|
 Reference Material
Klei Kodesh, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE RABBI, HAZZAN, LEADERS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND MEMBERSHIP OF CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM
- Liturgy
- Siddur Sim Shalom, Rabbi Jules Harlow (ed). Rabbinical Assembly of the United Synagogues of America
- Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom. Reuven Hammer (ed). Rabbinical Assembly, 2003.
- Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary (Standard Edition), David L. Lieber (Editor), ISBN: 0827607121, Jewish Publication Society - September 2001
- JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH, Standard Edition, The Jewish Publication Society Staff (Editor), ISBN: 0827606567, Jewish Publication Society - July 1999
- Reclaiming Judaism as Spiritual Practice: Holy Days and Shabbat, Milgram, Goldie; Jewish Lights, 2004.
- The My People's Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 1: The Sh'ma and Its Blessings, Lawrence A. Hoffman (Editor), ISBN: 1879045796, Jewish Lights Publishing - September 1997
- The My People's Prayer Book, Volumes 2-8, Jewish Lights Publishing
- History
- Introduction to Jewish Genealogy, David A. Chapin, January 14, 2004, prepared for Tapestry of Jewish Learning, Jewish Community Association of Austin, available on-line in PFD format
- Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels, Thomas Cahill ISBN: 0385482485, Doubleday & Company, Incorporated - October 1997
- Jews, God, and History, Max I. Dimont, ISBN: 0451628667, Signet - May 1976
- A History of the Jews, Paul M. Johnson, ISBN: 0060915331, Perennial - 14 September, 1988
- Culture and Jewish Life
- Creating Lively Passover Seders: An Interactive Sourcebook of Tales, Texts & Activities, *Arnow, David; Jewish Lights, 2004
- This Is My God : The Jewish Way of Life, Herman Wouk, ISBN: 0316955140, Little, Brown & Company - April 1992
- If a Place Can Make You Cry: Dispatches from an Anxious State, Daniel Gordis, ISBN: 1400046130, Crown Publishing Group - October 2002
- Humor and Folklore
- A Treasury of Jewish Humor, Nathan Ausubel, ISBN: 0883658429, BBS Publishing Corporation - 01 September, 1993
- A Treasury of Jewish Folklore: Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom and Folk Songs of the Jewish People, Nathan Ausubel (Editor), ISBN: 0517502933, Crown Publishing Group - March 1989
- Shtetl, Joachim Neugroschel (Editor), ISBN: 0879513802, Overlook TP - May 1990
- The Legends of the Jews, Louis Ginzberg, ISBN: 0827603428, Jewish Publication Society of America - 01 June, 1956
- The Lost Princess and Other Kabbalistic Tales of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, Aryeh Kaplan (Translator) Nahman Chaim Kramer (Introduction), ISBN: 1580232175, Jewish Lights Publishing - November 2004
- Parenting
- Parenting as a Spiritual Journey: Deepening Ordinary and Extraordinary Events into Sacred Occasions, Nancy Fuchs, ISBN: 1580230164, Jewish Lights Publishing - July 1998
- Becoming a Jewish Parent: How to Explore Spirituality and Tradition with Your Children, Daniel Gordis, ISBN: 0609805266, Crown Publishing Group - November 2000
- The Jewish Parents' Almanac, Julie Hilton Danan, ISBN: 1568219520, Jason Aronson Publishers - April 1996
- Day Apart: Shabbat at Home, Noam Zion Shawn Fields-Meyer, ISBN: 0966474058, Shalom Hartman Institute - January 2004
- Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self Reliant Children, Wendy Mogel, ISBN: 0142196002, Penguin - October 2001
- When Your Jewish Child Asks Why: Answers for Tough Questions, Kerry M. Olitzky, ISBN: 0881254517, Ktav Publishing House, Incorporated - August 1993
- Women's Issues and Studies
- Contemporary Women Reclaim a Sacred Story, Judith Kates & Gail Twersky Reimer (eds.) Reading Ruth: Ballantine Books, 1994.
- The Women's Passover Companion: Women's Reflections on the Festival of Freedom, *Cohen Anisfeld, Sharon,Tahra Mohr, Catherine Spector, Paula E. Hyman; Jewish Lights,2003.
- Philosophy
- I And Thou, Martin Buber, ISBN: 0684717255, Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group - May 1976
- God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism, Abraham Joshua Joseph Heschel, ISBN: 0374513317, Farrar, Straus and Giroux - February 1976
- Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide, Aryeh Kaplan, ISBN: 0805210377, Schocken Books, Incorporated - April 1995
- Biography
- Maimonides: A Biography, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Joachim Neugroschel (Translator), ISBN: 0374517592, Farrar, Straus and Giroux - December 1982
- Golda Meir, Anna Claybourne, ISBN: 1403408351, Heinemann Library - January 2003
- Food for All Occasions
- Love and Knishes: An Irrepressible Guide to Jewish Cooking, Sara Kasdan, ISBN: 1570900760, aBOOKS Distributing - August 1997
- The New York Times Passover Cookbook: More Than 200 Holiday Recipes from Top Chefs and Writers, Amster, Linda (ed.); Morrow, 1999.
- The Jewish Holiday Kitchen, Nathan, Joan; Schoken, 1988. Has an extensive Passover section.
- The Foods of Israel Today, Nathan, Joan; Knopf, 2001. Includes a large selection of Passover recipes.
Return to TOP
The following books may be of great spiritual depth, and possible guides through this season.
- "Days of Awe" by Agnon, the Israeli Nobel Laureate. It is a stunning collection of wisdom on the themes of Repentance and Turning culled from every period of Jewish learning.
- "Entering the High Holydays" by Rabbi Dr. Reuven Hammer (Jewish Publication Society). A guide to the services and themes of the High Holydays by the past president of the (Conservative) Rabbinical Assembly and a professor at the Schecter Institute in Jerusalem.
- "60 Days" by Rabbi Simon Jacobson. A spiritual guide to each of the 60 days between Shavuot and Sukkot. Available from Meaningful Life Center. Provides a great gift of combining insight from the kabbalistic and Hassidic traditions with an understanding of the spiritual quest of modernity
- "This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared" - by Rabbi Alan Lew, published by Time Warner. An eclectic but profound approach to the themes of repentance, turning and prayer.
"All You Want to Know About Sabbath: A Guide for the Perplexed" by Barth, Rabbi Samuel, and Dick Codor, illustrator, Behrman House, 1995. This is a humorous pamphlet illustrating what to expect at a Sabbath service. It is a great introduction for people who have never been to a Jewish service.
"Mixed Blessings: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage" by Cowan, Paul and Rachel Cowan, Penguin Books, Reprint edition, 1989. This is one of the early and great reflective pieces of writing on mixed faith relationships.
"The Way into Jewish Prayer" by Hoffman, Rabbi Lawrence A., Jewish Lights Publishing, 2000. One of the best introductions to Jewish prayer. Written as a completely introductory text – a little humor, a little spirituality.
"122 Clues for Jews Whose Children Intermarry" by Jacobs, Sidney J. and Betty J. Jacobs, Jacobs Ladder Publications, 1988. This book uses sensitivity and humor to cover such topics as why a Jewish adult would intermarry, the wedding ceremony, how to deal with holidays, anti-Semitic in-laws, and whether the grandchildren will be Jewish.
"Jewish Spirituality, A Brief Introduction for Christians" by Kushner, Rabbi Lawrence, Jewish Lights Publishing, 2001. This book provides a readable comparison of Jewish and Christian beliefs and goes on to explain Jewish views on spirituality. Kushner’s use of stories to explain his points makes the book an enjoyable text for both Christians and Jews.
"Mingled Roots: A Guide for Jewish Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren" by Levin, Sunie and Dahlia Schoenberg, UAHC Press, Revised Edition, 2003. Mingled Roots serves as a manual for grandparents in how to transmit Jewish religion and culture to grandchildren while respecting the religious wishes of the parents.
"How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook" by Stuart M. Matlins and Arthur J. Magida, Skylight Paths Publishing (3rd edition), 2002. This is a guide to etiquette in other people’s religious ceremonies.
Return to TOP
|  |
