The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker (Artscroll Mesorah Series) [Hardcover]

Aryeh Kaplan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Mesorah Pubns Ltd; 1st edition (June 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899061737
• ISBN-13: 978-0899061733
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,620,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Aryeh Kaplan Reader, September 12, 2001

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Adir D. Levy (Sherman Oaks, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker (Artscroll Mesorah Series) (Hardcover)

This excellent collection of essays by R' Aryeh Kaplan (zichrono lebracha) includes three categories: "The Past, Present and Future", "The Festivals", and "G-d, Israel and Torah." I especially enjoyed reading the last category of essays, as it pertained to more traditional Aryeh Kapln topics such as the soul, afterlife, G-d, and His interaction with people. The articles are all well footnoted, and everything Aryeh Kaplan talks about is Well grounded through ancient Jewish Literature. What a great book!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A world of learning in one volume, November 1, 2004

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes from the Noted Writer and Thinker (Artscroll Mesorah Series) (Hardcover)

The late Aryeh Kaplan was a pioneer in many areas of Jewish thought, a brilliant and original thinker. He for instance was one of the first in modern times to write about Jewish Meditation . He was an especially effective expounder of Jewish concepts and thought .In these essays he writes about the Holidays, and other aspects of the Tradition with his usual skill and insight.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greats of this generation, November 8, 2004

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: Collected Essays from the Noted Writer & Thinker (Artscroll Mesorah Series) (Paperback)

Aryeh Kaplan was a Talmid Chacham and a pioneer in Jewish thought. He wrote an incredible number of essays explaining fundamental concepts and ideas of Judaism in a clear and convincing way. He was also one of the pioneers in the whole Jewish Meditation scene. A mathematical genius he also used his knowledge of secular learning to enhance his understanding and our understanding of the world. This collection is a sample of his thought and as such is worthwhile. But Aryeh Kaplan is the kind of thinker and writer who one should know by reading a wide variety of his works.