Reddit reviews JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH

Yes. There are Tanakhs that have both English and Hebrew text. This is the one I have:

JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh: Pocket Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0827607660/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_a3mBCbN2QPKJN

Dont feel bad about not knowing. I spent more than a year doing research before I even first approached a Rabbi. For us learning is a life long process.

Books:

• Jews, God and History will give you a good understanding of our history as a people. Many major empires have tried to destroy us, by all rights we should not be here any more but our oppressors end up consigned to museums and history books.
  
  
• Basic Judaism seems to be good
  
  
• To Be a Jew is highly recommend by many.
  
  
• Becoming A Jew also popular regarding Orthodox conversion.
  
  
• Essential Judaism seems to be Reform oriented but may contain a more broad oversight than just that viewpoint.
  
  
• Being Jewish was one I read that I thought offered lots of good information overall.
  
  Possibly most importantly I'd say you need a Jewish bible with commentary. I'd recommend the Stone Chumash. I also keep a JPS Hebrew/English Tanakh on my desk. The "chumash" (AKA the Torah) is the five books of Moses. The "Tanakh" is the Torah, Prophets and Writings, the entire Hebrew bible .I say a "Jewish Bible" because 1) the translation is more direct from Hebrew, without the distortions of the KJV/NIV/etc. 2) you also get commentary on the text from key Jewish scholars throughout the ages to help you understand the meaning of the text, this part is very important.
  
  All above book links are to Amazon but I am not an affiliate and do not gain in any way. You can probably find all those and more at a specialty Judaica shop like http://www.judaism.com or another similar site.
  
  BTW you probably want to go over this site entirely http://www.jewfaq.org/ It is written by an Orthodox guy so is slanted that way but the information is all good.

>How are VOSLs of different faiths redundant

If you had actually read the Holy Bible, the Thomas Jefferson Bible, and the Tanakh ...you might know.

Then don't get the Koren one people are linking, as it's Hebrew-only.

Here is the Koren Hebrew-English. I would recommend against this fairly strongly, because the translation is bizarre.

The JPS Hebrew-English Pocket Size might be an option, but the font is small (which will always be the case for a Hebrew-English Tanakh under 8") and the softcover easily gets dog-eared. The larger size is much bigger than what you'd be looking for.

Artscroll also has options, one size at 8.5", another at 6".

Having a Chumash is a good start. Artscroll's good for that. You won't be disappointed. That's what's read weekly with enough commentary to whet your palate.

Edit, getting an inexpensive basic Hebrew English Tanakh would be good to have to look up the rest of the Bible. Like https://www.amazon.com/Hebrew-English-Tanakh-Jewish-Publication-Society/dp/0827607660/