Jewish Books

Looking for a good Jewish book? The Jewish Book Mall has thousands of Jewish books and sifrei kodesh, carefully chosen, along with Jewish CDs, Jewish software, and Judaica...now with customer reviews and other info! So, for Jewish books and sefarim, this is the place to start. And we also offer Jewish news headlines, updated every day (with archives going back to May, 2005), so you can get your Jewish news here.

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Finding Jewish Books

There have been Jewish books as long as there have been Jews. The Bible itself refers to other books by name (but those haven't been preserved). These days, there are thousands upon thousands of Jewish books. The problem is finding them and matching up the right Jewish books with the right readers. There is a sea of Jewish knowledge out there in print, even or especially in English, just waiting for you to come and get acquainted, from Talmud to kosher cookbooks, from Jewish dictionaries to news from Israel. Try today's Jewish Book Mall list of bestselling Jewish books!

Sechel and Jewish Literacy

So, in our own small effort to promote Jewish literacy, we've organized Jewish books into categories (with a little Jewish sechel - common sense) to help you find them, and added our own built-in searches to take you straight to the right places on our affiliates' sites. The whole idea is to get you and those Jewish books together. Maybe we should call this the Jewish Book Matchmaking service? Then again, maybe not...

You can browse our categories on the right side of your screen, where you'll also find short introductions to each subject, our featured Jewish books, and links to more Jewish books. Oh, and while we really do love Jewish books, we do also like Jewish software, Jewish magazines and newspapers (including Israeli newspapers) and Jewish music very much, so you can find them here, too.

How to buy a good Jewish book

The Jewish Book Mall is unique on the web, bringing you quality Jewish books and seforim from multiple sources: Amazon, Artscroll, Judaica Press, Judaism, Alljudaica, Jewish Software, all in one place. You can even use our search tool to find used Jewish books from thousands of independent booksellers, in addition to new ones. Plus, we offer Jewish and Israeli posters and artwork from three different sources (Allposters, Art, and Barewalls). So, nu, how about a good Jewish book today?

Bestselling Jewish books:


1.		Have a Little Faith: A True Story from Hyperion Price: $9.99 Customer Review: This book on CD is an easy listen. I listened to it while I walked. I wound up walking extra miles so I could squeeze in some extra segments. Mitch Albom does an incredible job of reading it. He makes you feel like you are in the room with him and the people he writes about. I thoroughly enjoyed... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		When Bad Things Happen to Good People from Random House Audio Dimensions Price: $3.09 Customer Review: Theodicy boils down to four propositions: God is all powerful, God is all knowing, God wishes the best for His Creatures, Evil exists in the world. Removing one of these propositions creates consistency in this system of propositions. For example, the Hindoos assert that evil is an illusion. How... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.	[no image]	Why Are Jews Liberals? (Vintage) from Vintage Price: $10.88 Customer Review: Bumping Into the Gates of Heaven Jews are, since Carter, inadvertently bumping into the gates of Heaven (i.e. conservatism) while backing away from the gates of hell (a.k.a. the "Church of Liberalism.") This process ebbs and flows, however, as liberal Jews are only slowly coming to the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children from Scribner Price: $11.85 Customer Review: I am a developmental psychologist and I think this is the best parenting book I have ever read. Recent research suggests that children today experience significantly higher rates of many forms of mental distress compared with children 50 or 60 years ago. Something is wrong with our culture and how... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Survival In Auschwitz from www.bnpublishing.com Price: $12.57 Customer Review: When humans are placed in environments similar to those of the concentration camps created by Germany in World War II, the currency becomes calories, clothing and shelter in that order. Survival is based on getting enough food, oftentimes by having others die or be denied. Every crumb becomes... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus: How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith from Zondervan Price: $11.75 Customer Review: I received the book "Sitting at the Foot of Rabbi Jesus" just the other day, and cannot put it down. These two ladies(the authors)make the Jewish Jesus so easy to understand. Such great explanations of everything back in Jesus time- feasts etc. I recommend this book to every christian who is... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Sacred (Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro Novels) from Severn House Publishers Customer Review: I am completely in love with Dennis Lehane's writing, so I may be a tad biased... but I LOVE this book. It's just another piece in the Kenzie / Gennaro series, and it's right on par with the rest. Action packed, well written, you won't be able to put it down. I REALLY hope Lehane writes more books... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: $10.84 Customer Review: I have only scanned this book so far so I do not feel that I can give it a fair raiting as of yet.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money from Wiley Price: $17.35 Customer Review: Every once in a great while I stumble across a book that I love so well I purposely read it very slowly to enjoy the message and the teaching presented. I read a page, set the book down and think, read a little more etc. What a fantastic book this is! The subtitle is not the best, as the book... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures--The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text from Jewish Publication Society of America Price: $12.95 Customer Review: Although this is a paperback volume, it's well crafted and intended for long life. This is labeled "The Jewish Bible", but it is in essence, the Old Testament, the core of my Christian belief. With 1600 pages, I don't think I'll read it cover to cover, but it is very readable and I do enjoy... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music from Berkley Trade Price: $7.32 Customer Review: Victor takes you on an amazing journey learning music from the spiritual side with himself and all of his "imaginary?" friends. It's a must for music theory without the theory. Easy fast reading. Made me start thinking and playing differently immediately. It's surely worth your time.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from Gramercy Price: $27.00 Customer Review: Karen Armstrong has incorporated the ideas of probably every blasphemous heretic that has ever lived in an epic, but futile attempt to discredit the Holy Bible and the God and Savior of the Bible, Jesus Christ. And of course, it is praised by the enemies of God (e.g. the New York Times, the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		The Secret Power of Speaking God's Word (Meyer, Joyce) from FaithWords Price: $5.92 Customer Review: Preachers and Bible scholars state that all of mankinds' problems have an answer within the pages of the Bible. Unfortunately, it is a book composed of 66 individual books, and rarely does one know right where to look for advice on a certain problem or topic. Joyce Meyer's book, "The Secret... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.	[no image]	Introduction to the Old Testament from IndyPublish Price: $92.99	Click here for more information


15.		Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind from Arrow Books Ltd Customer Review: It's too bad I couldn't give this book a better review, as there is a lot of fascinating information in it, and I agree with several of Hancock's conclusions. For example, his criticism of David Lewis-Williams' view of the nature of visionary experiences and therianthropic forms. Also, his "filter"... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		El poder de la Cabalá (The Power of Kabbalah, Spanish-Language Edition) from Kabbalah Publishing Price: $8.10 Customer Review: Compared to 48 Laws of Power and 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene, this book is worthless. It barely skims the surface of the psychology of influencing people, with little tricks that might be useful sometimes. Robert greene's books improved my entire life. This book is just a novelty.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		The Book of Job from Audio Literature Customer Review: I truly enjoyed this translation. I'm not a Hebrew scholar, so I can't compare it to the original, but it had the "feel" of other ancient Near Eastern literature, e.g. The Epic of Gilgamesh. I also very much enjoyed his introduction, which gave me a new perspective on the work. I recommend it! It's... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		A History of the Jews from Harper Perennial Price: $10.40 Customer Review: Good book, hard read. It's filled with detailed information. . It's a miracle that I even finished it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts from Free Press Price: $9.45 Customer Review: Unlike other archaelogist who have searched for evidence to support the Bible Finkelstein and Silberman set out with an open mind to relate the archaelogical evidence in ancient Israel and the surrounding area and relate them to the writings of the Bible. In doing so they shed new light on when the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Genesis: Translation and Commentary from W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Price: $14.25 Customer Review: I find this translation refreshing and has helped revitalize my interest in the book of Genesis. If you have an interest in the Scriptures, you will find this book a delight.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


21.		The New Jewish Wedding, Revised from Scribner Price: $6.50 Customer Review: I read so many great reviews and just didn't find it that fascinating or original! Be creative and come up with some of your own ideas...that's what I'm doing!	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $27.67 Customer Review: This Jewish Bible was actually ordered for use in a college course in which my son is enrolled. It arrived has promised, was in excellent condition, and was indeed exactly what I expected.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		The Works of Josephus from Hendrickson Publishers Price: $9.00 Customer Review: Would buy again from this seller. Item arrived quickly, and in condition described. Thanks so much!	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		The Invention of the Jewish People from Verso Price: $11.53 Customer Review: The author is professor of contemporary history at the University of Tel Aviv. He is accordingly well-versed in historiography, which constitutes the preponderance of this well-written volume. He carefully reports, compares, and evaluates the evidence, writings, and opinions of a wide array of... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Price: $12.40 Customer Review: The book was delivered on time and having briefly scanned it I find it to be very informative and it makes me think. The only problem I have with its delivery it was placed in a box to big for it.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Kabbalah: The Power to Change Everything from Kabbalah Publishing Price: $8.74 Customer Review: This is for people that have a desire to make this world a better place to live in.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Price: $12.49 Customer Review: First. Anyone who can give a compassionate, intelligent and scholarly work like this one star has an agenda. Carroll is not anti-Catholic. He is a Catholic himself and started out as a priest. This book reveals the big lie that is a central source of rot in Catholicism and I'm not surprised... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 from Zondervan Price: $6.00 Customer Review: This is one of the most awesome books I have ever read (outside of the Bible). It has dramatically changed my view of how God looks at me and provides for me. It has given my faith a strength that I can not verbalize! I finished reading this book the first time as I was going into the hospital... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) from Penguin Classics Price: $5.27 Customer Review: For anyone serious about mythology, folklore, fairy tales, this book is a must-have. While this book might have never been heard of my many people today who enjoy myths and fairytales, it's a solid classic reference book and was an ambitious project for its time. I can't say much that the other... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


30.		Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths from Harper Perennial Price: $1.95 Customer Review: Best read on the subject. Enlightening, showing how the history of religion has been manipulated by three faiths for their own people set in the times of the writing.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information