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ⓘ About Joseph Telushkin
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Rabbi, scholar, and spiritual leader, Joseph Telushkin, is a highly recognized and incredibly well respected author of many non-fiction books as well as a handful of fiction novels. His writing are varied as they relate to Jewish Literacy, Jewish ethics, and Jewish history. Rabbi Telushkin, born on New Year’s Day in 1948 in New York, NY, was raised in Brooklyn, NY. As a student at Columbia University he was writing about the Jewish situation and was a student activist, particularly in regards to the struggle of Soviet Jews. As a leading author on Judaism, Rabbi Telushkin has written on varied topics such as Jewish literacy, history, and practices.
All Book Series by Joseph Telushkin
The Unorthodox Murder Of Rabbi Moss
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1986
Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1981 Co-authored · Dennis Prager
The Life of David
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2005 Anthology · Robert Pinsky
Ben-Gurion
Book 17 of 25 · published 2011 Anthology · Shimon Peres,David Landau
The Eichmann Trial
Book 18 of 25 · published 2011 Anthology · Deborah E. Lipstadt
When General Grant Expelled the Jews
Book 20 of 25 · published 2012 Anthology · Jonathan D. Sarna
The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem
Book 22 of 25 · published 2013 Anthology · Jeremy Dauber
Where the Jews Aren't
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2016 Anthology · Masha Gessen
Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism
Single-title series · published 1981 Co-authored · Dennis Prager
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joseph Telushkin?
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Rabbi, scholar, and spiritual leader, Joseph Telushkin, is a highly recognized and incredibly well respected author of many non-fiction books as well as a handful of fiction novels. His writing are varied as they relate to Jewish Literacy, Jewish ethics, and Jewish history. Rabbi Telushkin, born on New Year’s Day in 1948 in New York, NY, was raised in Brooklyn, NY.
Which Joseph Telushkin series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Rabbi Daniel Winter Mysteries series, the earliest of Joseph Telushkin's multi-book series: it opens with The Unorthodox Murder Of Rabbi Moss (1986) and runs to 4 books across 1986–1991, ending with An Eye for an Eye (1991). Joseph Telushkin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Joseph Telushkin written?
Joseph Telushkin has 46 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1981 and 2016. 30 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Jewish Encounters series with 25 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Joseph Telushkin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Joseph Telushkin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Touchstone Book (1981, 1 book), Rabbi Daniel Winter Mysteries (1986–1991, 4 books) and Jewish Encounters (2005–2016, 25 books).
How are Joseph Telushkin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Joseph Telushkin's 46 books into 3 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jewish Encounters (25 books, 2005–2016); Rabbi Daniel Winter Mysteries (4 books, 1986–1991); Touchstone Book (1 book, 1981).