Joseph Telushkin Books in Order

Written with Dennis Prager, this classic guide answers common questions about God, Jewish identity, practice, suffering, and belief. It is aimed at skeptical or searching readers who want a clear, direct introduction to Judaism.

Telushkin and Dennis Prager examine why Jews have been singled out for hatred across different times and places. The book approaches antisemitism through history, theology, peoplehood, and the uneasy reactions Jewish distinctiveness can provoke.

In the first Rabbi Daniel Winter mystery, a controversial female rabbi is killed and Winter finds himself uncomfortably close to the case. His search for the murderer pulls him into Los Angeles politics, theology, and very personal danger.

After a heated radio appearance, outspoken Rabbi Myrna Wahl is killed and Daniel Winter becomes a prime suspect. To clear his name, he has to navigate public controversy, hidden enemies, and a case that keeps circling back to him.

This early collection gathers quotations, anecdotes, and sharp observations into a browseable book of practical wisdom. Telushkin mixes humor and seriousness, pushing readers past clichés toward harder, more interesting ways of thinking.

When a psychiatrist whose clients include Los Angeles power players is found brutally murdered, Rabbi Daniel Winter starts asking questions. Missing records, private secrets, and a polished public image make this mystery especially tricky.

A killing tied to an old crime sends Rabbi Daniel Winter into a case shaped by grief, revenge, and the limits of the justice system. As suspicion falls on the wrong man, Winter tries to defend him and find the truth.

One of Telushkin's best-known books, this is a large, readable primer on Jewish religion, history, people, and practice. Its short entries make it easy to browse, study, or use as a trusted starting point.

Telushkin uses jokes as a way into Jewish history, family life, faith, insecurity, and argument. It is funny, but it is also a smart look at what humor reveals about how Jews have seen themselves and the world.

Part anthology and part guide, this book gathers Jewish teachings from the Bible, Talmud, and later thinkers. Telushkin uses stories and commentary to connect old wisdom to ordinary questions about work, love, character, and responsibility.

This practical ethics book looks at the damage done by gossip, lying, insults, and careless speech. Telushkin argues that words are moral acts, and he offers habits that can make everyday conversation kinder and more truthful.

A broad introduction to the people, stories, ideas, and laws of the Hebrew Bible. Telushkin makes a huge subject manageable, explaining what readers need to know and why these texts still matter.

Designed as a day-by-day guide, this book offers short readings on ethical living drawn from Jewish texts and stories. Telushkin writes about anger, honesty, parents, work, charity, speech, and the small habits that shape character.

A clear, accessible history of Jewish immigration to America, from the earliest arrivals to later refugee and Soviet waves. Telushkin shows how newcomers built communities, adapted to American life, and helped shape the country they entered.

Built around ten core traits, this book takes on the hard moral questions that show up in family life, work, money, illness, and friendship. Telushkin turns abstract ethics into concrete advice without pretending the choices are easy.

The first volume of Telushkin's ethics project focuses on character and personal integrity. Using Jewish sources and modern examples, he writes about fairness, humility, truth, forgiveness, shame, envy, and the discipline of becoming a better person.

This second volume asks what it really means to love your neighbor as yourself. Telushkin explores kindness, hospitality, charity, mourning, tolerance, self-defense, and other daily tests of compassion.

Telushkin revisits Hillel the Elder through his best-known teachings, stories, and legal rulings. The book argues for a Judaism rooted in ethics, openness, learning, and a welcoming approach to converts.

A slim collection of brief teachings, reflections, and practical exercises drawn from Jewish wisdom. Telushkin keeps the focus on daily habits, happier thinking, and small moral choices readers can actually try.

Telushkin's major biography of Menachem M. Schneerson traces the Rebbe's life, teachings, and leadership of Chabad. It looks at how one rabbi shaped Jewish life far beyond Brooklyn and why his influence still matters.