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u/ViolinRookie · 2 pointsr/Jewish

"The Jewish Book of Why" explains the reason/s behind various Jewish traditions. As a fellow secular Russian Jew, I found it to be the perfect combo of informative and not preachy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0142196193/

u/Yserbius · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

I really like James Micheners "The Source", which tries to tell the story of the origins of religions in the form of a novel.

For Islam you absolutely must read "Islam: The Religion and the People" by Bernard Lewis.

For Judaism I would suggest "The Jewish Book of Why" for traditions and "Our People" for history.

And for Atheism you can read "The Rubayat" by Omar Kayyan.

u/tooz8 · 1 pointr/Jewish

Find a rabbi you are comfortable with, and don't be shy to meet with a few before moving forward.

I had met with two rabbis before choosing the one who made me feel the most comfortable with my decision. The first two I met with were orthodox, quite conservative and I didn't click with either and the process seemed a bit too intense for what my fiance and I were looking for. Then we came across a reform synagogue and we fell in love with the rabbi there and we're completing our first round of classes in a couple of weeks.

It's been a beautiful process so far and it's exciting! There are several books I too found good, some of them were provided with our classes as well: