Great Torah Commentators [Paperback]

Avraham Yaakov Finkel (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 1996

As author Avraham Yaakov Finkel says in his introduction to The Great Torah Commentators, no words are adequate to describe the Torah. 'Only by actually tasting the words of our sages, by biting into them, can we gain an insight into the profound wisdom and beauty of the Torah. The selections in this book are intended to serve as tidbits to arouse the reader's appetite to study the masters from their sources.'

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About the Author

Avraham Yaakov Finkel was born in Basel, Switzerland, and lived in The Hague, The Netherlands, until 1942, when he was deported to Bergen-Belsen by the Nazis. Mr. Finkel resides in New York with his wife, Suri.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568218877
• ISBN-13: 978-1568218878
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,001,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A work for all who love Torah, December 6, 2004

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This review is from: Great Torah Commentators (Paperback)

This is a wonderful work for all those who love Torah. It gives a brief life , and some excerpts from the work of the Great Torah commentators. Rabbi Finkel also characterizes and thus illuminates their commentary. Names which students of Torah use all the time here take on new life, and become those of living and suffering human beings. The work is divided into the following sections, 1) Torah 2) Mishnah Talmud and Midrash 3) Halachah 4) Mussar 5) Chasidism 6 ) Philosophy 7) Kabbalah .
There are also pictures of a number of the commentators and this too adds to the pleasure given by this excellent work.