Jewish & Noahide Reading List

Writings about Judaism and Noahidism (but mostly Judaism). Obviously this does not cover all topics, but is biased towards my own personal research and interests, familial hertiage and history, religions and spiritual practices, and personal movement I'm converting into.

Most links have not actually been added- only down to "Antisemitism, Nationalism, & White Supremacy" so far. Nothing past that category has been added yet despite appearances, save for a few smatterings here and there; you will have to manually search the rest of the titles on WorldCat if you would like more information on them currently.

Noahidism

• The Divine Code: The Guide to Observing the Noahide Code, Revealed from Mount Sinai in the Torah of Moses; 4th Edition (Book)
• AskNoah.org (Website)
• Noahide.org (Website)
• WikiNoah.org (Website)
• Noahide Mitzvot & Lifestyle Course (Youtube Channel)

Jewish History

• A History of Judaism (Book)
• Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History Of The Jews (Book)
• Social and Political History of the Jews in Poland from 1919 to 1939 (Book)
• The Jews of Odessa: A Cultural History from 1794 to 1881 (Book)
• Ukrainian-Jewish Relations in Historical Perspective (Book)
• The Jewish Dark Continent: Life and Death in the Russian Pale of Settlement (Book)
• Prophecy and Politics: Socialism, Nationalism, and the Russian Jews from 1862 to 1917 (Book)
• Russia’s First Modern Jews: The Jews of Shklov (Book)
• The Jews of the Soviet Union: The History of a National Minority (Book)
• Jews and the German State: The Political History of a Minority from 1848 to 1933 (Book)
• German Jews in the Era of the "Final Solution": Essays on Jewish and Universal History (Book)
• Jewish Life and Culture in Germany After 1945: Sacred Spaces, Objects, and Musical Traditions (Book)
• A History of the Jews in America (Book)
• Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn (Book)
• The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader (Book)

Antisemitism, Nationalism, & White Supremacy

• The Origins of Antisemitism: Attitudes toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity (Book)
• Varieties of Antisemitism: History, Ideology, Discourse (Book)
• Antisemitism Education (Blog Post)
• Antisemitism 101 (Article)
• @analyzingantisemitism (TikTok Account)
• How to Spot and Respond to White Supremacist Propaganda (Article)
• Decrypting the Alt-Right: How to Recognize a F@scist (Video)
• Endnote 2: White Fascism (Video)
• Religious Nationalism: A Reference Handbook (Book)
• Roots of Theological Anti-Semitism: German Biblical Interpretation and the Jews- from Herder and Semler, to Kittel and Bultmann (Book)
• The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (Book)
• The Origins of American Religious Nationalism (Book)
• The Growing Threat Of Christian Nationalism (Video)
• The Return of Religious Antisemitism (Book)
• People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Book)
• Jews Don’t Count (Book)
• Pack of Thieves: How Hitler and Europe Plundered the Jews and Committed the Greatest Theft in History (Book)
• Stolen Words: The Nazi Plunder of Jewish Books (Book)
• Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor (Book)

Movements / "Denominations"

• Judaisms: A 21st Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities (Book)
• Response to Modernity: A History of the Reform Movement in Judaism (Book)
• Birth of Conservative Judaism: Solomon Schechter's Disciples and the Creation of an American Religious Movement (Book)
• Modern Conservative Judaism: Evolving Thought and Practice (Book)
• Conservative Judaism: A Contemporary History (Book)
• Jewish Renewal: A Journey; The Movement's History, Ideology, and Future (Book)
• Modern Folk Judaism: The Reality and the Challenge (Book)

Text & Interpretation

• Dictionary of Jewish Words (Book)
• Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols (Book)
• The Hebrew Bible: A Translation With Commentary; 3 Volume Set (Book)
• Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash (Book)
• Essential Figures in the Talmud (Book)
• Reading the Rabbis: The Talmud as Literature (Book)
• Midrashic Process: Tradition and Interpretation in Rabbinic Judaism (Book)
• Theology of the Oral Torah: Revealing the Justice of God (Book)

Base Beliefs & Customs

• Living Judaism: The Complete Guide to Jewish Belief, Tradition, and Practice (Book)
• Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals; Revised and Updated (Book)
• Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families; Updated and Revised Edition (Book)
• Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism; 2nd Edition (Book)
• Finding Our Way: Jewish Texts and the Lives We Lead Today; 2nd Edition (Book)
• To Be A Jew: A Guide To Jewish Observance In Contemporary Life; Revised Edition (Book)

Prayer & Holidays

• To Pray As A Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and Synagogue Service (Book)
• Kavvana: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer (Book)
• Mishkan Ga'avah: Where Pride Dwells; A Celebration of LGBTQ Jewish Life and Ritual (Book)
• Seyder Tkhines: The Forgotten Book of Common Prayer for Jewish Women (Book)
• Guide to Jewish Holy Days: History and Observance (Book)

Misc

• This Is My God (Book)
• Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism (Book)
• Jewish with Feeling: A Guide to Meaningful Jewish Practice (Book)
• To Pray As A Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and Synagogue Service (Book)
• The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man (Book)
• Kosher for Everybody: The Complete Guide to Understanding, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating the Kosher Way (Book)
• Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology In Judaism (Book)
• God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi (Book)
• Anatomy of the Soul (Book)
• Jewish Tales of Reincarnation (Book)
• Reincarnation and Judaism: The Journey of the Soul (Book)
• Jewish Views of the Afterlife (Book)

Conversion

• Since Sinai: A Convert's Path to Judaism (Book)
• Choosing A Jewish Life: A Handbook for People Converting to Judaism and for Their Family and Friends (Book)
• Becoming Jewish: The Challenges, Rewards, and Paths to Conversion (Book)

Folklore

• Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture (Book)
• Encyclopedia of Jewish Folklore and Traditions (Book)
• Folk Tales of the Jews, Volume I: Tales from the Sephardic Dispersion (Book)
• Folk Tales of the Jews, Volume II: Tales from Eastern Europe (Book)
• Legends of the Jews, Volume I (Book)
• Legends of the Jews, Volume II (Book)
• Legends of the Jews, Volume III (Book)
• Legends of the Jews, Volume IV (Book)
• Gates to the Old City: A Book Of Jewish Legends (Book)
• A Treasury of American-Jewish Folklore (Book)
• Lilith's Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural Selected and Retold by Howard Schwartz (Book)
• Sacred Monsters: Mysterious and Mythical Creatures of Scripture, Talmud, and Midrash (Book)

Magic & Mysticism

• Ancient Jewish Magic: A History (Book)
• Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study In Folk Religion (Book)
• Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism (Book)
• Jewish Mysticism and Magic: An Anthropological Perspective (Book)
• Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah: New Insights and Scholarship (Book)
• From the Depth of the Well: An Anthology of Jewish Mysticism (Book)
• Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah (Book)
• Origins of the Kabbalah (Book)
• Jewish Mysticism: From Ancient Times Through Today (Book)
• Jewish Magic: Principles, Acts, Objectives (Book)
• The Hidden and Manifest God: Some Major Themes in Early Jewish Mysticism (Book)
• On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah (Book)
• The Way of the Flame: A Guide to the Forgotten Mystical Tradition of Jewish Meditation (Book)
• Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide (Book)
• Meditation and Judaism: Exploring the Jewish Meditative Paths (Book)
• Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar (Book)
• Studies in Exstatic Kabbalah (Book)
• Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism (Book)
• Enchanted Chains: Techniques and Rituals in Jewish Mysticism (Book)
• The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse From the Jewish Tradition (Book)
• Magic of Hebrew Chant" Healing the Spirit, Transforming the Mind, Deepening Love (Book)
• Aramaic Bowl Spells, Volume I: Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls (Book)
• Aramaic Bowl Spells, Volume II: Jewish Babylonian Aramaic Bowls (Book)
• Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages (Book)
• Studies on Astral Magic In Medieval Jewish Thought (Book)
• Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism (Book)
• Babylonian Oil Magic in the Talmud and in the later Jewish Literature (Book)
• Ritual Practices To Gain Power: Angels, Incantations, and Revelation In Early Jewish Mysticism (Book)
• Gabriel Is On Their Right: Angelic Protection in Jewish Magic and Babylonian Lore (Book)
• A New Oracle of Kabbalah: Mystical Teachings of the Hebrew Letters (Book)

Herbalism & Medicine

• Dictionary of Bible Plants (Book)
• Solomon Described Plants: A Botanical Guide To Plant Life In The Bible (Book)
• Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran (Book)
• Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible (Book)
• Herbs of the Bible: 2000 Years of Plant Medicine (Book)
• The Jewish Book of Flowers (Book)
• Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews (Book)
• Polish Herbs, Flowers, and Folk Medicine; Revised Edition (Book)
• The Land in Our Bones: Plantcestral Herbalism and Healing Cultures from Syria to the Sinai; Earth-based pathways to ancestral stewardship and belonging in diaspora (Book)
• A Frog Under the Tongue: Jewish Folk Medicine in Eastern Europe (Book)
• Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women (Book)
• Collecting Recipes: Byzantine and Jewish Pharmacology in Dialogue (Book)
• Biblical and Talmudic Medicine (Book)
• Medicine in the Talmud: Natural and Supernatural Therapies Between Magic and Science (Book)
• Akkadian Healing Therapies in the Babylonian Talmud (Book)