Research Catalog

Title

The modern men's Torah commentary : new insights from Jewish men on the 54 weekly Torah portions / edited by Jeffrey K. Salkin.

Publication

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954-

Description

xxv, 331 p.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Judaism > 20th century
• Bible > Pentateuch > Commentaries
• Jewish way of life

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-331).

Contents

Bereshit. Where are your brothers? / Sheldon Zimmerman -- Curse of solitude / David J. Wolpe -- Noach. What kind of father was Lamech? / John Moscowitz -- Lech Lecha. More than bread and wine / Mordecai Finley -- Vayera. Joy of waiting / Sander L. Gilman -- Come on in! / Ron Wolfson -- Chayei Sarah. Grace of mourning / Robert N. Levine -- Toldot. Twin sons, twin destinies / Peter S. Knobel -- Vayetzei. Night school / Kerry M. Olitzky -- Vayishlach. Time to embrace / Norman J. Cohen -- Vayeshev. Every family has a Joseph / Julius Lester -- Mikez. (Re-)dressing up / Joel Lurie Grishaver -- Vayigash. Mensching up / Daniel F. Polish -- Vayechi. Owning all our feelings / Hayim Herring -- Shemot. Making of Moses / Jeffrey K. Salkin -- Vaʼera. My God can beat up your God! / Rami Shapiro -- Bo. Inner pharaoh / Joseph Black -- Beshalach. Real birth of a nation / Jeff Klepper -- Not just for the birds / Ari L. Goldman -- Yitro. No exodus from the family! / Dan Ehrenkrantz -- Honor and love / David Woznica -- Mishpatim. Man in public / Donniel Hartman -- Terumah. Gold for God? / Perry Netter -- Tetzaveh. Audible priest / Avraham (Avi) Weiss -- Ki Tisa. On not "facing" God / Daniel Gordis -- Vayakhel-Pekudei. In search of Bezalel / Charles Simon -- Vayikra. Sacrifice play / Joseph B. Meszler -- Tzav. Family business / Bradley Shavit Artson -- Shemini. How could God ...? / Stephen S. Pearce -- Father's silence / Daniel G. Zemel -- Tazria. Take care of yourself! / Jack Riemer -- Metzora. Plague on all our houses / Mitchell Chefitz -- Acharei Mot. Our bodies, our selves / Steven Greenberg -- Kedoshim. Hardest Mitzvah? / Reuven Kimelman -- Holy aware / Peter Himmelman -- Emor. Baldness, beards, body-bashing, and bereavement: guarding the (masculine) image of God / Simkha Y. Weintraub -- Behar-Bechukotai. Going to the wild places / Mike Comins -- Bemidbar. Wilderness speaks / Edward Feinstein -- Naso. His own unique gift / Elliot Kleinman -- Behaalotecha. Can Moses teach us how not to burn out? / Elie Kaplan Spitz -- Shelach-Lecha. Our personal minority report / Elliot N. Dorff -- Korach. Can egalitarianism be heretical? / Dennis Prager -- Chukat. My father's "vestments" / Steven Z. Leder -- Balak. Ass sees what man cannot / Walter Homolka -- Pinchas. Seduction of zealotry / Tony Bayfield -- Mattot. Jewish warriors and boundary crossings / Doug Barden -- Masei. Resting places on the journey / Arthur Green -- Devarim. Words like bees / Stephen B. Roberts -- Vaʼetchanan. Teach your "sons"? / Wayne L. Firestone -- Ekev. Making a living and making a life / David B. Rosen -- Reʼeh. Choosing is a blessing / David J. Gelfand -- Shoftim. Judging the judges / Dov Peretz Elkins -- Ki Tetzei. (Young) men of war / Daniel Landes -- Ki Tavo. Until this very day / Sidney Schwarz -- Nitzavim. Few choice gifts / Howard Avruhm Addison -- Vayelech. How to succeed at failure / Harold S. Kushner -- Time to go / Ariel Beery -- Haazinu. Ask your father / Craig Taubman -- Ve-zot Ha-brachah. Farewell kiss from God / Levi Weiman-Kelman.

Call Number

*PDB 11-1304

ISBN

• 9781580233958 (hardcover)
• 1580233953 (hardcover)

LCCN

2009007975

OCLC

286438734

Title

The modern men's Torah commentary : new insights from Jewish men on the 54 weekly Torah portions / edited by Jeffrey K. Salkin.

Imprint

Woodstock, Vt. : Jewish Lights, 2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-331).

Added Author

Salkin, Jeffrey K., 1954-

Research Call Number

*PDB 11-1304