Bibliography and Supporting Documentation

Picture Captions from the Come and Hear™ Home Page.

1. Official Come and Hear™ Carol Valentine look-alike
2. One of the 18 volumes from the uncensored 1961 Soncino edition of the Babylonian Talmud
3. The Very Reverend the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, the late Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz
4. Elizabeth Dilling, American author of 'The Jewish Religion: Its Influence Today'
5. Mr. Abe Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League
6. The Very Reverend the Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Professor Jonathan Sacks
7. Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe, recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal
8. George Walker Bush, President of the United States of America (2001-2009)
9. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, disciple of Lubavitcher Rabbi Schneerson and popularizer of Judaism
10. Nathan Lewin, Esq., prominent Washington Lawyer arguing on behalf of Talmud doctrine
11. Rabbi Michael L. Rodkinson, translator of the 1896-1903 'New Edition of the Talmud'
12. Rabbi Dr. Louis Finkelstein, author of 'The Pharisees, The Sociological Background of Their Faith'
13. One of the 3200 folios from the Come and Hear™ online Talmud
14. Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, former President of Jews' College, London, and Editor of the Soncino Talmud

Print Documentation

1. 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05535a.htm
2. Bar-Chayim, Rabbi David, Jews Are Called Man: The Distinction between Jews and Gentiles in Torah Daat Emet "has been operating since 1998 as a public organization, whose main goal is the study of classical Jewish culture and the dissemination of its scientific, humanistic interpretation."
3. Bible, Revised Standard Version , http://www.hti.umich.edu/r/rsv, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/rsv.browse.html
4. Bible , 21st Century King James Version, American Standard Version, Amplified Bible, Contemporary English Version, Darby Translation, English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, Young's Literal Translation, http://www.gospelcom.com, http://www.biblegateway.com
5. Bible, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, http:/sacred-texts.com/bib/jps/index.htm
6. The New Bible Dictionary, Wheaton, Illinois, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1962.
7. Anti-Defamation League, The Talmud in Anti-Semitic Polemics , February, 2003, https://web.archive.org/web/20030802004005/http://www.adl.org/presrele/asus_12/the_talmud.pdf (cached)
8. Arthur Koestler, The Thirteenth Tribe, London, UK, Random House, 1976
9. Boteach, Rabbi Shmuley, Judaism for Everyone: Renewing Your Life Through the Vibrant Lessons of the Jewish Faith, New York, New York, Basic Books, 2002
10. Boteach, Rabbi Shmuley, Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy, New York, New York, Doubleday, 1999
11. Butler, E.M., Ritual Magic, Cambridge, UK, The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, 1949
12. Cantor, Norman F. The Sacred Chain: A History of the Jews, New York, Harper Perennial, 1995.
13. Cohen, Rev. Dr. Abraham. Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages, New York, Schocken Books, 1949.
14. Dilling, Elizabeth, The Jewish Religion: Its Influence Today, 4th Ed., Calif., Noontide Press, 1983. Full text available on line.
15. Dimont, Max I., The Indestructible Jews, New York, The New American Library, 1971
16. Epstein, Rabbi Dr. Isidore, Editor. The Babylonian Talmud, translated into English with notes, glossary and indices, London, Soncino Press, 1935-1948 Partial transcription available on line.
17. Finkelstein, Rabbi Dr. Louis, The Pharisees: The Sociological Background of Their Faith, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1938
18. Frazer, Sir James George, F.R.S., F.B.A., The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, New York, The MacMillan Company, 1951
19. Freedman, Samuel G., Jew vs. Jew, New York, Simon & Schuster, 2000.
20. Jefferson, Thomas, The Jefferson Bible: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, also available on http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/
21. Landman, Rabbi Isaac, Editor. The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, New York, The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc., 1939-1943.
22. Lapin, Rabbi Daniel, America's Real War, Sisters, Oregon, Multnomah Publishers, 1999
23. Pelley, William Dudley, The 45 Questions Most Frequently Asked about the Jews, also available at http://community.fortunecity.ws/victorian/mill/1220/pelley1.html
24. Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal, Many Religions, One Covenant: Israel, the Church, and the World, 1999, Ignatias Press, San Francisco
25. Robinson, Dr. Thomas. The Bible Timeline, Nashville, Tenn., Thomas Nelson Publishers in conjunction with Michael Friedman Publishing Group, Inc., New York, 1992.
26. Rodkinson, Rabbi Michael L. History of the Talmud, Revised and Corrected under the editorship of The Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Wise, New York, New Talmud Publishing Company, 1903. Partial transcription available on line.
27. Rodkinson, Rabbi Michael L. New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, Revised and Corrected under the editorship of The Rev. Dr. Isaac M. Wise, New York, New Talmud Publishing Company, 1896 - 1903; 2nd ed. 1918.  Unverified text available on line at
28. Schramm, Hellmut, Ph.D., Jewish Ritual Murder, a Historical Investigation, 1941, English translation by R. Belser, available at https://archive.org/stream/JEWISHRITUAL-MURDER/RitualMurderInvestigation_djvu.txt
29. Simeon b. Yohai, Rabbi (attributed), Zohar
30. Singer, Dr. Isidore, Managing Editor, The Jewish Encyclopedia, New York, Funk and Wagnalls, 1901-1906.  Online (unverified content, with some errors) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp
31. Steinsaltz, Rabbi Adin, The Essential Talmud, New York, Basic Books, 1976.
32. Steinsaltz, Rabbi Adin, Goldberg (ed.), The Talmud, The Steinsaltz Edition, New York, Random House, 1999
33. Sumerian Legend, Gilgamesh, translation by E. A. Speiser, in Ancient Near Eastern Texts, Princeton, 1950
34. Traditional Jewish literature, Sephir Yezirah (spelled variously)
35. Walsh, William Thomas, Isabella of Spain: The Last Crusader, London, Sheed & Ward, 1931

Exhibits From Elizabeth Dilling's book, "The Jewish Religion: Its Influence Today"

Exhibits from the Soncino Babylonian Talmud, The Jewish Encyclopedia, The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, and other documents, publications, and periodicals were bound into Elizabeth Dilling's book to support her research.  Those exhibits are listed on a separate page, associated with Dilling's book.

Web Documentation

1. Aish HaTorah: The 613 Commandments
2. Aish HaTorah: What is the Oral Torah?
3. Alliance for Authentic Judaism: A Stern Warning
4. Amazon Books: Chasidism: Its Development, Theology, and Practice by Natan Gurary., Natan Gurary, Noson Gurary
5. American Israel Numismatic Association: The Lubavitcher Rebbe
6. American Jewish Congress: Distinguished Jewish American and Israeli Feminists To Be Honored at Knesset Ceremony January 26, 2000
7. American Jewish Congress: Fromm, Freud, and Midrash
8. Amnesty International: Leonel Torres Herrera
9. Anti-Defamation League: ADL Letter to Mel Gibson
10. Anti-Defamation League: ADL Says Extremists Use The Talmud to Promote Anti-Semitism
11. Anti-Defamation League: Hate on the World Wide Web: A Brief Guide to Cyberspace Bigotry
12. Anti-Defamation League: The Talmud in Anti-Semitic Polemics
13. ArtScroll: The Gemara: The Classic Vilna Edition, annotated and elucidated, as an aid to Talmud study.
14. Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Biodiversity; Peter Singer
15. BBC Religion and Ethics: Judaism - Purim
16. Bar-Ilan University: "Sprouting poison weed and wormwood"
17. Bard College: Faculty
18. Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club: The Distilled Wisdom of Human Nature
19. Beth Din of America: Our Mission, Background & Affiliations, and Executive Staff
20. Beth Din of America: Services Provided and What You Can Expect from the Beth Din
21. British Journal of Sexual Medicine: The Case against Circumcision
22. Bruce J. Butterfield: Law Code of Hammurabi (1780 B.C.)
23. The Catholic Encyclopedia: Moloch
24. The Catholic Encyclopedia: Esdras the Man
25. Central Conference of American Rabbis: New American Reform Responsa 102. Circumcision and AIDS
26. Chabad Center: Mikvah Ateres Yisroel
27. Chabad Lubavitch of Northern Virginia: Mikvah Groundbreaking March 24, 2002
28. Chabad of Buffalo: Rabbi Noson and Rebbetzin Miriam Gurary
29. Chabad of Buffalo: Sirota and Gurary Wedding
30. Chabad.org: Reasoning The Stone
31. ChiefRabbi.org: In memory of Lord Jakobovits
32. ChiefRabbi.org: Jewish Identity - The concept of a chosen people - 8 May 2001
33. City of Castelvetrano - Selinunte (TP): The Tophet and the rite of human sacrifice
34. Circumcision.net: Anthology of Chabad-Lubavitch Customs
35. Circumcision.net: Ritual Circumcision: Historical Background
36. Circumcision.net: The First Mitzvah
37. Concerned Women of America: AARP Lurches Left
38. Concerned Women of America: World Congress of Families Convenes in Washington
39. Constantin Brunner 1862-1937: Constantin Brunner: Quotations
40. Cyberdomicile of Slade Farney: (William Dudley Pelley) The 45 Questions Most Frequently Asked About the Jews With the Answers by Pelley
41. Daat Emet: Circumcision - Halachic Viewpoint
42. Daat Emet: (Rabbi David Bar-Chayim) The Jews Are Called "Man"
43. Eichlers.com: Likkutei Sichos - An Anthology of Talks, by The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson translated by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger
44. eLuna.com: Hamantashen Recipes
45. Eyler Robert Coates, Sr. (Jefferson, Thomas) The Jefferson Bible
46. Faithweb.com: The Real Truth About the Talmud
47. Father's Manifesto: Thomas Jefferson
48. Forward: Orthodox Group Honors Dr. Laura
49. Forward: While the Messiah Tarries …
50. Free Judaism: Dangerous Halakhah
51. The Guardian: Charles lends weight to time sharing multi-faith initiative
52. Christian History Institute: What Happened this Day in Church History
53. Haaretz.com: Give and take - and finally, get
54. Haaretz.com: At Ground Zero, rabbis are trying to free the widows
55. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Holocaust Denial — A Selected Bibliography
56. Hodder & Stoughton: Shmuley Boteach
57. Independent.co.uk: Chief Rabbi recants after 'heresy' claim
58. Independent.co.uk: Publishing's new sensation: Dead Sea Scrolls
59. Infoplease.com Dictionary: Talmud
60. Infoplease.com Encyclopedia: Midrash
61. Infoplease.com Encyclopedia: Talmud
62. Institute for Global Communications and David M. Dickerson: H-Antisemitism
63. Institute for Jewish Studies: Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
64. Israel Religious Action Center: The Silence of the Modern Orthodox
65. Jerusalem Post: 'Agunot' protest for the right to get a get
66. Jerusalem Post: And a Happy Purim to us all !
67. Jerusalem Post: Defender of the Tribe
68. Jerusalem Post: Jewish law institute launched in DC
69. Jerusalem Post: Wanted: A religious 'sheriff'
70. Jewish Bulletin of Northern California: Jewish medical ethics conference marks its 10th year
71. Jewish Bulletin of Northern California: O.U. scandal: Top official resigns
72. Jewish Bulletin of Northern California: Orthodox group gains assistance to help 'chained' wives
73. Jewish Bulletin of Northern California: Rabbi abuse conviction ends tough chapter for Orthodox
74. The Jewish Encyclopedia: Gentile
75. The Jewish Homemaker: In Defense of Dr. Laura
76. Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.: Jews and the Death Penalty
77. Jewish Journal of Greater L.A.: Jewish Law Cited in Death Penalty Case
78. Jewish Law Articles: AIDS: A Jewish Perspective
79. Jewish Law Articles: Brief of the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs ("COLPA") and the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (American Section) ("IAJLJ") As Amici Curiae
80. Jewish Law Articles: Ibid, Argument
81. Jewish Law Articles: Secular Law Enforcement of the Heter 'Iska
82. Jewish Law Commentary: The Supreme Chutzpah
83. Jewish Media Resources: Mortara Affair Revisited
84. Jewish News of Greater Phoenix: Lanner charged with sex abuse
85. Jewish News of Greater Phoenix: Loved and hated, 'Dr. Laura' receives award
86. Jewish Virtual Library: Judah Ha-Nasi (Judah the Prince)
87. Jewish Virtual Library: Rabbi Akiba (Akiva) ben Joseph
88. The Jewish Web: Basic Purim Facts and Info from Purim.com!
89. The Jewish Week: Jewish Law Comes to D.C.
90. The Jewish Week: Lanner Gets 7-Year Prison Term
91. The Jewish Week: The Wait Is Over: Jews' Messiah Now Kosher
92. The Jewish Week: Weeding Out An Eyesore
93. Jewishpeople.net: London Beth Din
94. Johns Hopkins University: Women in Judaism Lecture at Hopkins
95. Journal of the American Medical Association: Tuberculosis Acquired through Ritual Circumcision
96. Jowett's Notes: Phaedo - The Death Scene
97. JTA: By showing dangers, Lanner case broke down Orthodox wall of silence
98. Kipa.co.il: Yeshivat Merkaz HaRav Kook
99. Kosherline, LLC: Mikveh Essentials Bag
100. Kovetz Minhagim: Chapter Three, Customs of Bris Milah
101. Las Vegas Weekly: Jesus loves polygamy, this I know
102. London Beth Din: History
103. LubavitchArchives.com: What is the secret to our survival?
104. The Lurianic Kabbalah: Author's Biography - Sanford L. Drob, Ph.D.
105. The Lurianic Kabbalah: Ein-sof
106. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: Can a husband retroactively void a get which was given in the rabbinical court, in front of the rabbis, on grounds of duress?
107. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: A dramatization raises funds for Advocates to help women free themselves from bad marriages.
108. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: "HaDin VeHadayan" - the Law and it's Decisor
109. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: Jerusalem Family Court Case 00/3950
110. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: The Jerusalem Report: Sue the....
111. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: Newsflash, October 2002: Ohr Torah Stone's Legal Aid Center and Hotline has just wrapped up a case that had been mired in the courts for over seven years
112. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: No Exit: Jerusalem organizations are working to ease the plight of "agunot", women denied divorce.
113. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: To Break the Chains: A dramatization raises funds for Advocates to help women free themselves from bad marriages
114. The Max Morrison Legal Aid Center: YAD L'ISHA: Legal Aid Center and Hotline for Women
115. The McGill Reporter: Ancient tradition, modern law
116. Midreshet Lindenbaum: February 2001 — Agunot Allowed for the First Time to Sue Husbands for Damages in Israel's Civil Courts
117. Midreshet Lindenbaum: "The Happy Aguna", by Barbara Sofer
118. Noah's Covenant Web Site: Campaign to abolish X-mas celebration by gentiles
119. Nerve.com: A Cut Below - A Circumcision Expert's Tips of the Trade
120. Nerve.com: Heavy Petting by Peter Singer
121. Network Solutions: WHOIS Search Results - circumcision.net
122. New Kabbalah: "This Is Gold": Freud, Psychotherapy and the Lurianic Kabbalah
123. New Kabbalah: The Lurianic Kabbalah: An Archetypal Interpretation
124. New York University School of Law: Eight Global Law Faculty Will Teach in the Fall 1999 Semester
125. Newhouse News Service: Controversial Studies Push Change in Society's View of Pedophilia
126. OHR Torah Stone: A New Chapter of Freedom
127. OHR Torah Stone: Landmark Legal Decision Promises to Aid Agunot
128. OHR Torah Stone: Looking Around: The Esthers among us
129. OHR Torah Stone: Women Advocates Push the Halachic Envelope
130. The Orthodox Jewish Pro Polygamy Page
131. Orthodox Caucus: Informing on Fellow Jews who Commit Crimes: Mesira in Modern Times
132. Orthodox Union: The Beth Din of America, the Rabbinical Council of America, and the Orthodox Caucus Announce the Release of a Revised Prenuptial Agreement
133. Orthodox Union: The Beth Din of America Binding Arbitration Agreement
134. Orthodox Union: Bows and Arrows (the Bar Kochba Rebellion)
135. Orthodox Union: Contact List for Dulberg Case
136. Orthodox Union: Great Leaders of our People: Rabbi Eliyahu Lapian (1876-1976)
137. Orthodox Union: Nathan Lewin's Definitive Letter to the Italian Government
138. Orthodox Union: Sample Letter
139. PBS: Papal Apology
140. Pessah: It's a women's seder
141. The Principle: Polygamy's Practice Stirs Debate in Israel
142. Project Next Step: Jewish Law and the Supreme Court: Happy Millennium From an Ancient Legal Tradition
143. Rabbi Kook Books: War and Peace: The Teachings of HaRav Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook
144. Rabbinical Council of California: Traditional Jewish Arbitration Panels Find New Converts
145. Riverdale Jewish Center: Extirpating Evil
146. Sacred Texts: Appendix A
147. Sacred Texts: Chapter VII
148. Sacred Texts: Editor's Preface To the first edition
149. Sacred Texts: New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud
150. Save Israel: Rebuilding the Temple and the Stages of Jewish History
151. Save Israel: What is Judaism Without the Temple Mount?
152. Save Israel: Rav Moshe Tzvi Segal: a biography
153. The Second International Symposium on Circumcision: Religious Traditions and Circumcision
154. The Sexually Mutilated Child: Mohel Sucking Blood from Baby's Penis
155. Shma.com: A Stronger Moral Force
156. Shma.com: Deterring Suicide Killers
157. Soldiers for The Truth Foundation: Anti-Terror Weapon: 'Off With Their Heads'
158. The Society for the Advancement of Nazarene Judaism: James Trimm Responds
159. Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp: Authentic Gomco® and Mogen Circumcision Clamps
160. Steinsaltz, The Website: Rabbi Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz
161. Steinsaltz, The Website: The Essential Nature of the Talmud
162. Supreme Court of the United States: Herrera v. Collins (91-7328), 506 U.S. 390 (1993)
163. The Temple Institute: About The Temple Institute
164. Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society: New Book Destroys the Case for a Jefferson-Hemings Relationship
165. Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet: House Joint Resolution 104
166. The Torah CD-Rom Project: Author: Rav Michael Broyde
167. ToraWeb.org: Statement and Sichas Mussar
168. Tovia Singer Talk Show: Radio Archives
169. Toward Tradition: Links
170. US/Israel Women to Women: Feminism Israel Style
171. Union of American Hebrew Congregations: How do Orthodox and Reform practices differ?
172. Union of American Hebrew Congregations: What Is Reform Judaism?
173. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America: Who's Who in the OU
174. Ursa Major: Human Sacrifice in Judaism
175. Viable Herbal Solutions: About … Hemlock
176. Virtual Geula: Sifrei Milta
177. Washington Report: Reform Judaism Is Abandoning Its Universalist Roots and Embracing Jewish Nationalism
178. The Washington Times: Endorsement of adult-child sex on rise
179. The West Coast Rabbinical Court - Beth Din of Beverly Hills
180. The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: Ask the Rabbi: Banning polygamy embodies original intent for marriage
181. Woodside Synagogue: Rav Breitowitz
182. World Congress of Families: Regional Meetings: Washington, D.C., October 26 - 27, 2001
183. Young Israel: Mr. Nathan Lewin