Basic Bibliography for the Study of Mishnaic Hebrew and Babylonian Aramaic

1 Textbooks

Pérez Fernández, M. 1997. An Introductory Grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew. Leiden: Brill.
Frank, Y. 1995². Grammar for Gemara: An Introduction to Babylonian Aramaic. Jerusalem: Ariel.

2 Dictionaries

Jastrow, M. n.d. [1903]. A Dictionary of the Targumin, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jerusalem: Horeb.
Frank, Y. 1994². The Practical Talmud Dictionary. Jerusalem: Ariel.
Sokoloff, M. 2003. A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic Periods. Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press.

3 Reference Grammars

Yalon, H. 1964. מבוא לניקוד המשנה. Jerusalem: Bialik Institute.
Epstein, J. N. 1960. דקדוק ארמית בבלית. Jerusalem: Magnes Press.

4 Ethics of the Fathers with English Translation

Lieber, M. 1995. Pirkei Avos Treasury: Ethics of the Fathers. New York: Mesorah Publications.

5 Babylonian Talmud with English Translation

Schorr, Y. S. & Malinowitz, C. (eds.). 1997ff. The Schottenstein Edition Talmud Bavli. New York: Mesorah Publications.