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Rabbis, educators, and longtime colleagues, Kerry M. Olitzky and Leonard S. Kravitz have together produced a series of modern commentaries on fundamental Jewish texts. Each of these editions features a line-by-line translation coupled with the original text and commentary, breathing new life into traditional rabbinic readings. Each also contains essays and gleanings that draw upon the works of other scholars to better enhance the reader’s understanding of the subject. This series is a wonderful addition to your Jewish library, whether you are approaching the texts for the first time or the hundredth time. It is suited for both individual reflection and class study.
Rabbis, educators, and longtime colleagues, Kerry M. Olitzky and Leonard S. Kravitz have together produced a series of modern commentaries on fundamental Jewish texts. Each of these editions features a line-by-line translation coupled with the original text and commentary, breathing new life into traditional rabbinic readings. Each also contains essays and gleanings that draw upon the works of other scholars to better enhance the reader’s understanding of the subject. This series is a wonderful addition to your Jewish library, whether you are approaching the texts for the first time or the hundredth time. It is suited for both individual reflection and class study.
Passages from the Book of Proverbs have worked their way into our siddur and Jewish vocabulary. This new gender-sensitive translation and commentary will help bring the timeless teachings of Proverbs to a new generation of readers.
Other works in the Kravitz and Olitzky modern commentary series:
- Shemonah Perakim: A Treatise on the Soul
- Kohelet: A Modern Commentary on Ecclesiastes
- Pirke Avot: A Modern Commentary on Jewish Ethics
- Shir HaShirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs
- Ruth: A Modern Commentary
About the Author
Kerry M. Olitzky, D.H.L., is the executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. Dr. Olitzky was ordained a rabbi by Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, where he served the faculty and administration for fifteen years. In addition to the books he has co-authored with Dr. Kravitz, he is the author of numerous other books.
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Book of Proverbs, New York, Babylonian Talmud, Pirkei Avot, B'reishit Rabbah, Jason Aronson, Gunther Plaut, Liberal Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism, Gan Eden, Mishneh Torah, Yom Kippur, Behrman House, Jacob Rader Marcus, Jewish Lights Publishing, Jewish Publication Society, Land of Israel, Middle Ages, Moses ibn Tibbon, Old French, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nelson Glueck, San Francisco, Aron Hirt-Manheimer, Bava M'tzia New!
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As we do, our ancestors attributed intellectual creations to persons in authority. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Book of Proverbs, New York, Babylonian Talmud, Pirkei Avot, B'reishit Rabbah, Jason Aronson, Gunther Plaut, Liberal Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism, Gan Eden, Mishneh Torah, Yom Kippur, Behrman House, Jacob Rader Marcus, Jewish Lights Publishing, Jewish Publication Society, Land of Israel, Middle Ages, Moses ibn Tibbon, Old French, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Nelson Glueck, San Francisco, Aron Hirt-Manheimer, Bava M'tzia New!
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- The Guide for the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides on 13 pages
- The Jewish Condition: Essays on Contemporary Judaism Honoring Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler by Alexander M. Schindler; Aron Hirt-Manheimer on page 145, page 167, and page 168
- The Condition of Jewish Belief by Aroson Jason on page 107, and page 156
- The Busy Soul: Ten-Minute Spiritual Workouts Drawn From Jewish Tradition by Rabbi Terry Bookman on page 14, and page 25
- The Busy Soul by Terry Bookman on page 14, and page 25
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- Mingled Roots: A Guide for Jewish Grandparents of Interfaith Children by Dahlia G. Schoenberg (Illustrator) Sunie Levin in Back Matter
- Choosing Judaism by Lydia Kukoff on page 114
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