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Judaism
10 sections51 books1 subcategory
Texts of Judaism at sacred-texts.com
Subcategories The Babylonian Talmud
Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
2 booksThe Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the quintessential sacred text. The first five books of this comprise the Torah (or Pentateuch), the core sacred writings of the ancient Jews, traditionally written by Moses under divine inspiration.
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
- Unicode
Talmud and Mishna
11 books- The Babylonian TalmudA massive ten volume abridgement of the Talmud, the Jewish compendium of law and tradition , the only extensive public domain translation. Presented for the first time anywhere on the Internet at sacred-texts.com.
Eighteen Treatises from the MishnaOne of the first English translations of a substantial portion of the Mishna, the treasure-house of Jewish law and tradition.
The Wisdom of the TalmudA great introduction to the Talmud for contemporary readers.
The TalmudSeventeen representative tracts from the Talmud.
The Talmud: SelectionsA Talmud miscellany.
The Babylonian Talmud in SelectionAn original mid-20th century translation of selections from the Talmud.- Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth) Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth)A beautiful extract from the Talmud, which has been used as liturgy. Devoted to ethics with some mystical touches, the Pirqe Aboth is distinguished for its transparency and simplicity. This was one of the first English translations in modern times of any portion of the Talmud.
- Hebraic Literature Hebraic LiteratureExtracts from the Talmud, Midrash and Kabbalah.
The Wisdom of IsraelA short look at Jewish wisdom literature from the Talmud and Midrash.
Tractate Sanhedrin, Mishnah and ToseftaA key portion of the Mishna dealing with crime and punishment.
Tractate BerakothThe Mishna about prayer.
Haggada
1 book- Legends of the Jews Legends of the JewsA huge collection of traditional stories which have grown up around the Bible narrative.
Kabbalah
9 books- The Kabbalah Unveiled The Kabbalah UnveiledAn extensive introduction to the Kabbalah. Includes translations of three texts from branch of the Kabbalah known as the Zohar: The Book of Concealed Mystery, The Greater Holy Assembly, and The Lesser Holy Assembly.
- Sepher Yezirah Sepher YezirahIncludes English translation and pointed Hebrew for this key text of the Kabbalah.
- Kabbalah - Sepher Yetzirah
The Zohar: Bereshith to Lekh LekhaThe Zohar is a Kabbalistic commentary on the Hebrew Bible. This is the only extensive English translation of a portion of the Zohar currently in the public domain. Covers Adam to Abraham.- Jewish Mysticism Jewish MysticismThe Kabbalah in the context of the history of Jewish Mysticism.
The Kabbalah, or the Religious Philosophy of the HebrewsDid the Kabbalah originate from Zoroastrianism?
The CabalaA short critical introduction to the Kabbalah.- SEPHER YETZIRAH
- Sepher Yetzirah
Midrash
3 books- Tales and Maxims from the Midrash Tales and Maxims from the MidrashA popular Midrash compilation. This is the (unattributed) source for the next two entries' Midrash extracts. This book has the references for each of the passages quoted lacking in the texts below, which makes it the best source if you wish to quote some of this material.
- The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval Hebrew The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval HebrewSome sizeable extracts from the Midrash, medieval collections of Jewish Biblical lore and legend.
- Midrash Tanhuma
Haggadah
2 books
The Union HaggadahA guide to the celebration of Passover.- Haggada For Pesach According To Chabad-Lubavitch Custom
Prayer Books (Siddur)
1 book
The Standard Prayer BookComplete English translation of a Jewish Prayer Book, or Siddur, including prayers, holidays, ceremonies, and important texts.
Other texts from late Antiquity and Middle Ages
6 books
The Works of Flavius JosephusJosephus was a Jewish historian, soldier and scholar who lived in the first century [37-100 C.E.]. His works are primary historical sources of information about the doomed Jewish revolt of 66-9 C.E.- The Kitab al Khazari The Kitab al KhazariA classic of Medieval Jewish philosophy, set in a legendary (but historical) central Asian kingdom.
The Guide for the PerplexedMaimonides' masterful summation of theology, natural philosophy and divine law.
Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn GabirolA key medieval Jewish Spanish poet and philosopher's devotional poetry, some of which was adopted into liturgy.
The Fountain of LifeAn extract from the Jewish writer Solomon ibn Gabirol's philosophical treatise on the First Cause , misattributed for centuries to an Islamic or Christian author named Avicebron.
Original Hebrew of a Portion of EcclesiasticusIncludes the Alphabet of Ben Sira.
Modern
15 books
The Duties of the HeartA 12th Century Spanish Rabbi's systematic treatment of Ethics as a universal.
Ancient Jewish ProverbsA treasury of Jewish proverbs from the Mishna and Talmud.
Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk ReligionA comprehensive study of medieval Jewish folk magic, a primary source of modern ceremonial magic.
A Rabbi's Impressions of the Oberammergau Passion PlayA Rabbi examines the tangled narrative of the Crucifixion, and the roots of anti-Semitism in the early Church.
Folk-lore of the Holy Land; Moslem, Christian and JewishMoslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.
Jewish Fairy Tales and LegendsA well-told collection of Midrash and Talmudic lore for children.
The Great MarchA wonderful children's book of post-biblical Jewish stories , with great illustrations, that adults can learn a thing or two from.
The Golden MountainMagical realist Hassidic tales, lovingly retold by a master storyteller.- Reform Judaism - 1885 Pittsburgh Conference
- Articles of Faith from the Jewish Encyclopedia
- The Columbus Platform: The Guiding Principles Of Reform Judaism [1937]
- Reform Judaism - A Centenary Perspective
- Maimonides: Ani Maamin - I believe...
- Solomon Schechter - Studies in Judaism - The Dogmas of Judaism
- The Thirteen Wants by Mordecai M. Kaplan
Links
1 bookJudaism
10 sections51 books1 subcategory
Texts of Judaism at sacred-texts.com
Subcategories The Babylonian Talmud
Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
2 booksThe Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the quintessential sacred text. The first five books of this comprise the Torah (or Pentateuch), the core sacred writings of the ancient Jews, traditionally written by Moses under divine inspiration.
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
- Unicode
Talmud and Mishna
11 books- The Babylonian TalmudA massive ten volume abridgement of the Talmud, the Jewish compendium of law and tradition , the only extensive public domain translation. Presented for the first time anywhere on the Internet at sacred-texts.com.
- Eighteen Treatises from the MishnaOne of the first English translations of a substantial portion of the Mishna, the treasure-house of Jewish law and tradition.
- The Wisdom of the TalmudA great introduction to the Talmud for contemporary readers.
- The TalmudSeventeen representative tracts from the Talmud.
- The Talmud: SelectionsA Talmud miscellany.
- The Babylonian Talmud in SelectionAn original mid-20th century translation of selections from the Talmud.
- Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth) Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth)A beautiful extract from the Talmud, which has been used as liturgy. Devoted to ethics with some mystical touches, the Pirqe Aboth is distinguished for its transparency and simplicity. This was one of the first English translations in modern times of any portion of the Talmud.
- Hebraic Literature Hebraic LiteratureExtracts from the Talmud, Midrash and Kabbalah.
- The Wisdom of IsraelA short look at Jewish wisdom literature from the Talmud and Midrash.
- Tractate Sanhedrin, Mishnah and ToseftaA key portion of the Mishna dealing with crime and punishment.
- Tractate BerakothThe Mishna about prayer.
Haggada
1 book- Legends of the Jews Legends of the JewsA huge collection of traditional stories which have grown up around the Bible narrative.
Kabbalah
9 books- The Kabbalah Unveiled The Kabbalah UnveiledAn extensive introduction to the Kabbalah. Includes translations of three texts from branch of the Kabbalah known as the Zohar: The Book of Concealed Mystery, The Greater Holy Assembly, and The Lesser Holy Assembly.
- Sepher Yezirah Sepher YezirahIncludes English translation and pointed Hebrew for this key text of the Kabbalah.
- Kabbalah - Sepher Yetzirah
- The Zohar: Bereshith to Lekh LekhaThe Zohar is a Kabbalistic commentary on the Hebrew Bible. This is the only extensive English translation of a portion of the Zohar currently in the public domain. Covers Adam to Abraham.
- Jewish Mysticism Jewish MysticismThe Kabbalah in the context of the history of Jewish Mysticism.
- The Kabbalah, or the Religious Philosophy of the HebrewsDid the Kabbalah originate from Zoroastrianism?
- The CabalaA short critical introduction to the Kabbalah.
- SEPHER YETZIRAH
- Sepher Yetzirah
Midrash
3 books- Tales and Maxims from the Midrash Tales and Maxims from the MidrashA popular Midrash compilation. This is the (unattributed) source for the next two entries' Midrash extracts. This book has the references for each of the passages quoted lacking in the texts below, which makes it the best source if you wish to quote some of this material.
- The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval Hebrew The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval HebrewSome sizeable extracts from the Midrash, medieval collections of Jewish Biblical lore and legend.
- Midrash Tanhuma
Haggadah
2 books- The Union HaggadahA guide to the celebration of Passover.
- Haggada For Pesach According To Chabad-Lubavitch Custom
Prayer Books (Siddur)
1 book- The Standard Prayer BookComplete English translation of a Jewish Prayer Book, or Siddur, including prayers, holidays, ceremonies, and important texts.
Other texts from late Antiquity and Middle Ages
6 books- The Works of Flavius JosephusJosephus was a Jewish historian, soldier and scholar who lived in the first century [37-100 C.E.]. His works are primary historical sources of information about the doomed Jewish revolt of 66-9 C.E.
- The Kitab al Khazari The Kitab al KhazariA classic of Medieval Jewish philosophy, set in a legendary (but historical) central Asian kingdom.
- The Guide for the PerplexedMaimonides' masterful summation of theology, natural philosophy and divine law.
- Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn GabirolA key medieval Jewish Spanish poet and philosopher's devotional poetry, some of which was adopted into liturgy.
- The Fountain of LifeAn extract from the Jewish writer Solomon ibn Gabirol's philosophical treatise on the First Cause , misattributed for centuries to an Islamic or Christian author named Avicebron.
- Original Hebrew of a Portion of EcclesiasticusIncludes the Alphabet of Ben Sira.
Modern
15 books- The Duties of the HeartA 12th Century Spanish Rabbi's systematic treatment of Ethics as a universal.
- Ancient Jewish ProverbsA treasury of Jewish proverbs from the Mishna and Talmud.
- Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk ReligionA comprehensive study of medieval Jewish folk magic, a primary source of modern ceremonial magic.
- A Rabbi's Impressions of the Oberammergau Passion PlayA Rabbi examines the tangled narrative of the Crucifixion, and the roots of anti-Semitism in the early Church.
- Folk-lore of the Holy Land; Moslem, Christian and JewishMoslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.
- Jewish Fairy Tales and LegendsA well-told collection of Midrash and Talmudic lore for children.
- The Great MarchA wonderful children's book of post-biblical Jewish stories , with great illustrations, that adults can learn a thing or two from.
- The Golden MountainMagical realist Hassidic tales, lovingly retold by a master storyteller.
- Reform Judaism - 1885 Pittsburgh Conference
- Articles of Faith from the Jewish Encyclopedia
- The Columbus Platform: The Guiding Principles Of Reform Judaism [1937]
- Reform Judaism - A Centenary Perspective
- Maimonides: Ani Maamin - I believe...
- Solomon Schechter - Studies in Judaism - The Dogmas of Judaism
- The Thirteen Wants by Mordecai M. Kaplan
Links
1 bookJudaism
10 sections51 books1 subcategory
Texts of Judaism at sacred-texts.com
Subcategories The Babylonian Talmud
Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
2 booksThe Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible, the quintessential sacred text. The first five books of this comprise the Torah (or Pentateuch), the core sacred writings of the ancient Jews, traditionally written by Moses under divine inspiration.
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
- Unicode
Talmud and Mishna
11 books- The Babylonian TalmudA massive ten volume abridgement of the Talmud, the Jewish compendium of law and tradition , the only extensive public domain translation. Presented for the first time anywhere on the Internet at sacred-texts.com.
- Eighteen Treatises from the MishnaOne of the first English translations of a substantial portion of the Mishna, the treasure-house of Jewish law and tradition.
- The Wisdom of the TalmudA great introduction to the Talmud for contemporary readers.
- The TalmudSeventeen representative tracts from the Talmud.
- The Talmud: SelectionsA Talmud miscellany.
- The Babylonian Talmud in SelectionAn original mid-20th century translation of selections from the Talmud.
- Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth) Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirqe Aboth)A beautiful extract from the Talmud, which has been used as liturgy. Devoted to ethics with some mystical touches, the Pirqe Aboth is distinguished for its transparency and simplicity. This was one of the first English translations in modern times of any portion of the Talmud.
- Hebraic Literature Hebraic LiteratureExtracts from the Talmud, Midrash and Kabbalah.
- The Wisdom of IsraelA short look at Jewish wisdom literature from the Talmud and Midrash.
- Tractate Sanhedrin, Mishnah and ToseftaA key portion of the Mishna dealing with crime and punishment.
- Tractate BerakothThe Mishna about prayer.
Haggada
1 book- Legends of the Jews Legends of the JewsA huge collection of traditional stories which have grown up around the Bible narrative.
Kabbalah
9 books- The Kabbalah Unveiled The Kabbalah UnveiledAn extensive introduction to the Kabbalah. Includes translations of three texts from branch of the Kabbalah known as the Zohar: The Book of Concealed Mystery, The Greater Holy Assembly, and The Lesser Holy Assembly.
- Sepher Yezirah Sepher YezirahIncludes English translation and pointed Hebrew for this key text of the Kabbalah.
- Kabbalah - Sepher Yetzirah
- The Zohar: Bereshith to Lekh LekhaThe Zohar is a Kabbalistic commentary on the Hebrew Bible. This is the only extensive English translation of a portion of the Zohar currently in the public domain. Covers Adam to Abraham.
- Jewish Mysticism Jewish MysticismThe Kabbalah in the context of the history of Jewish Mysticism.
- The Kabbalah, or the Religious Philosophy of the HebrewsDid the Kabbalah originate from Zoroastrianism?
- The CabalaA short critical introduction to the Kabbalah.
- SEPHER YETZIRAH
- Sepher Yetzirah
Midrash
3 books- Tales and Maxims from the Midrash Tales and Maxims from the MidrashA popular Midrash compilation. This is the (unattributed) source for the next two entries' Midrash extracts. This book has the references for each of the passages quoted lacking in the texts below, which makes it the best source if you wish to quote some of this material.
- The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval Hebrew The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, Vol. IV: Medieval HebrewSome sizeable extracts from the Midrash, medieval collections of Jewish Biblical lore and legend.
- Midrash Tanhuma
Haggadah
2 books- The Union HaggadahA guide to the celebration of Passover.
- Haggada For Pesach According To Chabad-Lubavitch Custom
Prayer Books (Siddur)
1 book- The Standard Prayer BookComplete English translation of a Jewish Prayer Book, or Siddur, including prayers, holidays, ceremonies, and important texts.
Other texts from late Antiquity and Middle Ages
6 books- The Works of Flavius JosephusJosephus was a Jewish historian, soldier and scholar who lived in the first century [37-100 C.E.]. His works are primary historical sources of information about the doomed Jewish revolt of 66-9 C.E.
- The Kitab al Khazari The Kitab al KhazariA classic of Medieval Jewish philosophy, set in a legendary (but historical) central Asian kingdom.
- The Guide for the PerplexedMaimonides' masterful summation of theology, natural philosophy and divine law.
- Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn GabirolA key medieval Jewish Spanish poet and philosopher's devotional poetry, some of which was adopted into liturgy.
- The Fountain of LifeAn extract from the Jewish writer Solomon ibn Gabirol's philosophical treatise on the First Cause , misattributed for centuries to an Islamic or Christian author named Avicebron.
- Original Hebrew of a Portion of EcclesiasticusIncludes the Alphabet of Ben Sira.
Modern
15 books- The Duties of the HeartA 12th Century Spanish Rabbi's systematic treatment of Ethics as a universal.
- Ancient Jewish ProverbsA treasury of Jewish proverbs from the Mishna and Talmud.
- Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk ReligionA comprehensive study of medieval Jewish folk magic, a primary source of modern ceremonial magic.
- A Rabbi's Impressions of the Oberammergau Passion PlayA Rabbi examines the tangled narrative of the Crucifixion, and the roots of anti-Semitism in the early Church.
- Folk-lore of the Holy Land; Moslem, Christian and JewishMoslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.
- Jewish Fairy Tales and LegendsA well-told collection of Midrash and Talmudic lore for children.
- The Great MarchA wonderful children's book of post-biblical Jewish stories , with great illustrations, that adults can learn a thing or two from.
- The Golden MountainMagical realist Hassidic tales, lovingly retold by a master storyteller.
- Reform Judaism - 1885 Pittsburgh Conference
- Articles of Faith from the Jewish Encyclopedia
- The Columbus Platform: The Guiding Principles Of Reform Judaism [1937]
- Reform Judaism - A Centenary Perspective
- Maimonides: Ani Maamin - I believe...
- Solomon Schechter - Studies in Judaism - The Dogmas of Judaism
- The Thirteen Wants by Mordecai M. Kaplan