Rabbi Ari Kahn

Gebundenes Buch

Echoes of Eden: Sefer Bereshit

Me'orei Ha'aish Fire and Flame: Insights Into the Weekly Torah Portion Volume 1

Beschreibung

What was the pre-sin world like, and what is the way of return? How could God have demanded that Avraham sacrifice his son? Why would Yaakov favor Yosef when he saw the jealousy it created? Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature from Talmud to Midrash, from Zohar to the hasidic masters Rabbi Ari Kahn combines the mystical explorations of kabbalah and hasidism with a highly intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study. Plumbing the depths of Jewish sources, Rabbi Kahn provides fascinating answers to age-old questions, infusing the parshah with fresh significance. Through provoking questions and intriguing insights, Rabbi Kahn continually inspires us to seek the Godly in our lives.

Autor

Rabbi Ari Kahn received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, where he studied under Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik. He is the director of Foreign Student Programs and senior lecturer in Judaic studies at Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He is a renowned speaker, and has lectured worldwide. Having authored over two hundred articles on the weekly parashah and holidays with a readership in excess of ten thousand, Rabbi Kahn is also the author of Explorations, an in-depth analysis of the weekly Torah reading, and Emanations, an in-depth analysis of the Jewish holidays. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature - from Talmud to Midrash, from the Zohar to the Hassidic masters - Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of kabbalah and Hassidut with a highly intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study. He applies psychology, literature and Jewish history to the understanding of esoteric midrashim and the Zohar.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gefen Books
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 173mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 839g
• ISBN-13: 9789652294999
• ISBN-10: 9652294993
• Artikelnr.: 33987168