Research Guides: Judaism: Other Useful Works

Other Useful Works

Jewish Traditions.
Ronald L. Eisenberg.
Jewish Publication Society, 2004.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
Chapters on Jewish traditions and customs to do with life-cycle events, the Sabbath, festivals, the synagogue, and prayer.
The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History
Edited by Martin Gilbert.
8th edition.
Routledge, 2010.
For print version locations, see the UofT Library Catalogue.
A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People: From the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present.
Edited by Eli Barnavi.
Kuperard, 1998.
Jewish history set forth in almost a thousand detailed maps, as well as illustrations and chronological tables.
The online version is available on the Internet Archive, a trusted source, but one for which it is necessary to create a free account and login.
The Timetables of Jewish History.
Edited by Judah Gribetz.
Simon & Schuster, 1993.
A year-by-year chronological listing of events in Jewish history.
To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People.
By Noah Feldman.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life.
Hayim Donin.
New York: Basic Books, 1991.
To Pray As a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service.
Hayim Donin.
New York: Basic Books, 1980.