row Publishers, San Francisco, 1985. Out of Print. [A
practical guide to Jewish self-transformation, for beginners.
Includes a brief historical section that discusses the
transformational process in Jewish history, a section on
theoretical and philosophical constructs, and one that includes
a series of exercises and guided meditations, in the Jewish,
mystical tradition.]
[Kam97]
Kamenetz, Rodger. Stalking Elijah: Adventures With Today's
Jewish Mystical Masters. Harper San Francisco; 1997. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-060642-31-9.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060642319/socculturejew
ish/]
[Kus77]
Kushner, Lawrence. Honey From The Rock: An Easy Introduction to
Jewish Mysticism. Harper & Row, 1977. Jewish Lights Pub; 1991.
Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 1-879045-02-8.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045028/socculturejew
ish/]
[Kus81]
Kushner, Lawrence. The River Of Light: Spirituality, Judaism,
And The Evolution Of Consciousness. Harper & Row; 1981. Jewish
Lights Pub; 1991. Paperback. 2nd edition. ISBN 1-879045-03-6.
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kus87]
Kushner, Lawrence. The Book Of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide
To Jewish Spiritual Awareness: For Parents To Read To Their
Children, For Children To Read To Their Parents. UAHC Press,
1987. Jewish Lights Pub; 1997. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Hardcover. 10th edition. ISBN 1-879045-78-8.
[16][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Kus91]
Kushner, Lawrence. God Was in This Place and I, I Did Not Know:
Finding Self, Spirituality and Ultimate Meaning. Jewish Lights
Pub; 1991, 1993. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN
1-879045-33-8.
[17][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045338/socculturejew
ish/]
[Kus93]
Kushner, Lawrence. The Book of Words (Sefer Shel Devarim):
Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk. Random House;
1993, 1998. Paperback. ISBN 1-580230-20-2.
[18][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580230202/socculturejew
ish/]
[Lab96]
Labowitz, Shoni. Miraculous Living: A Guided Journey in
Kabbalah Through the Ten Gates of the Tree of Life. Simon &
Schuster; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 0-684814-44-7.
[19][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684814447/socculturejew
ish/]
[Uma92]
Umansky, Ellen M. (ed); Ashton, Diane (ed). Four Centuries of
Jewish Women's Spirituality: A Sourcebook. Beacon Pr; 1992.
Paperback. ISBN 0-807036-13-7.
[20][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807036137/socculturejew
ish/]
[Ver96]
Verman, Mark. The History and Varieties of Jewish Meditation.
Jason Aronson; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568215-22-3.
[21][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568215223/socculturejew
ish/]
[Win92]
Winkler, Gershon. The Soul of the Matter; A Jewish Kabbalistic
Perspective on the Human Soul Before, During and After "Life".
Judaica Press; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-910818-49-5.
[22][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0910818495/socculturejew
ish/]
[Wol99]
Wolf, Laibl. Practical Kabbalah: A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for
Everyday Life. Three Rivers Pr; 1999. Paperback. ISBN
0-609803-78-6.
[23][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609803786/socculturejew
ish/]
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Subject: The Messiah
[Bot93]
Boteach, Shmueley. The Wolf Shall Lie With the Lamb: The
Messiah in Hasidic Thought. Jason Aronson; 1993, 1994.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-876683-39-1. [An examination of the issues
and concepts of Moshiach, as presented in the Talmud,
Maimonides and other classic sources, including the public
discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.]
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Fri98]
Friedman, Eli. From Exile to Redemption: Chassidic Teachings of
the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson and the
Preceding Rebbeim of Chabad on the Future Redemption and the
Coming of Mashiach. Kehot Publication Society; 1998. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-826604-85-4.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0826604854/socculturejew
ish/]
[Gre72]
Greenstone, Julius H. The Messiah Idea in Jewish History.
Greenwood Publishing Group; 1972. Hardcover. ISBN
0-837126-06-1.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0837126061/socculturejew
ish/]
[Gro94]
Grossblatt, Ruby M.; Friedman, Aaron (illus.). When Mashiach
Comes. Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1994. Hardcover. ISBN
0-899061-29-X.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089906129X/socculturejew
ish/]
[Ley00]
Leyishuah, T. The Chofetz Chaim on Awaiting Moshiach. Philipp
Feldheim; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 0-944070-97-3.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Lie92]
Liebes, Yehuda; Stein, Batya (trans). Studies in Jewish Myth
and Jewish Messianism (Suny Series in Judaica: Hermeneutics,
Mysticism, and Religion). State Univ of New York Pr; 1992.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-791411-93-1.
[11][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0791411931/socculturejew
ish/]
[Kun93]
Kun, T. Project Mind: The Conscious Conquest of Man and Matter
Through Accelerated Thought. PM Distributing; 1993. Paperback.
ISBN 1-880646-02-1.
[12][Buy at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1880646021/socculturejew
ish/]
[Pat79]
Patai, Raphael. The Messiah Texts. Wayne State Univ Pr; 1979,
1989. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-814318-50-9.
[13][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Ros82]
Rosner, Fred (trans); Maimonides, Moses. Moses Maimonides'
Treatise on Resurrection. Jason Aronson; 1982, 1997. Paperback.
ISBN 0-765759-54-3.
[14][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sap92]
Saperstein, Marc (ed). Essential Papers on Messianic Movements
and Personalities in Jewish History (Essential Papers on Jewish
Studies). New York Univ Pr; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN
0-814779-42-5.
[15][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[SchJ91]
Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. Mashiach: The Principle of Mashiach
and the Messianic Era in Jewish Law and Tradition, Sichos in
English, Brooklyn, NY. 1991. Out of Print [This is an analysis
of sources]
[SchJ99]
Schochet, Jacob Immanuel; Schneerson, Menahem Mendel. Living
With Moshiach: Short Readings on Moshiach and the Final
Redemption: Following the Weekly Torah Portions and Festivals.
Merkos Linyonei Chinuch; 1999. Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-68-4.
[16][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[SchM91b]
Schneerson, Menachem M.; Touger, Eliyahu (trans). I Await His
Coming Every Day: Based on the Talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Kehot Publication Society; 1991, 1998. Paperback. ISBN
0-826604-83-8.
[17][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Sil59]
Silver, Abba Hillel; A History of Messianic Speculation in
Israel; Beacon Press, Boston; 1927, 1959. Out of Print
[Sto91]
Stone, Abraham. Highlights of Moshiach, Sichos In English,
Brooklyn NY. 1991. [A collection of Midrashic and Talmudic
sources]
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Subject: Chassidic Approaches To Spirituality
Note: These are not all descriptions of these approaches from the
point of view of Chassidism. Some are from the point of view of
scholars looking at Chassidsim. The Chassidic point of view is best
found in the Chassidism portion of the reading list.
[Bub58]
Buber, Martin. Hasidism and Modern Man. Horizon, New York.
1958. Humanity Books; 1988. Paperback. ISBN 1-573924-60-1.
[6][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Bub60]
Buber, Martin. Origin and Meaning of Hasidism. Horizon, New
York. 1960. Humanity Books; 1988. Paperback Reprint edition.
ISBN 1-573924-57-1.
[7][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Bub61]
Buber, Martin; Fetterman, Bonny V. (ed.) Tales of the Hasidim:
Book One: The Early Masters and Book Two: The Later Masters/Two
Books in One. Schocken Books; 1961, 1991. Paperback. ISBN
0-805209-95-6.
[8][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Bub80]
Buber, Martin. Good and Evil. Prentice Hall College Div; 1980.
Paperback. ISBN 0-023162-80-5.
[9][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Bub96]
Buber, Martin (ed.); Mendes-Flohr, Paul R. (ed.); Cameron,
Esther (trans.). Ecstatic Confessions: The Heart of Mysticism
(Martin Buber Library). Syracuse Univ Pr; 1996. Trade
paperback. ISBN 0-815604-22-X.
[10][Buy at Amazon:
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ish/]
[Hun91]
Hundert, Gershon David (ed). Essential Papers on Hasidism:
Origins to Present. New York Univ Pr; 1991. Paperback. ISBN
0-814734-70-7.
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ish/]
[Jac66]
Jacobs, Louis. The Seeker of Unity: The Life and Works of Aaron
of Starosselje. Basic Books, New York. 1966.
[Kan90]
Kantor, Mattis. Chassidic Insights: A Guide for the Entangled.
Naran Chai Publications, Suite 272 119 Rockland Center, Nahuet
NY, 10954. 1990. Out of Print
[Kap81]
Kaplan, Aryeh. The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic
Thought. Moznaim, NY. 1981. [Collection of Chassidic sayings]
[Kap84]
Kaplan, Aryeh. Chassidic Masters. Moznaim, NY. 1984. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-940118-33-5. [Short biographies and excerpts from works
of leading Chassidic rebbes of the 1st and 2nd generation]
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[Min70]
Mintz, Jerome R. and Ben Amos, Dan. In Praise of the Baal Shem
Tov (Shivhei ha-Besht): The Earliest Collections of Legends
about the Founder of Hasidism. Indiana University, Bloomington
IN. 1970. Jason Aronson; 1994. Hardcover. ISBN 1-568211-47-3.
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[Sch90a]
Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. The Mystical Tradition: Insights into
the Nature of the Mystical Tradition in Judaism (The Mystical
Dimension, Vol. 1). Kehot Publication Society; 1990. Hardcover.
Volume 1. ISBN 0-826605-28-1.
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[Sch90b]
Schochet, Jacob Immanuel. 'Deep Calling Unto Deep': The
Dynamics of Prayer and Teshuvah in the Perspective of
Chassidism (Mystical Dimension, Vol. 2). Kehot Publication
Society; 1990. Hardcover. Volume 2. ISBN 0-826605-29-X.
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[SchJ61]
Schneerson, Yosef Yitzchak (trans); Posner, Zalman I. (trans).
On the Study of Chasidus: A Trilogy of Chasidic Essays, Some
Aspects of Chabad Chasidism, on the Teachings of Chasidus, on
Learning Chasidus. Kehot Publication Society; 1961, 1998.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-826604-38-2.
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[Wer92]
Wertheim, Aaron; Himelstein, Shmuel (trans). Laws and Custom in
Hasidism. Ktav Publishing House; 1992. Hardcover. ISBN
0-881254-01-0.
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[Zev86a]
Zevin, Shelomoh Yosef (ed); Kaploun, Uri (ed). A Treasury of
Chassidic Tales: On the Festivals (Artscroll Judaica Series).
Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1986. Hardcover. ISBN 0-899069-12-6.
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ish/] [19][Buy at Artscroll:
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[Zev86b]
Zevin, Shelomoh Yosef (ed); Kaploun, Uri (ed). A Treasury of
Chassidic Tales: On the Torah (Artscroll Judaica Series).
Mesorah Publications Ltd.; 1986. Hardcover. ISBN 0-899069-00-2.
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Subject: How do I obtain copies of the Reading Lists?
Answer:
There are a number of different ways to obtain copies of the Reading
Lists:
* WWW. If you are reading this on Usenet, and would like to see an
online, hyperlinked version, go visit [2]http://www.scjfaq.org/.
This is the "web" version of the FAQ; the version posted to Usenet
is generated from the web version. Note that the www.scjfaq.org
version is a copy of the actual master version; if you want to
access the master, visit [3]http://master.scjfaq.org/.
Alternatively, if you would like to see the posted version through
the web, visit [4]http://shamash.org/listarchives/scj-faq/. The
FAQ is in the subdirectory "FAQ"; the reading lists are in the
subdirectory "rl".
* Email. Scjfaq.org also provides an autoretriever that allows one
to obtain a copy of the reading lists by return Email. To use the
autoretriever, you send a retrieval request to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the request in the body of the
message. A more reliable way to retrieve these files is through
the [6]FAQ autoretriever
([7]http://www.mljewish.org/bin/autoresp.cgi). For the FAQ, the
request has the form:
send faq partname
For the reading list, the request has the form:
send rl partname
"Partname" is replaced by the name of the part, as shown in the
general index. The following is a short summary of the mapping of
partnames for the Reading Lists:
+ [8]general: Introduction and General. Includes book sources,
starting points for beginners, starting points for non-Jewish
readers, General Judaism, General Jewish Thought, General
Jewish History, Contemporary Judaism, Noachide Laws, Torah
and Torah Commentary, Talmud and Talmudic Commentary,
Mishnah, Midrash, Halachic Codes, Becoming An Observant Jew,
Women and Judaism, and Science and Judaism.
+ [9]traditional: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle,
Holidays. Includes Traditional Liturgy; Traditional
Philosophy and Ethics; Prayer; Traditional Practice; The
Household; Life, Death, and In-Between; and The Cycle Of
Holidays.
+ [10]mysticism: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism. Includes
Academic and Religious treatments of Kabbalah, Sprituality,
and the Jewish notion of the Messiah.
+ [11]reform: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [12]conservative: Conservative Judaism
+ [13]reconstructionist: Reconstructionist Judaism
+ [14]humanistic: Humanistic Judaism (Society for Humanistic
Judaism)
+ [15]chasidism: Chassidism. Includes general information on
historical chassidism, as well as specific information on
Lubavitch (Chabad), Satmar, Breslaw (Breslov), and other
approaches.
+ [16]zionism: Zionism. Includes Zionism and The Development Of
Israel, The Founders, Zionistic Movements, and Judaism in
Israel.
+ [17]antisemitism: Antisemitism. Includes sections on
Antisemitism, What Led to The Holocaust, Medieval Oppression,
Antisemitism Today (Including Dealing with Hate Groups),
Judaism and Christianity, and Judaism, Freemasonry and other
rumors.
+ [18]intermarriage: Intermarriage. Includes sections on "So
You're Considering Intermarriage?", The Traditional
Viewpoint, Conversion, and Coping With Life As An
Intermarried.
+ [19]childrens: Books for Jewish Children. Includes sections
on Birth and Naming, Raising a Child, Family Guidebooks,
Upsheren, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, Holiday Books for
Children, Liturgy for Children, Bible and Torah for Children,
Jewish History for Children, Jewish Theology for Children,
Israel, Learning Hebrew, and Jewish Stories.
The following is a short summary of the mapping to partnames for
the FAQ:
+ [20]01-FAQ-intro: Section [21]1: Network and Newsgroup
Information.
+ [22]02-Who-We-Are: Section [23]2: Who We Are
+ [24]03-Torah-Halacha: Sections [25]3, [26]4: Torah; Halachic
Authority
+ [27]04-Observance: Sections [28]5, [29]6, [30]7, [31]8:
Jewish Holidays; Jewish Dietary Law and Kashrut; Sabbath and
Holiday Observance; Woman and Marriage
+ [32]05-Worship: Sections [33]9, [34]10, [35]11: Jewish
Worship; Conversion, Intermarriage, and "Who is a Jew?";
Miscellaneous Practice Questions
+ [36]06-Jewish-Thought: Section [37]12: Jewish Thought
+ [38]07-Jews-As-Nation: Section [39]13: Jews as a Nation
+ [40]08-Israel: Section [41]14: Jews and Israel
+ [42]09-Antisemitism: Sections [43]15, [44]16, [45]17: Churban
Europa (The Holocaust); Antisemitism and Rumors about Jews;
Countering Missionaries
+ [46]10-Reform: Section [47]18: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [48]11-Miscellaneous: Sections [49]19, [50]20: Miscellaneous;
References and Getting Connected
+ [51]12-Kids: Section [52]21: Jewish Childrearing Related
Questions
+ [53]mail-order: Mail Order Judaica
Alternatively, you may send a message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following line in the body
of the message:
send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)
Where (portionname) is replaced by the appropriate subdirectory
and filenames; for example, to get the first part of the reading
list, one would say:
send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general
* Anonymous FTP: All portions of the FAQ and of the reading lists
are archived on [55]rtfm.mit.edu and are available for anonymous
FTP from the pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ directory (URL
[56]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/FAQ/).
Similarly, the parts of the reading lists are stored in the
pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists directory (URL:
[57]ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lis
ts). Note that the archived versions of the FAQ and reading lists
are the posted versions; that is, they are each one large ASCII
file.
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Subject: Credits
This list is based on an original list developed by Rob Levine, which
was last posted to the net in February of 1991. Rob's list was culled
from s.c.j. postings as well as the bibliographies of some of the
books on this list. This original list has been augmented based on
bibliographic research done by D. Faigin at the University of Judaism
in Los Angeles, as well as contributions from readers of s.c.j,
mail.jewish, and mail.liberal-judaism. In June 2000, it was
extensively reviewed with additional input from Eric Simon. It is also
based on suggestions found in the excellent Jewish Catalog series,
which would serve anyone well as a sourcebook on Judaism. .
Contributions to the list have also been made by: A. Engler Anderson,
David Kaufmann, David A Guberman, Rabbi Mark Glickman, Len Moskowitz,
Kay Tavill, and Yechezkal Gutfreund. As usual, suggestions for
additions or deletions are welcome, as are brief annotations for any
entry.
A special thank you... Special thanks for her patience and
understanding go to my wife, Karen, who put up with me hiding at the
computer for the two months it took to complete the July/August 2000
remodel of the entire soc.culture.jewish FAQ and Reading Lists. If you
think the effort was worth it, drop her a note c/o
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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