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BOOK REVIEWER, YOUNG ISRAEL VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE, December 10, 1999
This review is from: Or Hara'ayon = The Jewish Idea, volume 1 (Hardcover)
In this seminal work, written by Rabbi Meir Kahane up until his untimely death in 1990, we find a new dimension to this most intriguing Jewish personality: Torah scholarship on a par with the greats of the past two generations. While Kahane is best known as the consummate outsider, the spellbinding preacher to the masses in his life as religious and political activist, The Jewish Idea, Vol. 1, will challenge the reader to reexamine Kahane as a serious scholar possessed with an encyclopedic and analytic knowledge of the classic texts--Talmud, Bible, Prophets, and commentators. They are all woven together masterfully in this tapestry of modern Jewish thought. The Jewish Idea, Vol. 1 places Kahane in a league with Torah luminaries who were deemed unconventional during their lifetimes, yet later recognized for their genius and foresight--Maimonides, Hirsch, Kook, Soloveichik, and Hildesheimer to name but a few. This is the most important work ever produced by Rabbi Kahane. A must-read for the serious Jewish scholar and for the lay person alike seeking insights into 21st century Jewry and Israel.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Awesome book, May 17, 2002
This review is from: Or Hara'ayon = The Jewish Idea, volume 1 (Hardcover)
Rabbi Kahane, in this book, talks about basic principles of judaism.He shows us a new and unique perspective over the fundamentals of the jewish religion, covering several themes such as faith and trust, good and evil and the yoke of heaven. His main point is to show that the real ideas of judaism have been distorted and perverted due to the long exile that the jewish people has been through. Considering this, he gives the real meaning of what have been misunderstood, without carrying about being political correct. Maybe from this point stem all the polemics that were criated around his figure, for him saying openly what others think but are afraid to say. The Rabbi also show us his great Torah knowledge by quotting, to each argument, a passage from the Talmud,Midrash,Halacha or sages. No doubt it is a very worthy reading.
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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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A source of pure knowledge., November 3, 2003
This review is from: Or Hara'ayon = The Jewish Idea, volume 1 (Hardcover)
I saw Meir Kahana once in Israel and was very impressed by his charisma and the way he charmed the crowd. Nevertheless, how surprised I am by his book, i did not expect to read such a deep, rich book, nearly each sentence makes you think, and written in a very logical way also. Every sentence is taken from the various sources of Judaism (Tehilim, bible, Midrash etc...) which is wonderful for someone like me who has not all that knowledge : he made all the research to make a link between an idea exposed and all the sources that idea comes from. It shows how knowledgeable the Rabbi was, and teach you the basic philosophy of the Jewish religion in the pure way it was before the contamination of the Exile. I am sure Mr Rabbi Meir Kahana will remain not only in the history of the Jewish people, but also his books will contribute to a lot of Jews like me who only have a basic knowledge of our religion to be proud of our jewish values. That book encouraged me to be more religious so made of me a better man: more calm, and understanding more the meaning of life on this earth. The Rabbi was a pure scholar, not only a politician, and all his politic ideas come from our religion, nothing more, nothing less. An excellent book which may change your life.
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