These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah Solovy Alden
These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah Solovy Alden In These Words, liturgist Alden Solovy distills the Torah into its very essence: the individual words it contains. For each word, he…
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These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah Solovy Alden
In These Words, liturgist Alden Solovy distills the Torah into its very essence: the individual words it contains. For each word, he delves into the etymology, translation, and usage, providing deeper insights into familiar texts. Echoing the midrash that the Torah has seventy faces, Solovy selects seventy of its Hebrew words that are pregnant with meaning.
From b'reishit ("in beginning") to shamayim ("heavens") to zachor ("remember"), These Words will change the way you look at the language of the Then Solovy presents a beautiful poem--what he calls "poetic midrash"--inspired by and interpreting each word.
These Are the Words
THE LEAST OF THESE
The Garden of Words
Words of the Inuit
THE INVENTION OF WORDS
The War of Words
The Book of Words