Eli L. Garfinkel

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary

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Produktbeschreibung

A unique four-part commentary on the Jewish heritage, The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary orbits each Torah portion through four central pillars of Jewish lifeâ the Torah, land, people, and thoughtâ illuminating how they enrich one another.

Produktdetails

• JPS Study Bible
• Verlag: Jewish Publication Society
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 207mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1062g
• ISBN-13: 9780827612679
• ISBN-10: 0827612672
• Artikelnr.: 60583270

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel is the spiritual leader of Temple Beth El in Somerset, New Jersey. He is the author of three books used by the Ramah camps: Mikraot Ramah, a summer camp commentary on the Torah for teen campers and adult staffs; Dim’ot Ramah, a companion volume on Lamentations; and Torat Ramah, a commentary for younger campers.

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Genesis Bere’shit Summary Torat Yisrael: What Is the Torah’s Foundation? Eretz Yisrael: What Is Israel’s Claim to the Land? Am Yisrael: Farming and the Jews Mäshevet Yisrael: Is the Creation Story Literally True? Noä Summary Torat Yisrael: The Ark Was No Cruise Ship Eretz Yisrael: The Olive Branch Am Yisrael: Should Jews Be Fruitful and Multiply? Mäshevet Yisrael: Did the Story of Noah’s Ark Really Happen? Lekh Lekha Summary Torat Yisrael: Loving and Hating the Jews Eretz Yisrael: Walk the Land Am Yisrael: Heritage Is an Inheritance Mäshevet Yisrael: It’s All about Relationships Va-yera’ Summary Torat Yisrael: Radical Hospitality Eretz Yisrael: Lot’s Wife Am Yisrael: The People Who Escaped from the Sword Mäshevet Yisrael: Arguing with God H
ayyei Sarah Summary Torat Yisrael: Talk Is Cheap Eretz Yisrael:
evron, City of Tears Am Yisrael: Gifts for Rebecca, Gifts for All Mäshevet Yisrael: Marriages Are Miraculous Toledot Summary Torat Yisrael: Rumor Mongers and the Big Lie Eretz Yisrael: Re
ovot, City of Innovation Am Yisrael: God Is With the Pursued Mäshevet Yisrael: Reacting to Dishonesty Va-yetse’ Summary Torat Yisrael: The Tzaddik Makes the City Eretz Yisrael: Brawn over Brains? Am Yisrael: All of Israel Is Connected Mäshevet Yisrael: Sleep and Radical Amazement Va-yishlah
Summary Torat Yisrael: Don’t Rely on Miracles Eretz Yisrael: Rely on Miracles Am Yisrael: A People Gets Its Name Mäshevet Yisrael: Some Things Never Change Va-yeshev Summary Torat Yisrael: Don’t Rest on Your Laurels Eretz Yisrael: The Yom Kippur War Am Yisrael: A Successful People Mäshevet Yisrael: Dreams Mikkets Summary Torat Yisrael: The Crazy Bell Eretz Yisrael: Fighting Anorexia Am Yisrael: Insults against Our People Mäshevet Yisrael: The Power of Hope Va-yiggash Summary Torat Yisrael: How to Criticize Eretz Yisrael: The Catholic Church and Israel Am Yisrael: The Need for Jewish Neighborhoods Mäshevet Yisrael: Giving Ourselves a Jump Start Va-yeh
i Summary Torat Yisrael: Judah and Self-Restraint Eretz Yisrael: Snake on the Road Am Yisrael: War, Peace, and Justice Mäshevet Yisrael: Torah Study vs. Gainful Employment 2. Exodus Shemot Summary Torat Yisrael: God Needs Public Relations Help Eretz Yisrael: Egypt in Israel Am Yisrael: Can Two Nations Live in One Country? Mäshevet Yisrael: Was the Burning Bush a Gas Plant? Va-’era’ Summary Torat Yisrael: An Urgent Morning Meeting Eretz Yisrael: Speaking Truth to Power Am Yisrael: Believe It and Not Mäshevet Yisrael: No, the Nile Is Not Yours! Bo’ Summary Torat Yisrael: Jewish Karma Eretz Yisrael: A Real Locust Plague in the Negev Am Yisrael: A Source of Light Mäshevet Yisrael: Haste Is for Slaves Be-shallah
Summary Torat Yisrael: Four Kinds of People Eretz Yisrael: Humility in Victory Am Yisrael: Does God Test Us? Mäshevet Yisrael: Why Is God Silent? Yitro Summary Torat Yisrael: Jethro the Curious Eretz Yisrael: Israel’s Supreme Court Am Yisrael: A Deal We Couldn’t Refuse Mäshevet Yisrael: Sometimes Less Is More Mishpatim Summary Torat Yisrael: Law Is Life Eretz Yisrael: The President’s House Am Yisrael: Taking the Torah Seriously, Not Literally Mäshevet Yisrael: The Death Penalty Terumah Summary Torat Yisrael: Who Lives in the Sanctuary? Eretz Yisrael: Trees of Israel Am Yisrael: Volunteering Is Noble Mäshevet Yisrael: Our Insides and Outsides Should Match Tetsavveh Summary Torat Yisrael: Does God Need a Nightlight? Eretz Yisrael: Olive Nation Am Yisrael: A People Compared to Olives Mäshevet Yisrael: Beware of the Anti-Intellectual Ki Tissa’ Summary Torat Yisrael: Are All Perspectives Equally Valid? Eretz Yisrael: The Israel Museum Am Yisrael: Three Books of Rosh Hashanah Mäshevet Yisrael: Can We Be Forced to Sin? Va-yak’hel Summary Torat Yisrael: The Problem with Democracy Eretz Yisrael: The Bezalel Institute Am Yisrael: Giving Too Much Mäshevet Yisrael: Doing Too Much Is Like Doing Nothing at All Pekudei Summary Torat Yisrael: Beyond Reproach Eretz Yisrael: The Third Temple Am Yisrael: When Is Compromise Possible? Mäshevet Yisrael: Only the Rich, Smart, and Strong Need Apply 3. Leviticus Va-yikra’ Summary Torat Yisrael: Courtesy Is God’s Calling Card Eretz Yisrael: Courtesy Comes in Different Flavors Am Yisrael: Animal Sacrifice vs. Prayer Mäshevet Yisrael: Confession Is Good for the Soul Tsav Summary Torat Yisrael: Courteous Clothing Eretz Yisrael: The Nation’s Sweet Aromas Am Yisrael: What the People Are Expected to Know Mäshevet Yisrael: The Study of Torah Replaces Sacrifice Shemini Summary Torat Yisrael: Silence in the Face of Tragedy Eretz Yisrael: No Pork on My Fork Am Yisrael: The Pig Is More than Unkosher Mäshevet Yisrael: Alien Fire Tazria‘ Summary Torat Yisrael: Caring for the Sick Eretz Yisrael: Finding a Leper’s Lonely Grave Am Yisrael: Tearing of Clothing Mäshevet Yisrael: Life after Serious Illness Metsora‘ Summary Torat Yisrael: Grammar School Eretz Yisrael: Tzara’at and Malicious Gossip Am Yisrael: Money Should Be No Object Mäshevet Yisrael: Intellectual Modesty ’Ah
arei Mot Summary Torat Yisrael: Can There Be Repentance without Sacrifice? Eretz Yisrael: The Silence of the Judean Desert Am Yisrael: The World’s Unwilling Scapegoat Mäshevet Yisrael: No Copying! Kedoshim Summary Torat Yisrael: Cause and Effect? Eretz Yisrael: Living in the Midst of Horrific Places Am Yisrael: Desire and Self-Denial Mäshevet Yisrael: What Is Kedushah? ’Emor Summary Torat Yisrael: Physical Perfection Eretz Yisrael: Pilgrimage Am Yisrael: A People Needs a Calendar Mäshevet Yisrael: There are Good Arguments and Dangerous Arguments Be-har Summary Torat Yisrael: An Interesting Point of Law Eretz Yisrael: The Sabbatical Year Today Am Yisrael: The Jubilee Year Mäshevet Yisrael: Slavery and Moral Trajectory Be-h
ukkotai Summary Torat Yisrael: Hostility to God? Eretz Yisrael: Food Insecurity Am Yisrael: Curses and Contracts Mäshevet Yisrael: Is There Such a Thing as Divine Punishment? 4. Numbers Be-midbar Summary Torat Yisrael: Why Count? Eretz Yisrael: The Israel Defense Forces Am Yisrael: Counting the Victims Mäshevet Yisrael: When Does Real Adulthood Start? Naso’ Summary Torat Yisrael: Adultery Is Idolatry Eretz Yisrael: The Blessing of Peace Am Yisrael: The People’s Blessing Mäshevet Yisrael: Holy Disconnection Be-häalotekha Summary Torat Yisrael: The Meat Plague Eretz Yisrael: Trumpets and Sirens Am Yisrael: Who Were the Riffraff? Mäshevet Yisrael: Second Chances Shelä-Lekha Summary Torat Yisrael: Self-Esteem Can Be Selfish Eretz Yisrael: A Land that Flows with Milk and Honey Am Yisrael: The Wandering People Mäshevet Yisrael: The Priceless Shabbat Korah
Summary Torat Yisrael: A Jewish Perspective on Death Eretz Yisrael: Hospitals Give Hope for the Future Am Yisrael: A Reverse Memorial Mäshevet Yisrael: Desperation Is Forbidden H
ukkat Summary Torat Yisrael: Honoring Your Parents Eretz Yisrael: ZAKA and Terrorism Am Yisrael: It’s Not about Show Business Mäshevet Yisrael: Moses and His Achilles’ Heel Balak Summary Torat Yisrael: God Does Not Prevent Sin Eretz Yisrael: Israel’s Architecture Am Yisrael: A Nation that Dwells Apart Mäshevet Yisrael: Public Morality Pinh
as Summary Torat Yisrael: Avoiding Trickery Eretz Yisrael: An Egalitarian Society Am Yisrael: We Do Not Need a Pope Mäshevet Yisrael: The New Month Mattot Summary Torat Yisrael: Two Kinds of Promises Eretz Yisrael: The Rebirth of Hebrew Am Yisrael: From Pharaoh to the Faeroes Mäshevet Yisrael: Since When Is Vengeance Allowed? Mase‘ei Summary Torat Yisrael: The Refuge Cities Eretz Yisrael: A Nation of Refuge Am Yisrael: The Jewish People Is a Shelter Mäshevet Yisrael: Why Do We Incarcerate? 5. Deuteronomy Devarim Summary Torat Yisrael: Rebuke and Suffering Eretz Yisrael: The Negev Desert Am Yisrael: Storytelling Is Peoplehood Mäshevet Yisrael: Better Never than Late Va-eth
annan Summary Torat Yisrael: Does God Hate Idols or Idolaters? Eretz Yisrael: Astronomy Is a Mitzvah Am Yisrael: The Shema Mäshevet Yisrael: God’s Invisibility ‘Ekev Summary Torat Yisrael: Does Prayer Work? Eretz Yisrael: Wild Beasts Am Yisrael: Humility Is a Duty Mäshevet Yisrael: Our People’s Fate Depends on Us Re’eh Summary Torat Yisrael: Choices Eretz Yisrael: Jerusalem Am Yisrael: Jews Can Be Wrong about Israel and Judaism Mäshevet Yisrael: Vegetarianism Shofetim Summary Torat Yisrael: A Double Serving of Justice Eretz Yisrael: Fruit-Bearing Trees Are Priceless Am Yisrael: A People Dedicated to Life Mäshevet Yisrael: Some Are Guilty, All Are Responsible Ki Tetse’ Summary Torat Yisrael: The Rebellious Son Eretz Yisrael: The Sanhedrin Am Yisrael: Banning the World’s Oldest Profession Mäshevet Yisrael: Cleanliness Is a Prerequisite for Holiness Ki Tavo’ Summary Torat Yisrael: The Seventy Faces of the Torah Eretz Yisrael: Are Jews Obligated to Live in Israel? Am Yisrael: What Does It Mean to Be God’s Holy People? Mäshevet Yisrael: What Do We Consider Intolerable? Nitsavim Summary Torat Yisrael: We Were All at Sinai Eretz Yisrael: Ingathering of the Exiles Am Yisrael: The Fate of the Ten Tribes Mäshevet Yisrael: The Torah Is Not in Heaven Va-yelekh Summary Torat Yisrael: Moses Nears Death Eretz Yisrael: The Importance of Hebrew Am Yisrael: Learn Our People’s Song Mäshevet Yisrael: When God Hides Ha’azinu Summary Torat Yisrael: Is Humanity Powerful? Eretz Yisrael: This Place Is for the Birds! Am Yisrael: Why Do Smart People Do Stupid Things? Mäshevet Yisrael: “A Full Belly Turns Your Soul to Jelly” Ve-zo’t ha-berakhah Summary Torat Yisrael: Moses Fights with the Angel of Death Eretz Yisrael: Treasures of the Sea and Sand Am Yisrael: A Uniquely Happy People Mäshevet Yisrael: The Unknown Tomb Notes