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Judaism: The Basics and General Reference

Note: Many other books related to this subject may be found under Jewish Observance and Outreach and Conversion

Ariel, David S. What Do Jews Believe?: The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism.
Baron, Joseph L., editor. A Treasury of Jewish Quotations.
Bennett, Alan, editor. Journey Through Judaism:
Borowitz, Eugene. Explaining Reform Judaism.
Einstein, Stephen J. & Kukoff, Lydia Every Person's Guide to Judaism.
Holtz, Barry W. The Book of Jewish Belief.
Jacobs, Louis. The Jewish Religion: A Companion.
Kertzer, Morris. What is a Jew?.
Kolatch, The Jewish Book of Why
Kolatch, The Second Jewish Book of Why
Maslin, Simeon. What We Believe...What We Do...; A Pocket Guide for Reform Jews.
Prager, Dennis & Telushkin, Joseph. The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism.
Roth, Cecil, ed. Encyclopedia Judaica.
Soncino, Rifat & Syme, Daniel. Finding God: Ten Jewish Responses.
Steinberg, Milton. Basic Judaism.
Strassfeld, Michael & Siegel, Richard. The First Jewish Catalog; A Do-It-Yourself Kit
Strassfeld, et al. The Second Jewish Catalog: Sources and Resources.
Strassfeld, et al. The Third Jewish Catalog : Creating Community (With a Cumulative Index to All 3 Catalogs)
Syme, Daniel. The Jewish Home: A Guide for Jewish Living.
Telushkin, Joseph. Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible.
Telushkin, Joseph. Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People & History.