Top Document: Judaism Reading List: Introduction and General (Pt. I) Previous Document: The following is an index to all the SCJ Reading Lists. It is grouped by the files available through the SCJ FAQ Autoretriever. Next Document: But the list is so long, where should I start? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge With the growth of the Internet, there are now many, many, many retailers of both secular and Jewish products on the Internet. This reading list cannot claim to list them all; however, we can identify some of the largest ones. Note that the FAQ makes no claim as to the quality of any of these services. They are likely all good, but the reading list can provide no guarantees. Secular Services The following commercial concerns all provide a large selection of books, including a fair selection of Jewish books: * Amazon. [6]http://www.amazon.com/ [7][Amazon Associate] Note: The S.C.J Reading List has established an affiliate relationship with Amazon.Com. Now you can complete your Jewish library and support the continued development of the Reading Lists at the same time. For those reading this at www.scjfaq.org/rl/gen-sources.html, you can click the link to the left to browse Amazon's selections. Alternatively, if you enter Amazon using the URL [8]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=socculturej ewish, the reading lists will get credit for your entry. [9]We make it easy. When you see the Amazon graphic (or "[Buy at Amazon: http:...]") on an entry in the reading list, this indicates that the specific book is available for purchase at Amazon. Click on the graphic/link to go to Amazon and purchase the book. * Barnes and Noble. [10]http://www.bn.com/ Jewish Retailers The following retailers all provide a large selection of Jewish books: * Broders Rare and Used Books. [11]http://www.brodersbooks.com/ A good sources for the rare or used books, often not stocked by other retailers. * Jewishmall [12]http://www.jewishmall.com/ A collection of online Jewish retailers * Jewishmusic.Com [13]http://www.jewishmusic.com/ Operated by Tara Publications. Stocks both books and music. * Judaism.Com. [14]http://www.judaism.com/ Operated by US Judaica, formerly Pinsker's Bookstore in Pittsburgh PA. This concern is well known from their land-line number: 1-800-JUDAISM. * J. Levine Books and Judaica. [15]http://www.levinejudaica.com/ Based out of New York, NY. Sells books, media, and Judaica. * My Jewish Books. [16]http://www.myjewishbooks.com/ An online discount Jewish bookstore. Orders are fulfilled by Amazon.com, and proceeds go to tzedakah. * Virtual Jerusalem Shops. [17]http://vjshops.virtualjerusalem.com/ A collection of Judaica shops in a wide variety of categories. Publishers The following are publishers of Jewish Music or Jewish texts. You can often order directly from them. An additional source of Jewish Publishers is the Association of Jewish Book Publishers ([18]http://www.avotaynu.com/ajbp.html). There is another list of publishers at [19]http://www.lights.com/publisher/db/topics-Religion-Jewish.html. Additionally, almost all "mainstream" publishing houses, such as Simon and Schuster ([20]http://www.simonsays.com/), Macmillan Publishers ([21]http://www.macmillan.com/), Doubleday ([22]http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/, another division of Random House), Random House ([23]http://www.randomhouse.com/), Harper Collins ([24]http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/), among others, all offer popular Judaica in their catalogs. Some good publishers that focus specifically on Judaica are: * Artscroll/Mesorah. [25]http://www.artscroll.com/ [26][Artscroll Affiliate] Publishers of timeless Jewish classics, including Talmud commentaries. The S.C.J Reading Lists have also established a relationship with Artscroll. Support the Reading Lists by purchasing books through Artscroll. In the web version of the reading lists, you can use the Artscroll graphic link link to the left (or the link that is at the bottom of each page) to shop at Artscroll. If you are reading this without the graphical links, either visit [27]http://www.scjfaq.org/rl/ to read the web version, or go to Artscroll directly at [28]http://artscroll.com/linker/socculturejewish/home [29]We make it easy. When you see the Artscroll graphic (or "[Buy at Artscroll: http:...]") on an entry in the reading list, this indicates that the specific book is available for purchase at Artscroll. Click on the graphic/link to go to Artscroll and purchase the book. * Jacob Aronson Inc. [30]http://www.aronson.com/ Publishers of Judaica * Behrman House. [31]http://www.behrmanhouse.com/ Behrman House is the leading publisher of Judaica and educational materials for Jewish religious schools in North America and in English-speaking countries around the world. * Ben-Simon Publications. [32]http://www.swifty.com/bensimon/ Publishes Jewish and family themed books. * CCAR Press. [33]http://www.ccarnet.org/press/ Publishers of liturgical and reference material for the Reform movement. * Feldheim Publishers. [34]http://www.feldheim.com/aa/index.shtml "Bringing you the finest in Torah Literature for the Entire Family" * Five Star Publications. [35]http://www.fivestarsupport.com Various categories including kosher cookbooks, Holocaust memoirs, consumer-oriented (Profits of Death, an expose of the funeral industry) and children's books. * Jewish Lights Publishing. [36]http://www.jewishlights.com/ Publishers of a large amount of contemporary Jewish thought and practice books, including Anita Diamont's stuff. * Jewish Publishing Society. [37]http://www.jewishpub.org/ The oldest publisher of Jewish literature published in the English language. Since 1888, JPS has providing titles that further Jewish culture and education * Jonathan David Press. [38]http://www.jonathandavidonline.com/home.htm A New York-based nonfiction trade book publisher that specializes in sports, biography, reference, and popular Judaica. The parent corporation, Jonathan David Co., Inc., markets and distributes Jonathan David publications throughout the world. In addition, it issues Judaica Book Guide, a mail-order catalog offering the very best in Judaica from the lists of all publishers at bargain prices. * Kehot Publishing. [39]http://www.kehotonline.com/ The publishing arm of Chabad. * KTAV Publishing Company [40]http://www.ktav.com Publisher of fine Jewish books and gifts, including prayer books, books for children and young adults, toys, games, school supplies and textbooks. KTAV also produces distinguished scholarly books on topics ranging from Biblical study to contemporary issues. * Milah Press. [41]http://www.milahpress.com/ Books on the holocaust, Hebrew language, and Zionism. * Paulist Press [42]http://www.paulistpress.com/ * Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. [43]http://pelicanpub.com Publishes books of Jewish interest for all ages, including A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Passover Lite Kosher Cookbook, Kosher Cajun Cookbook, Kosher Creole Cookbook, Kosher Southern-Style Cookbook, Toby Belfer's Seder: A Passover Story Retold, Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree, and A Belfer Bar Mitzvah. * Praeger Press. [44]http://www.praeger.com/. * The Reconstructionist Press. [45]http://www.jrf.org/pub/listmain.html Publishing arm of the Reconstructionist movement. Publishes over fifty titles dealing with Reconstructionist philosophy, liturgy, education and current issues in daily Jewish life. The press also publishes and distributes the works of Mordecai M. Kaplan. * Schocken Books. [46]http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/schocken/home.html A division of Random House, Schocken is well known for publishing scholarly books on a wide variety of Jewish subjects. * SHJ Press. [47]http://www.shj.org/gift.html The publishing arm of the Society for Humanistic Judaism movement. * Soncino Press. [48]http://www.soncino.com/ Publishers of Judaic classic books. * Targum Press. [49]http://www.targum.com/ A major publisher of Jewish books. A subsidiary of Feldheim Publishers. * UAHC Press. [50]http://www.uahcweb.org/press/ Publishers of a large amount of material dealing with the Reform movement. * USCJ Bookstore. [51]http://www.uscj.org/mall/bookservice.htm USCJ is the publisher of books for the Conservative movement. The following University presses occasionally publish books of Jewish interest: * Columbia University Press. [52]http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/bottom.html * Oxford University Press. [53]http://www.oup-usa.org/ * University of Chicago Press. [54]http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ Specialty Sources The following vendors and publishers provide books for more narrowly-focused audiences: * [55]JudaicKiosk.com. JudaicKiosk.com is a one-stop shop for a wide variety of Jewish Russian-language literature sold over the Internet. Their catalogue, which can be accessed at [56]http://www.judaickiosk.com, includes over 400 titles, including fiction, poetry, biographies, Biblical commentary, Judaic encyclopedias, history and academic texts, Hebrew-Russian dictionaries and kosher cookbooks. JudaicKiosk.com guarantees a wide range of Russian language Judaica, with reasonable prices and excellent service. User Contributions:Top Document: Judaism Reading List: Introduction and General (Pt. I) Previous Document: The following is an index to all the SCJ Reading Lists. It is grouped by the files available through the SCJ FAQ Autoretriever. 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