I. JEWISH THOUGHT

* The Book of Jewish Belief – Louis Jacobs

* Emet Ve-Emunah: Statement of Principles of Conservative Judaism

Alternatives:

Basic Judaism - Milton Steinberg -Our course uses

Embracing Judaism - Simcha Kling

This is My God - Herman Wouk

For Enrichment:

A Jewish Theology - Louis Jacobs

Between God and Man - Abraham J. Heschel

Judaism: A Portrait - Leon Roch

Judaism as a Civilization - Mordecai M. Kaplan

II. JEWISH HISTORY

* Wanderings - Chaim Potok

Alternatives:

A History of the Jewish People - Solomon Grayzel

A History of the Jewish Experience - Leo Trepp

For Enrichment:

The Course of Modern Jewish History - Howard Sachar

Conservative Judaism: A Contemporary History - Herbert Rosenblum

III. JEWISH PRACTICE

*The Complete Book of Jewish Observance - Leo Trepp

Alternatives:

A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice - Isaac Klein

The Book of Jewish Practice - Louis Jacobs

Celebration and Renewal - edited by Rela Geffen

Special Areas of Practice:

* The Jewish Dietary Laws - S. Dresner, S. Siegel and D. Pollack

*Service of the Heart - Evelyn Garfiel

*Passover Haggadah: The Feast of Freedom - Rabbinical Assembly

For Enrichment:

The Three Jewish Catalogues - edited by M & S Strassfeld

The Sabbath - Abraham J. Heschel

Days of Awe - S. Y. Agnon

The Jewish Holidays - Michael Strassfeld

IV. HEBREW

* Rosh: A Hebrew Primer - J. Levbarg & B. Grayzel

V. REFERENCE

Encyclopedia Judaica and its Yearbooks - This is when you win the lottery or want to buy a very special gift for yourself.

The Jewish Books of Why - A. Kolatch

Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts -P. Birnbaum

Jewish Literacy - J. Telushkin -Our course uses

Back To the Sources - B. Holtz