Echoes Of Eden Sefer Shmot

Echoes of Sinai completes a five-volume work on the weekly Torah portion, published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

We strive for holiness, but the quest is so elusive. And yet, the path toward holiness is embedded within the Torahs words, for all who seek to grapple with them. With striking insight, Rabbi Ari Kahn draws out of the book of Vayikra meaningful instructions for attaining holiness -- in our nation, in our relationships with our loved ones, and within ourselves. Also, entitled In Search of Holiness, this is the third in a five-volume Me'orei Ha'Aish: Fire and Flame series on the weekly Torah portion, published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

Echoes of Sinai completes a five-volume work on the weekly Torah portion, published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

Echoes of Sinai completes a five-volume work on the weekly Torah portion, published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

Tantalisingly close yet ever so far from the Promised Land, Moshe delivers a message meant to encapsulate his life's work. His understanding of the destiny of the Jewish people and his enduring messages of love and faith are the subjects of this last book of the Torah. Above all, Moshe's words empower us to forge powerful, eternal relationships with God. Plumbing the depths of Jewish sources, Rabbi Ari Kahn provides fascinating answers to age-old questions, infusing the parashah with fresh significance. Through provoking questions and intriguing insights, Rabbi Kahn continually inspires us to seek the Godly. Echoes of Sinai completes a five-volume work on the weekly Torah portion, published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

In his essays on the five books of the Torah the stories of the patriarchs and matriarchs, the Jewish people's redemption from slavery, the revelation at Mount Sinai, the tumultuous journey to the Holy Land Rabbi Ari Kahn eloquently reveals the Torah's powerful teachings for living God-conscious lives. Plumbing the depths of Jewish sources, Rabbi Ari Kahn provides fascinating answers to age-old questions, infusing the parashah with fresh significance. Through provoking questions and intriguing and original insights, Rabbi Kahn continually inspires us to seek the Godly. Echoes of Eden -- a five-volume work on the weekly Torah portion, is published jointly by Gefen Publishing House and the OU.

Unlocking the Torah Text provides an in-depth journey into the Torah portion through a series of studies on each parsha. Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches. Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat (straightforward literal meaning) and Midrash (rabbinical exegesis) as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.

Parashah Themes in Historical Perspective is a two-volume collection of Rabbi Evan Hoffman's essays, arranged according to the annual Torah reading cycle. For each essay, a biblical verse or passage serves as the point of departure for an exploration of broader themes in the history of the Jewish people or the evolution of Jewish thought and practice. Classical rabbinic texts as well as external and non-canonical sources are examined in a spirit of free inquiry. The author seeks to understand the historical context in which the sages and early exegetes offered their respective interpretations. For the layman accustomed to exclusively traditional methods of interpretation, these essays offer entrée to the realm of academic Jewish studies. Scholars, too, will benefit from those essays in which the author breaks new ground. For anyone who has wondered how certain Jewish customs came to assume their current forms, or how other biblical rites ceased altogether to be operative in contemporary Judaism, this work will be of particular interest.