Recommended Reading

By Rabbi Dr. Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)

This list of books represents some of the finest Torah study material, available in English. Many of the books include the Hebrew as well as English.

Title

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Author

The Pentateuch / Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch - Judaica Press
The Book of Our Heritage / Eliyahu Kitov - Feldheim Publishers
The ArtScroll Tanach Series:
...The Book of Esther / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...The Book of Ruth / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...Bereishis / Genesis / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...Vayikra / Leviticus / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Hersh Goldwurm
...Yechezkel / Ezekiel / Rabbi Moshe Eisemann
...Daniel / Rabbi Hersh Goldwurm
The Complete Artscroll Siddur / Rabbi Nosson Scherman
The Complete Artscroll Machzor:
...Rosh Hashanah / Rabbi Nosson Scherman
...Pesach / Rabbi Avie Gold
...Succos / Rabbi Avie Gold
...Shavuos / Rabbi Avie Gold
...Yom Kippur / Rabbi Nosson Scherman
The Jerusalem Bible / Harold Fisch - Koren Publishers Jerusalem
The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology I / Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan - NCSY
The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology II / Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan - NCSY
Understanding the Jewish Calendar / Rabbi Nathan Bushwick
The Living Torah / Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan - Moznaim Publishing
CompuTorah / Dr. Moshe Katz - Achdut Printing, Israel
Mishnayoth / Philip Blackman - Judaica Press
ArtScroll Mesorah Series:
...Insights in the Torah - Bereishis / Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin
...Insights in the Torah - Shemos / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...Insights in the Torah - Vayikra / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...Insights in the Torah - Bamidbar / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
...Insights in the Torah - Devarim / Rabbi Nosson Scherman / Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
... Shabbos, The Sabbath -
Its essence and Significance / Rabbi Shimon Finklelman
...The Haggadah / Rabbi Joseph Elias
...The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet / Rabbi Michael L. Munk
Guide to Blessings / Rabbi Naftali Hoffner - NCSY
The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning / Maurice Lamm - Jonathan David Publishers
The Odyssey of the Third Temple / Rabbi Yisrael Ariel - G.Israel Publications
From Bondage to Freedom
The Passover Haggadah / Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.
The Book of Jasher / Artisan Sales
Tanakh - The Holy Scriptures / The Jewish Publication Society
ArtScroll Series:
...Shabbos Stories / Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
...More Shabbos Stories / Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
The Stone Edition - Tanach / Rabbi Nosson Scherman
The Bird of Paradise
and Other Sabbath Stories / Steven M. Rosman
Josephus - Complete Works / William Whiston - Kregel Publications
Studying the Torah
A Guide to In-Depth Interpretation / Avigdor Bonchek
Ethics of the Fathers / Phillip Blackman - Judaica Press
Made in Heaven
A Jewish Wedding Guide / Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan - Moznaim Publishing
Jubilees / George H. Schodde - Dolores Press
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols / Ellen Frankel / Betsy Platkin Teutsch -
Jason Aronson Inc.
Moses Maimonides
The Guide for the Perplexed / M. Friedlander - Dover Publications
Mishle of the Torah Anthology (Yalkut Me'am Lo'ez) / Haham Shmuel Yerushalmi (translated by Dr. Zvi Faier) and printed by Moznaim Publishing Corp
http://www.judaism.com
"Proverbs" / Edited and Translated by Rabbi A. J. Rosenberg, Published by Judaica Press
http://www.judaism.com
The Bible as Read and Preached In The Old Synagogue / Jacob Mann
Published by: KTAV Publishing House Inc., New York: 1971
Chumash With Targum Onkelos, Haftarot & Rashi's Commentary / By: A.M. Silberman & M. Rosebaum
Published by: Phillip Feldheim, New York: 1985
Kitzur Shulchan Oruch / Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried
The Metsudah Shulchan Aruch / Rabbi Avrohom Davis
The Midrash Says / R' Moshe Weissman (Benei Yakov Publ. 1983)

Most of these books can be obtained from Mesorah Publications. A free catalog can be obtained by calling: 1-800-MESORAH. Mesorah publications is also on the web at: http://www.mesorah.com


This study was written by

Rabbi Dr. Hillel ben David

(Greg Killian).

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