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extract from Michael Fischer's compilation



1955-1959

Jewish prayer. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1955.
2nd ed. 1956; 3rd ed. 1962.

A guide to Yom Kippur. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1957. [Repr. 1960, 1966, 1969]. 2nd ed. 1983.

Danish transl. En vejledning til Jom Kippur. Copenhagen: Det Mosaiske Troessamfund, 1979.

We have reason to believe: some aspects of Jewish theology examined in the light of modern thought. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1957. 2nd ed. 1962; 3rd rev. ed. 1965; 4th rev. ed. 1995; 5th expanded ed. 2004 with new retrospect by L. Jacobs.

Ch. "Jewish law: a synthesis" of first ed. repr. as "A synthesis of the traditional and
critical views." Conservative Judaism and Jewish law. Ed. Seymour Siegel. New
York: Rabbinical Assembly, 1977: 111-122.

A guide to Rosh ha-Shanah. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1959. [Repr. 1962, 1969].

Danish transl. En vejledning til Rosh Hashanah. [Copenhagen]: SJUF, 1973.
Republ. Copenhagen: Det Mosaiske Troessamfund, 1982.

1960-1964

Jewish values. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1960. Hartford, CT: Hartmore House, 1960. Excerpts from ch. 2 publ. as "The study of the Torah." World Jewry 5.2 (Feb. 1962): 5-6. 2nd ed. Hartford, CT: Hartmore House, 1969. [Repr. 1975].
Republ. as The book of Jewish values. London: Vallentine, Mitchell; Chappaqua,
NY: Rossel Books, 1983. [Repr. 1984 (Vallentine, Mitchell)].

The Jewish festivals: New Year, the Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Passover, Pentecost, Hanukkah, Purim. Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1961. [Miniature book].

Studies in talmudic logic and methodology. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1961. [Repr. 2006].

Principles of the Jewish faith: an analytical study. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1964. First American ed. New York: Basic Books, 1964. Special Commentary Classic ed. [USA]: s.n., 1964. Repr. with new pref. Northvale, NJ; London: Jason Aronson, 1988.

1965-1969

Seeker of unity: the life and works of Aaron of Starosselje. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1966. [Repr. 2006]. New York: Basic Books, 1967. Faith. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1968. New York: Basic Books, 1968.

Jewish law. Chain of tradition series, 1. New York: Behrman House, 1968.

Lister, Rebecca & Louis Jacobs. A teacher's book for Jewish law. By Louis Jacobs.
Chain of tradition series, 1. New York: Behrman House, 1968.

Jewish ethics, philosophy and mysticism. Chain of tradition series, 2. New York:
Behrman House, 1969.

Green, Ben Ezra & Louis Jacobs. A teacher's book for Jewish ethics, philosophy
and mysticism. By Louis Jacobs. Chain of tradition series, 2. New York: Behrman
House, 1969.

1970-1974

Jewish thought today. Chain of tradition series, 3. New York: Behrman House, 1970.

Green, Ben Ezra & Louis Jacobs. A teacher's book for Jewish thought today. By
Louis Jacobs. Chain of tradition series, 3. New York: Behrman House, 1970.
Hasidic prayer. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. New York: Jewish Publication Society of America; Schocken, 1973. [2 printings; repr. 1975]. First Schocken pbk. ed. New York: Schocken, 1978. With new introd. London; Washington: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 1993. [Repr. 2001, 2006].

Italian transl. La preghiera chassidica. Milano: Gribaudi, 2001.

The way of the Jews. Amersham: Hulton Educational Publications, 1972. [Repr. 1975, 1978]. 2nd ed. 1980. [Repr. 1985].

Jewish biblical exegesis. Chain of tradition series, 4. New York: Behrman House, 1973.

Blecher, Arthur C. & Louis Jacobs. A teacher's book for Jewish biblical exegesis.
By Louis Jacobs. Chain of tradition series, 4. New York: Behrman House, 1973.

A Jewish theology. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1973. New York: Behrman House, 1973. [Repr. 1974, 1996].

Ch. "The chosen people" republ. in Man's religious quest: a reader. Ed. Whitfield
Foy. London: Croom Helm, 1978: 409-413.

En vejledning til Rosh Hashanah. [Copenhagen]: SJUF, 1973. Republ. Copenhagen: Det Mosaiske Troessamfund, 1982. [Danish transl. of A guide to Rosh ha-Shanah. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1959.]

What does Judaism say about...? Jerusalem: Keter, 1973. [Repr. 1988]. New York: Quadrangle: New York Times Book Co., 1973.

1975-1979

Theology in the responsa. London; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975. First pbk. ed. Oxford; Portland, OR: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2005.

Hasidic thought. Chain of tradition series, 5. New York: Behrman House, 1976. [Repr. 1988].

En vejledning til Jom Kippur. Copenhagen: Det Mosaiske Troessamfund, 1979. [Danish transl. of A guide to Yom Kippur. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1957.]

1980-1984

Teyku: the unsolved problem in the Babylonian Talmud: a study in the literary analysis and form of the talmudic argument. London; New York: Cornwall Books, 1981.

The book of Jewish values. London: Vallentine, Mitchell; Chappaqua, NY: Rossel Books, 1983. [Repr. 1984 (Vallentine, Mitchell)]. [Republ. of Jewish values. London: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1960.]

The book of Jewish belief. New York: Behrman House, 1984.

Grossman, Susan & Louis Jacobs. A teacher's guide and source book for The book
of Jewish belief. By Louis Jacobs. New York: Behrman House, 1988.

Ch. "Holiness" republ. as "Holiness according to Jewish tradition." SIDIC 30.3
(1997). Engl. ed.: 18-21.

The talmudic argument: a study in talmudic reasoning and methodology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984.

A tree of life: diversity, flexibility, and creativity in Jewish law. Oxford; New York:
Oxford University Press for The Littman Library, 1984. 2nd rev. ed. with new introd. London; Portland, OR: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2000.

1985-1989

The book of Jewish practice. West Orange, NJ: Behrman House, 1987.

Helping with inquiries: an autobiography. London; Totowa, NJ: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1989.

1990-1994

God, Torah, Israel: traditionalism without fundamentalism. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1990. London: Masorti Publications, 1999.

Holy living: saints and saintliness in Judaism. Northvale, NJ; London: Jason Aronson, 1990.

Jewish personal & social ethics. West Orange, NJ: Behrman House, 1990.

Religion and the individual: a Jewish perspective. Cambridge studies in religious
traditions, 1. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. [Repr. 1992].

Structure and form in the Babylonian Talmud. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge
University Press, 1991. 1995-1999

The Jewish religion: a companion. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Abr. and updated ed. publ. as A concise companion to the Jewish religion. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. 1999 ed. publ. in electronic form as Oxford concise companion to the Jewish religion.

'Ask the Rabbi'. London; Portland, OR: Vallentine, Mitchell, 1999.

Beyond reasonable doubt. London; Portland, OR: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 1999.

First pbk. ed. London; Portland, OR: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2004.

A concise companion to the Jewish religion. Oxford; New York: Oxford University
Press, 1999. [Abr. and updated ed. of The Jewish religion: a companion. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.] Also available in electronic form as Oxford concise companion to the Jewish religion. 2000-2005

La preghiera chassidica. Milano: Gribaudi, 2001. [Italian transl. of Hasidic prayer. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972.]

Jewish preaching: homilies and sermons. London; Portland, OR: Vallentine, Mitchell, 2004.

Judaism and theology: essays on the Jewish religion. London; Portland, OR: Vallentine, Mitchell, 2005. [Collection of essays, all but one previously published.]

Rabbinic thought in the Talmud. London; Portland, OR: Vallentine, Mitchell, 2005.
[Collection of essays, most of them reworked versions of previously published material.]

Their heads in heaven: unfamiliar aspects of hasidism. London; Portland, OR:
Vallentine, Mitchell, 2005. [Collection of essays, most of them substantially reworked versions of previously published material.]