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The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 7,725 ratings — published 1951
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,376,216 ratings — published 1956
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Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,494 ratings — published 1991
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Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends Choosing a Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,472 ratings — published 1998
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The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1) The Chosen (Reuven Malter, #1)
by (shelved 190 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.08 — 98,885 ratings — published 1967
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,231,556 ratings — published 1947
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Living a Jewish Life Living a Jewish Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,456 ratings — published 1991
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God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,671 ratings — published 1955
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To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,353 ratings — published 1993
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Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals (Paperback)
by (shelved 139 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.19 — 940 ratings — published 2000
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People of the Book People of the Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 130 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.04 — 157,682 ratings — published 2008
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People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.36 — 11,290 ratings — published 2021
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 126 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.21 — 635,026 ratings — published 1997
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My Name Is Asher Lev My Name Is Asher Lev (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.24 — 43,693 ratings — published 1972
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Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.00 — 68,804 ratings — published 2012
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To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.14 — 992 ratings — published 1952
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This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,750 ratings — published 2003
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I and Thou I and Thou (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.07 — 11,950 ratings — published 1923
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Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,199 ratings — published -450
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.37 — 895,379 ratings — published 1946
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A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.89 — 52,829 ratings — published 1993
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Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.19 — 462 ratings — published 1995
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To Pray as a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service To Pray as a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.21 — 650 ratings — published 1991
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.03 — 20,223 ratings — published 1981
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This is My God: A Guidebook to Judaism This is My God: A Guidebook to Judaism (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,223 ratings — published 1959
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The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring the Jewish Publication Society Tanakh Translation The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring the Jewish Publication Society Tanakh Translation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,702 ratings — published 2003
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The Essential Talmud The Essential Talmud (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.02 — 742 ratings — published 1976
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Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.05 — 392 ratings — published 1990
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The Guide for the Perplexed The Guide for the Perplexed (Paperback)
by (shelved 83 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,333 ratings — published 1190
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.72 — 80,841 ratings — published 2007
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 78 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.39 — 378,451 ratings — published 1986
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The Jewish Book of Why The Jewish Book of Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.02 — 946 ratings — published 1981
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Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,017 ratings — published 1985
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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE – 1492 CE The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE – 1492 CE (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,433 ratings — published 2013
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The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.49 — 579 ratings — published 2000
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The Lonely Man of Faith The Lonely Man of Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,130 ratings — published 1992
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Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.97 — 597 ratings — published 1931
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The Promise (Reuven Malter, #2) The Promise (Reuven Malter, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.19 — 14,275 ratings — published 1969
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My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.04 — 970 ratings — published 2017
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As a Driven Leaf As a Driven Leaf (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,063 ratings — published 1939
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The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,524 ratings — published 1995
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The Weight of Ink The Weight of Ink (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.14 — 41,039 ratings — published 2017
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,908,681 ratings — published 2005
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The Prophets The Prophets (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,355 ratings — published 1962
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Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.31 — 651 ratings — published 1929
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2) Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2)
by (shelved 61 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.43 — 159,004 ratings — published 1991
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Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as judaism)
avg rating 3.98 — 324 ratings — published 1984
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.20 — 625,945 ratings — published 1989
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Jews Don't Count Jews Don't Count (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as judaism)
avg rating 4.19 — 13,115 ratings — published 2021
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Christopher Hitchens
“As a convinced atheist, I ought to agree with Voltaire that Judaism is not just one more religion, but in its way the root of religious evil. Without the stern, joyless rabbis and their 613 dour prohibitions, we might have avoided the whole nightmare of the Old Testament, and the brutal, crude wrenching of that into prophecy-derived Christianity, and the later plagiarism and mutation of Judaism and Christianity into the various rival forms of Islam. Much of the time, I do concur with Voltaire, but not without acknowledging that Judaism is dialectical. There is, after all, a specifically Jewish version of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, with a specifically Jewish name—the Haskalah—for itself. The term derives from the word for 'mind' or 'intellect,' and it is naturally associated with ethics rather than rituals, life rather than prohibitions, and assimilation over 'exile' or 'return.' It's everlastingly linked to the name of the great German teacher Moses Mendelssohn, one of those conspicuous Jewish hunchbacks who so upset and embarrassed Isaiah Berlin. (The other way to upset or embarrass Berlin, I found, was to mention that he himself was a cousin of Menachem Schneerson, the 'messianic' Lubavitcher rebbe.) However, even pre-enlightenment Judaism forces its adherents to study and think, it reluctantly teaches them what others think, and it may even teach them how to think also.”
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

Chaim Potok
“I went away and cried to the Master of the Universe, "What have you done to me? A mind like this I need for a son? A heart I need for a son, a soul I need for a son, compassion I want from my son, righteousness, mercy, strength to suffer and carry pain, that I want from my son, not a mind without a soul!”
Chaim Potok, The Chosen

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