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Articles of Faith — Jewish EncyclopediaA survey of Jewish articles of faith from the Jewish Encyclopedia, examining the historical development of creedal formulations in Judaism from Philo to Maimonides and beyond.Hebraic Literature — Maurice HarrisA comprehensive anthology of Jewish literature including substantial extracts from the Talmud, Midrash, and Kabbalah, compiled as part of the Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East series to introduce the breadth of Jewish literary tradition to Western readers.Introduction to Judean ReligionAn introduction to the religious world of Second Temple Judaism — its sects, its scriptures, and the extraordinary library preserved at Qumran.Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends — Gertrude LandaA charming collection of Jewish fairy tales drawn from Midrash and Talmudic legend, retold for young readers by Gertrude Landa under the pen name 'Aunt Naomi,' preserving ancient rabbinic lore in the form of enchanting stories.Jewish Mysticism — J. AbelsonA scholarly survey of the history and development of Jewish mysticism from the Merkabah visions of Ezekiel through the Talmudic period to the flowering of the medieval Kabbalah, tracing the continuous thread of esoteric tradition in Judaism.Legends of the Jews — Louis GinzbergLouis Ginzberg's monumental collection of Jewish legendary traditions from creation through the wilderness wanderings, weaving together thousands of Midrashic, Talmudic, and Apocryphal sources into a continuous narrative of extraordinary scope and beauty.Midrash TanhumaSelections from the Midrash Tanhuma, a collection of homiletical expositions on the Torah attributed to Rabbi Tanhuma bar Abba, weaving together Biblical interpretation, parable, and ethical teaching.Original Hebrew of Ecclesiasticus — Cowley and NeubauerThe original Hebrew text of a portion of Ecclesiasticus (Ben Sira) recovered from the Cairo Genizah, with English translation, notes, and the Alphabet of Ben Sira.Reform Judaism — 1885 Pittsburgh ConferenceThe founding declaration of Reform Judaism in America, adopted at the 1885 Pittsburgh Conference, articulating the principles that would guide the movement for the next fifty years.Reform Judaism — A Centenary PerspectiveA centenary reassessment of Reform Judaism, reflecting on a century of development since the Pittsburgh Platform and articulating the movement's contemporary self-understanding.Sacred Books of the East Vol. IV — Medieval HebrewA comprehensive anthology of medieval Hebrew literature including Talmudic extracts, Midrashic legends, Kabbalistic writings, and philosophical texts, from the Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East series.Sayings of the Jewish Fathers — Charles TaylorOne of the earliest and most beloved tractates of the Mishnah, containing the ethical and spiritual teachings of the great rabbis from Simon the Just to Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, transmitted across generations as a chain of moral wisdom.Sepher Yetzirah — W. Wynn WestcottW. Wynn Westcott's concise translation of the Sepher Yetzirah, the foundational text of Kabbalistic cosmology describing creation through the thirty-two paths of wisdom.Sepher Yezirah — Isidor KalischThe foundational text of Jewish cosmological mysticism, describing how God created the universe through the ten Sephiroth and the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, with Isidor Kalisch's commentary and the pointed Hebrew text.Tales and Maxims from the Midrash — Samuel RapaportA rich collection of tales, parables, and maxims from the Midrash Rabbah and other Midrashic compilations, presenting the imaginative and ethical genius of rabbinic literature in accessible English.The Babylonian Talmud — Michael L. RodkinsonThe only extensive public domain English translation of the Babylonian Talmud, Michael L. Rodkinson's ten-volume abridgement covering the Festivals and Jurisprudence sections, preserving approximately one-third of the vast compendium of Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, and lore.The Bible, the Koran, and the Talmud — WeilIslamic legends of the biblical prophets drawn from Muslim tradition, showing the interweaving of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic narratives.The Cabala — Bernhard PickA concise critical introduction to the Kabbalah, examining its history, its principal texts, its doctrines of God, the universe, and the soul, and its influence on Christian thought and Western esotericism.The Columbus Platform — Reform Judaism 1937The 1937 Columbus Platform, a revision and expansion of the 1885 Pittsburgh Platform, articulating the evolved principles of American Reform Judaism in response to the challenges of the twentieth century.The Dogmas of Judaism — Solomon SchechterSolomon Schechter's influential essay on the role of dogma in Judaism, examining whether Judaism has binding articles of faith and how creedal formulations have functioned in Jewish history.The Great March — Rose G. LurieA children's book of post-Biblical Jewish stories tracing the great march of the Jewish people through history, from the Maccabees through the Middle Ages to the modern era, with charming illustrations.The Guide for the Perplexed — Moses MaimonidesMaimonides' supreme philosophical work, reconciling Aristotelian reason with Biblical revelation, addressing the nature of God, creation, prophecy, divine providence, and the interpretation of Scripture for those whose faith has been shaken by philosophical inquiry.The Kabbalah — Adolphe FranckAdolphe Franck's pioneering study of the Kabbalah, arguing for its antiquity and its connections to Zoroastrian thought, examining the Sepher Yezirah and the Zohar as philosophical systems of remarkable depth and originality.The Kabbalah Unveiled — S.L. MacGregor MathersS.L. MacGregor Mathers' landmark English translation of three core texts of the Zohar — the Book of Concealed Mystery, the Greater Holy Assembly, and the Lesser Holy Assembly — with an extensive introduction to Kabbalistic theology and the Tree of Life.The Kitab al Khazari — Judah HalleviJudah Hallevi's classic of medieval Jewish philosophy, cast as a dialogue between a rabbi and the king of the Khazars, defending the superiority of revealed religion over philosophy and arguing for the unique spiritual character of the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.The Talmud — Selections — H. PolanoOne of the first English anthologies of Talmudic lore, weaving Biblical history, rabbinic commentary, legends of the great rabbis, proverbs, prayers, and ceremonial poetry into a single accessible volume.The Thirteen Wants — Mordecai M. KaplanMordecai M. Kaplan's concise reformulation of Jewish belief for the modern era, expressed as thirteen affirmations of what the contemporary Jew wants from religion.The Works of Flavius Josephus — William WhistonThe complete works of the first-century Jewish historian, soldier, and scholar Flavius Josephus, including The Antiquities of the Jews, The Wars of the Jews, Against Apion, and his autobiography, in William Whiston's classic 1737 translation.The Zohar — Bereshith to Lekh Lekha — Nurho de ManharThe only extensive public domain English translation of a portion of the Zohar, the central work of Jewish mystical literature, covering the Torah portions from Bereshith (Genesis) to Lekh Lekha — from the creation of the world to the calling of Abraham.Tractate Berakoth — A. Lukyn WilliamsA translation of Tractate Berakoth, the first tractate of the Mishnah, dealing with the laws of prayer, blessings, and the recitation of the Shema — the foundational liturgical practices of Jewish worship.Tractate Sanhedrin — Herbert DanbyA translation of the Mishnah and Tosefta of Tractate Sanhedrin, the key portion of rabbinic law dealing with courts, criminal procedure, capital punishment, and the principles of justice that governed ancient Jewish jurisprudence.