ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary Kasher David
ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary Kasher David In the spirit of Nechama Leibowitz's classic, New Studies in the Weekly Parsha, Rabbi David Kasher offers 54 essays exploring…
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ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary Kasher David
In the spirit of Nechama Leibowitz's classic, New Studies in the Weekly Parsha, Rabbi David Kasher offers 54 essays exploring the vast but understudied genre of Jewish literature known as parshanut, or Torah commentary. "With engaging clarity and vivacity, Kasher presents a wide range of traditional commentaries on the biblical text. From the masters of midrash who began the tradition, to the medieval commentators who defined the style, on down to the scholars of the modern age, Kasher leads an impassioned and engaging tour through the history of Jewish Biblical interpretation.
Kasher arrives at sometimes provocative resolutions and the reader is drawn into the work of parshanut, of biblical In each chapter, he poses a central question which then becomes a field for vigorous discussion, pursued in a contemporary conversational tone.
JOURNEYS INTO THE HEART
Into the Sideways World