Call of The Torah

Rabbi Elie Munk zt"l of Paris, one of the most profound thinkers and teachers of the last generation, is best known to English readers as the author of "World of Prayer." His Torah commentary is the finest of his many works one that weaves the classic works of the revealed Torah and Kabbalah into a Chumash commentary of rare eloquence and lucidity. Includes Chumash text and translation.

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The Jerusalem Bible

Beautifully printed on fine Bible paper, this handy 5" x 8" student's Hebrew-English Bible was published in Yisra'el by Koren Publishers of Jerusalem. East to read, it contains all the Books of the Tanakh broken down into its three component parts: Torah (Pentateuch), Nevi'im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Holy Writings). In the first part, indication is given as to exactly where each aliyah of the weekly Shabbat reading begins.

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The Keter Crown Bible - Chorev

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[Yalkut] MeAm Lo'ez (Torah Anthology)

The Torah Anthology is a clear, modern translation of MeAm Lo'ez, hailed as "the outstanding work of Ladino literature." Written by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, one of the greatest Separdic sages of his time, the book was first published in 1730. It changed the spiritual climate of the entire Mediterranean region.

Eastern Jews esteemed MeAm Lo'ez as a major classic, affording it the same status as the Talmud and Mishnah. Reading it each day was a religious duty; it was a highly popular text for synagogue classes held each evening.

Many count MeAm Lo'ez among the best commentaries ever written on the Torah - in any language. The book is a veritable encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge.

Translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

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Midrash Rabbeinu Bachya: Torah Commentary

Bachya ben Asher (1255-1340), a younger contemporary of Nachmanides, was one of the most prolific biblical exegetes of his era. In addition to his many scholarly writings, he functioned as a dayan (judge) and preacher in his hometown of Saragossa, Spain. In this 7 vol. commentary on the Torah, which has already inspired ten super-commentaries based on it, Rabbi Bachya is the first scholar to present a commentary along the four-fold method of interpretation known as pardes, a Hebrew acronym for peshat (the simple, diret meaning of the text), remez (Philosophical interpretation), drash (homiletical treatment), and sod (mystical probing). The English translation and the annotations are by the scholar Eliyahu Munk.

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The Midrash Says

Following the order of the weekly Torah readings, these volumes presents a lively narration of the Torah. They are compiled from material found both in the aggadot of the Talmud and in the Midrashim. In addition to the major Midrashim, Rabba and Tanchuma, this composition includes others from rare Midrashic sources whic are being made available in the English language for the first time.

These books does not constitute a translation, but rather an adaptation of the Midrashim. The author's goal was to capture the spirit behind the Midrashim and present the ideas in a meaningful way, as explained by the classical commentaries of the Talmud and Midrash. A great part of its philosophy was drawn from the profound 18 volume commentary on Midrash Rabbah, "Tiferet Tzion," written by the renowned Jerusalem scholar, R' Yitzchak Z'ev Yadler (1843-1917).

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Outlooks & Insights

Rabbi Zev Leff, Rav of Moshav Mattisyahu, a much-sought-after teacher, guide, and writer, and a perceptive observer, helps us see the weekly parashah with new eyes, allowing its timeless messages to penetrate our inner selves.

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Popularly known as "The Hertz Chumash," this classic Hebrew-English edition of the Torah is widely used throughout the English-speaking world at the synagogue Torah Reading service and for home study. In one handsome volume the late Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth provides readers with a lucid translation of the Five Books of Moshe together with a meaningful commentary and insightful introductions to almost every chapter, subsection, and verse.

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A Classic in its own time… The entire Chumash, newly reset, in one beautiful volume with a new, contemporary English translation of the Torah, faithful to Rashi and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and an anthologized commentary by a team of scholars, under the editorship of Rabbi Nosson Scherman. This commentary draws on the spectrum of biblical commentaries, from the Talmud, Midrash, and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and includes insights of contemporary greats. Also includes: Hebrew/Aramaic texts of Rashi and Onkelos, newly set according to the most accurate texts.

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All 24 books of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings are now at your fingertips in one magnificent 2,200 page volume, as interpreted by the classic sages of Talmudic and Rabbinic literature. This is a remarkable achievement. It enables everyone to obtain a basic knowledge of the entire Tanach from "In the beginning" to the return to Eretz Yisrael. For home, for office, for synagogue, for gifts this is an indispensable Book for the People of the Book. Edited by Rabbi Nosson Scherman in collaboration with an international team of scholars.

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Rashi's classic commentary on the Torah, presented with a level of clarity and understanding you never thought possible. What textual difficulty troubled Rashi? Why did he choose this particular comment? What of Ramban's objection? How does the Torah's language indicate Rashi's p'shat? To which passage in the Targum does Rashi refer? Anyone who studies Rashi, "the father of all commentators,'' will have questions like these. Behind the deceptive simplicity of Rashi is a depth and clarity that has engaged the minds of great scholars for over eight hundred years. In this brilliant new treatment, Rashi is presented in the manner of the Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud, the method that has won praise the world over.

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Single vols:

 Bereishit / Shemot / VaYikra / BaMidbar / Devarim

The Art of Jewish Prayer

A Torah perspective, an exposition that will enlighten the modern-day reader to the insights and depth of Jewish prayers.

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Artscroll Complete Siddur

Siddur: Complete Full Size - Ashkenaz - Hardcover . By Scherman, Rabbi Nosson / Zlotowitz, Rabbi Meir.

A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today’s Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.

* The complete Hebrew text completely reset in crisp, modern type
* Scriptural sources
* Clear, concise instructions
* Hebrew subheads
* New, highly readable English translation of the entire prayer services
* A clear, inspirational commentary on every prayer, and an introductory overview providing perspective and insight
* Attractive, clear page layouts
* Lightweight, easy-to-handle opaque paper
* Special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and all special customs and observances
* Prayer services that are easy for everyone to follow
* Deluxe, gold-embossed binding to last for generations

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ArtScroll Machzorim

Books containing the liturgy and prayers for the Festivals--Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Pesach & Shavuot.

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Single vols (Nusach Ashkenaz)

Rosh HaShanah / Yom Kippur / Sukkot / Pesach / Shavuot

Kaddish

Kaddish - Hardcover . By Scherman, Rabbi Nosson. The meaning and symbolism of the well-known but little understood prayer. A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic, and Rabbinic sources.

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The Laws of Brachos

A comprehensive exposition of the background and laws of blessings. By Rabbi Binyomin Forst

This contemporary halachic classic explains how the complex laws of blessings on food are developed and derived. Includes a comprehensive list of foods and blessings. With Rabbi Aaron D. Twerski.

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Shemoneh Esrei

In the lexicon of Judaism, tefillah-prayer refers to the Shemoneh Esrei (or Amidah). Composed by the Men of the Great Assembly in the early years of the Second Temple era, and recited at least three times a day, this prayer is the bedrock of devotion.

What does it mean? How are we to align our minds and hearts with its message? How are we to interpret its messages in terms of our daily lives and individual needs? How does Shemoneh Esrei address the conditions and tribulations of modern life?

This work responds to all these questions on a popular yet scholarly level. Interpretation, exhortation, anecdotes, counsel, halacha - all these ingredients are expertly blended in this gem of liturgical exposition.

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Tikkun Chatzot

Compiled and translated by Avraham Greenbaum

How much do we really care that after almost 2,000 the Temple is still in ruins? Would we be willing to lose a little sleep over it to \\\"rise and cry out in the night?\\\" In Jewish tradition, the small hours of the night (chatzot) are especially propitious for prayer, and thus an appropriate time to contemplate the Jewish exile and yearn for redemption, collective and personal. This book explains the meaning and purpose of Tikkun Chatzot. It also contains the first complete English translation of this moving service, together with detailed guidance as to when and how to
say it.

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The Festivals in Halacha

This work - the first of Rav Zevin's halachic masterpieces to appear in English - is a classic analysis of the reasoning underlying the laws of the Festivals. It delves its way through the ancient roots of these laws, and traces their growth as they branch forth in the course of centuries of halachic debate.

In its original Hebrew, HaMoadim BaHalachah is the most widely respected work of its kind written this century, as its twenty-five editions testify.

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The Sages teach that when the Six Days of Creation were over, everything in the universe was in place. What was the world lacking? Only one thing - it lacked the contentment of a genuine, spiritual rest day, a contentment that could replenish the human spirit and bear testimony to the Architect and Creator of all that was. When the Sabbath came; contentment came.

Our weekly Sabbath is a regular renewal of that final necessary aspect of Creation; our renewed acknowledgment of Him Who made all and grants us a share of the World to Come on earth, every seventh day.

Drawn from the rich lodes of Jewish through and practice, the book will help the reader enter the joy and holiness of the Sabbath, for the better we understand the deeper content of the day and what it represents, the better we enter into its higher universe.

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A Letter For The Ages

Ramban, or Nachmanides - Rabbi Moses ben Nachman was born in Spain in 1194/4934, and was the crown of that country's golden age of Jewish scholarship for his whole lifetime, until he was forced into exile because of his spirited and intellectually successful battle against the strenuous efforts of the Catholic Church to convert Spain's Jews.

He spent the last years of his enormously productive life writing his monumental commentary on the Five Books of Moses, beginning it in Spain and completing it in Eretz Yisrael. Another gem of those final years was Iggeres HaRamban, the letter in which Ramban set forth eloquently and pithily the ethical principles by which his son should conduct himself. In this book, Rabbi Avraham Chaim Feuer shares with us what Ramban's Letter has taught him, for, like all the works of the master, its every word and thought lends itself to introspection and insight, to situations that face us every day in our personal and public lives.

Beginning with a translation, the author goes on to comment on the Letter, and then gives a broad selection of beautiful and thought-provoking insights drawn from the millennia-long riches of rabbinical literature.

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Jewish Literacy

All the answers are here. Jewish Literacy, written by an esteemed rabbi, is a compendium of 346 short chapters on the essential trends, concepts, and personalities of Jewish history, religion, and culture.

This is a reference book designed to be read straight through. Encyclopedic in scope yet arranged by subject, it distills a vast body of scholarship into a warm, readable review.

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On Judaism - On Being Jewish in Today's World

Have you ever wondered what it means to be a Jew? Why Judaism is still relevant in the modern world? What Judaism says about such topics as faith, covenant, chosen people, ethics, mitzvah observance, kashrut, love, G-d, sin, holiness, pleasure, Shabbat, prayer, Torah, food, and countless other matters? The answers found here will enlighten you and put your mind into high gear.

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The Sages - World and Wisdom of the Rabbis of the Talmud

In this book, Ephraim Urbach, Professor of Talmud, Emeritus, at the Hebrew University and President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, marshals his extraordinary erudition and insight to present a remarkable survey of classical rabbinic views on G-d, man, and the people of Israel - and a host of related topics...Isadore Twersky.

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by Chaim Kramer, edited by Avraham Sutton

Since man was created in the "image of God," each organ of the human body has a spiritual as well as a physical meaning. Rebbe  Nachman said that his teachings discuss every limb of the body.  This work draws on them to heighten our awareness of the awesome spiritual power we have at our fingertips and our other limbs.

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Gabriel's Palace

A vast bounty of tales recounting mystical experiences among the rabbis can be found in the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, scholar Howard Schwartz has collected the greatest of these stories, sacred and secular, in a marvelously readable anthology.

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Shaarey Orah - Gates of Light

Translated by Avi Weinstein
Published in the Bronfman Library of Jewish Classics by HarperCollins Publishers

Written by the outstanding Kabbalistic giant Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla, who lived in Spain from 1248-1323, GATES OF LIGHT was considered by the ARI to be the key to the mystical teachings. The work consists of ten chapters explaining each of the Ten Sefirot in turn, their associated qualities and Divine Names, and the terms and images which allude to them in the Bible, Zohar and other Kabbalistic texts.

GATES OF LIGHT is a fascinating, beautifully written, deeply reverential and inspirational work that unlocks the hidden meaning of many biblical passages as well as providing the keys to the Kabbalistic system of devotion, prayer and meditation.

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The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet

For more than a generation, Rabbi Michael L. Munk, as a sidelight to his busy schedule of educational and communal work, has fascinated audiences with his learned and provocative lectures on the Hebrew alphabet. In the process of opening eyes and raising eyebrows, he has convinced countless people that his contention is true: the Hebrew alphabet abounds in scholarly and mystical meaning.

He has developed and proven a profound thesis. The alphabet - if correctly understood - is a primer for life. Ethical conduct, religious guidance, philosophical insights, all are nestled in the curls, crowns, and combinations of the Hebrew letters.

This is one of those rare books that is both interesting and profound, learned and readable. The wisdom and compassion of the author is evident in those subtle ways that do not intrude on the reader, but give him the satisfaction of knowing that a rich, warm, productive lifetime of experience is flavoring the text.

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A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of The Hebrew Language

This is an exceptionally valuable tool for all who work with Hebrew, even those with a minimal knowledge of the language. For here are detailed etymologies of some 30,000 words and word forms - in an easy to use volume unique in scope and authority.

Prepared by the eminent language scholar and lexicographer Ernest Klein.

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Encyclopedia Of Biblical Personalities

Anthologized from the Talmud, Midrash, and Rabbinic writings.

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Encyclopedia of Talmudic Sages

A reference work that belongs in every library, this contains not only biographies of the Talmudic sages, but also explanatory notes concerning the historical background of the men and the groups. The book is divided into sections covering all parts of the Talmud: the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud, and the Jerusalem Talmud. There is an introduction and a historical background for each of the periods under discussion...Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter.

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Hebrew Glossary

Hebrew Glossary by Devorah