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Jewish Encounters Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Jewish Encounters books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Jewish Encounters series? Start with "Hillel: If Not Now, When?" (2010) and follow publication order through all 25 books.
The complete Jewish Encounters reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hillel: If Not Now, When?
2010
The Life of David (By: Robert Pinsky)
2005
Maimonides (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2005
Barney Ross (By: Douglas Century)
2006
Betraying Spinoza (By: Rebecca Goldstein)
2006
Emma Lazarus (By: Esther Schor)
2006
The Wicked Son (By: David Mamet)
2006
Marc Chagall (By: Jonathan Wilson)
2007
Jews and Power (By: Ruth R. Wisse)
2007
Resurrecting Hebrew (By: Ilan Stavans)
2008
Benjamin Disraeli (By: Adam Kirsch)
2008
Rashi (By: Elie Wiesel)
2009
A Fine Romance (By: David Lehman)
2009
The Jewish Body (By: Melvin Konner)
2009
Yehuda Halevi (By: Hillel Halkin)
2010
Burnt Books (By: Rodger Kamenetz)
2010
Ben-Gurion (By: Shimon Peres,David Landau)
2011
The Eichmann Trial (By: Deborah E. Lipstadt)
2011
Sacred Trash (By: Adina Hoffman)
2011
When General Grant Expelled the Jews (By: Jonathan Sarna)
2012
The Book of Job (By: Harold S. Kushner)
2012
The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem (By: Jeremy Dauber)
2013
Menachem Begin (By: Daniel Gordis)
2014
Abraham (By: Alan M. Dershowitz)
2015
Where the Jews Aren't (By: Masha Gessen)
2016
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