Customer Reviews

A Rational Approach to Judaism and Torah Commentary

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

From a Review of One of Drazin's Other Books, from Yediah blog:

My Last Words On An Unexceptional Book, To Say The Least , About An Exceptional Mind.
I slogged through about half of Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin's book. I have to say that it only gets worse. He has a very simplistic understanding of whatever he reads and though he claims to be a Maimonidean, he is far from it. My original idea that we can use him to clarify subjects has not panned out because some of his ideas are presented so superficially that it is hard to even begin addressing them. I also can say (tongue in cheek) that Drazin's theology is so distant from Jewish theology that the rule of not engaging in interfaith dialog may apply here! I therefore do not want to waste more time on this and will just point out a few things that caught my attention.

. . .

It is a complete waste to spend your hard-earned money on this unexceptional book that is replete with errors and plain nonsense. I wish I could get a refund for my copy but I scribbled notes in the margins!

As Catholics, we found this book extremely well written, succinct yet very informative and scholarly. By reading it, we now have a greater appreciation for Jewish traditions. Dr. Drazin has a unique skill of taking complex subjects and making them understandable for lay people such as us. We highly recommend this book to audiences other than those of the Jewish faith.