Unlocking The Torah Text - Bamidbar
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9652295256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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the excitement lies in the text the seeming contradicions and paradoxes, the hidden message, the unusual twist that sparks questions. The author is not shy to bring up delicate and difficult topics. It is advanced but accessible, appropriate for scholars and laymen alike.--Rabbi Ari Enkin, Torah Book Reviews blogRabbi Shmuel Goldin has rendered an extraordinary service… Challenging us with fascinating questions, he presents unique solutions to problems that we might never have noticed but which are critical to our understanding of the text. Not only a stimulating
. He has served as spiritual leader of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood, New Jersey, since 1984. He is an instructor of Bible and Philosophy at the Isaac Breuer College and the James Striar School of Yeshiva University, founding director of and lecturer at The Eve Flechner Torah Institute, and past president and board member of numerous organizations. Rabbi Goldin and his wife Barbara are the proud parents of five children,
These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches. Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. 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. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.. 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. Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textua
An opportunity to ponder important questions with a well-informed guide This is the fourth volume of a series of books in which Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, President of the Rabbinical Council of America, the thousand member body of Orthodox Rabbis, offers readers "an innovative educational approach to Torah study." Rabbi Goldin has a BS in psychology, an MA in Jewish education, and is a teacher at Yeshiva University. He was included among the top fifty Am. shoomie said Another great one. This is another great volume in Rabbi Goldin's "Unlocking the Torah Text" series. If you liked his previous volumes, this one will not let you down. Rabbi Goldin follows his same method of analysis as in his previous volumes, and offers his same wonderful, insightful observations. I can't wait for the concluding Devarim volume to complete the set. I look forward to reading it e. My Quest to find a good Jewish Commentary on the Torah While at Yad Veshem in Jerusalem I found a wonderful book in their bookstore. It was a Jewish commentary on the Book of Leviticus. I had found a treasure that I had been looking for a long time. As soon as I returned to the US I read through each page absorbing information I never knew about. I am a Christian and have a degree in Biblical Theology and History but I never had a