Explore Jewish history, traditions, and texts. From the Hebrew Bible, to Pirke Avot, to the Zohar, this collection brings together significant works representing multifaceted traditions. Practical and accessible, each volume provides a contemporary translation and facing-page commentary, inviting readers to understand each text’s wisdom. Gain insight into Moses Maimonides’ teachings, understand Jewish mysticism, and explore Hasidic tales. With this collection, you can study these timeless works with breadth and depth.

This extensive collection of religious texts examines a wide variety of spiritual traditions. Modern students of religion understand the difference between traditional streams of thought regarding Ultimate Reality. These volumes invite readers into the ancient conversation and provide a grounding for modern scholarship and inter-faith understanding.

Perhaps no Jewish thinker has had a more significant impact on Jewish religious thought than Moses Maimonides (1138 CE–1204 CE). A medieval philosopher whose vision covered an extensive range, he created a method of mediating between revelation and reason that laid the groundwork for a rational, philosophically sophisticated Judaism. In this accessible examination of Maimonides’ theological and philosophical teachings, Rabbi Marc D. Angel opens up Maimonides’ views on the nature of God, providen...