A womens commentary copublished with women of reform judaism, and the highlyregarded threevolume a. The original 1981 edition of the plaut commentary on the torah marked a dramatic improvement over the fundamentalist hertz torah commentary the pentateuch and haftorahs. Womens commentary union for reform judaism urjwomen of reform. The ccar will become the publisher of a number of specific titles, primarily torah commentaries, from the urj press, including the bestselling the torah. Books by gunther plaut the rise of reform judaism 50th edition a sourcebook of its european origins jps anthologies of jewish thought by w. I think the purpose of their use is different, since their basic thinking is different, and it is fine like that. Urj press suggested a name change from the working title wrj womens. As noted earlier, plauts original commentary published in 1981 figurative ly was earth shattering. A modern commentary revised edition by rabbi david e. You can sign up to receive these lessons by email or you may view the archive. Urj press titles cleared and available from behrman house. He published twentyfive books, including his magnum opus. When joseph was a slave in potiphars household god was with him and gave him success in his work, thereby enabling him to win his masters favor.
Weiss, urj press and women of reform judaism, 2008 the bedside torah. The original edition of the reform plaut commentary used new jps. Wisdom, visions, and dreams, by bradley shavit arston, contemporary books, 2001 day by day reflections on the themes of the torah from literature, philosophy, and religious thought, edited by chaim stern, central conference of american rabbis, 1998. All mitkadem print materials titles have been cleared and are available for purchase from behrman house. Hallo, it contained versebyverse commentaries on the five books of the torah, and gleanings from the entire range of world literature, from midrash to maimonides to john milton.
A modern commentary, available to order from the urj. Plaut does take a liberal viewpoint, which will not appeal those who accept the torah as. Nearly twentyfive years after the groundbreaking publication of the firstever english language liberal torah commentary, we present the torah. Hallo and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
These ancient stories touch upon science, history, philosophy, ritual and ethics. Consulting editor the haftarah commentary is a comprehensive new translation of the weekly selections from the prophets and writings, complete with meticulously cantillated hebrew text, commentary and translations, essays, gleanings from sources. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There is nearly as much commentary as there is text, so if you read it carefully its almost like reading a historical and linguistic research book written on the biblical times. Arguments have been made that a book doesnt really qualify as jewish. Perhaps one of the best commentaries that is written from a jewishhebrew perspective on the book of genesis in the bible.
It was awarded the top prize in the oldest jewish literary award program, the 2008 national jewish book awards. Based on david einhorns olat tamid prayer book, the union prayer book was. Jewish bible commentaries merrimack valley havurah. The transliteration noach is used for the portion name, while the transliteration, noah is used for the persons name in the torah. In addition, the volume is reorganized by parashah and includes a helpful. A womens commentary, originally published by urj press and women of reform judaism, has been awarded the top prize in the oldest jewish literary award program, the 2008 national jewish book awards. A modern commentary, revised edition hardcover february 28, 2005. The original 1981 edition of the plaut commentary on the torah marked a dramatic. Gunther plaut is the distinguished author of two urj press books, the haftarah commentary and the torah. Gunther plaut, the rabbi emeritus of holy blossom temple in toronto, along with rabbi bernard j. I certainly dont agree with all of plauts conclusions in this commentary. The haftarah commentary is a comprehensive new translation of the weekly selections from the prophets, complete with meticulously cantillated hebrew text, commentary and translations, essays, gleanings from sources ancient and modern, notes, glossary, bibliography, and additional selections for use as alternatives to the traditional haftarot. Here in prison he is at the lowest point of his fortunes, forlorn and helpless.
Hertz which it replaced in reform jewish congregations. His current project is a book on the hallel psalms psalm 1118. Sperling is married to rabbi jennifer jaech, senior rabbi of tinw. This is the chumash jewish bible 5 books of mosesyou will find in every. Included are stories of individuals, families, wars, slavery and more. Rabbi plaut received nineteen honorary degrees and was a companion of the order of canada. Gunther plaut 1996, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The plaut torah commentary, which became north americas popular torah. In the last decade there have been three excellent torah commentaries published by, respectively the conservative and reform movements. The commentary is the work of seventeen years, originally undertaken together by rabbi w. Bamberger, a past president of the central conference of american rabbis, the principal collaborators being aided by a large panel of advisers, most of them from the reform movement. Urj to partner with behrman house and ccar to advance. Torah usually refers to the pentateuch, the first five books of the hebrew bible genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. This new edition, revised in 2005, brings contemporary values and a fresh vibrancy to the 1981 plaut edition, north americas longtime most popular torah commentary.
In 2008, it won the national jewish book council everett family foundations. These three prophets are principally concerned with the status of the temple, the new religious hierarchy, and the religious obligations of the postexilic community. Once you reach this page look under the torah study section. A womens commentary, which comprises commentary written by leading jewish female bible scholars, rabbis, historians, philosophers and archaeologists. These books make up the story of the jewish people. This volume features updated commentary and translations, including a. Rabbi david segal is the spiritual leader of the aspen jewish congregation in aspen and the roaring fork valley of. We are taking orders and shipping books, and our warehouse is using. Of course, i also think it is the best to use it together with artscrolls chumash plaut can be used for historical data and artscroll for rabbinic insights.
It was the first liberal torah commentary ever published. Gunther plaut is currently considered a single author. It is faithful to the text of the torah and provides meat to the serious exegete yet is. A work of great import, the volume is the result of 14 years of planning, research, and fundraising. A modern commentary revised editionby rabbi david e. Since a complete scroll of the book of isaiah was discovered at qumran, translations of isaiah are a good place to look for influences from qumran. An introduction for christians and jews paulist, 2005. Contains both hebrew and english, with notes about the english translation, and insights into the history and meaning of the text. Wrj commissioned the work of more than 100 of the worlds leading jewish female bible scholars, rabbis, cantors, theologians, historians, philosophers, sociologists, poets, and archaeologists, whose collective efforts resulted in the first comprehensive commentary on the five books of moses to be authored only by women.
For the world of progressive judaism, it became the standard torah commentary for synagogues. A modern commentary abbreviated below as tamc broke new ground. This book was eventually published in 1948 and later evolved into the wrj covenant book series, which consists of covenant of the heart published in 1993, covenant of the soul published in 2000, a gift of prayer published in 2001, covenant of the spirit published in 2005. Stein 2004, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Studying your torah portion washington hebrew congregation. Reform rabbis produced this commentary on the torah, the first five books of the hebrew bible. Gunther plaut has 34 books on goodreads with 425 ratings.
Eskenazi and weiss, which came out ten years ago featuring entirely the commentary and voices of women. A scholar known for bringing the materials of the ancient near east to bear on the interpretation of biblical texts, sarna has created a detailed introduction to and commentary on ten of the psalms. Urj to partner with behrman house and ccar to advance jewish learning april 21, 2015 by ejp the union for reform judaism urj has announced new partnerships with behrman house publishing and the central conference of american rabbis ccar to provide longcherished and innovative publications to the reform movement and beyond. Women of reform judaism and urj press published the torah. For holiday and festival services, you may follow along using the mishkan tfilah. Berman paperback, 320 pages, published 2015 by the jewish publication society isbn.
What exactly do you say about a book that has been around for thousands of years. As noted earlier, plauts original commentary published in 1981 figuratively was earth shattering. This volume features updated commentary and translations, including a gendersensitive version of the jps translation, with largely genderneutral god language and a completely fresh translation of genesis and of the haftarot by the late rabbi chaim stern. Sperling also served as consulting editor to the haftarah commentary by rabbi gunther plaut and rabbi chaim stern, as well as to the new urj torah commentary. Order online from ccar press here or download the kindle edition here. The union for reform judaism has a collection of commentaries on each of the torah portions of the week.
The book is divided into the weekly torah portions. Gunther plaut with a new translation of the hebrew text by chaim stern. The orginal version of mitkadem digital has been discontinued. Union for reform judaism announces partnerships to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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