The Jews are sometimes called the people of the book. The Book refers to the Torah. But, books and academic learning have been important to the Jews over history.
Here is a list of some books with significant Jewish content, about Jews or Judaism.
Core religious texts[]
Retelling the stories[]
Ethics from a Jewish point of view[]
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People
- The dignity of difference: how to avoid the clash of civilizations
Language and culture[]
- Born to Kvetch
- The Joys of Yiddish
- People of the Book (and article on Literawiki)