Explorations Expanded (Bereishit)

Explore Sefer Bereishit and discover breathtaking layers of originality and profundity. Gain new insights into the stories you thought you knew so well in this new-old compilation of creative yet scholarly essays. Distinguished scholar and educator Rabbi Ari Kahn presents a series of strikingly original interpretive essays on the weekly parsha. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature–from Talmud to Midrash, from Zohar to the Chasidic masters–Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of Kabbalah with a highly intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study, masterfully applying psychology, literary analysis, and Jewish historical perspective to even the most esoteric midrashim. Explorations: Expanded is an exhilarating journey that sheds new light on some of the most difficult narratives of the biblical text.PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORKSFuses information, interpretation and insight.–Rabbi Aharon LichtensteinInteresting and exciting – gourmet food for thought.–Rabbi Zev LeffRabbi Ari Kahn has proven himself to be both a profound thinker and gifted communicator.–Rabbi Noah WeinbergMy friend and colleague Rabbi Ari Kahn is gifted with the natural ability to extract-combine-create Torah that provokes mind and heart to reach new levels of awe and appreciation.–Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz

Publisher:

Kodesh Press

Pages:

351

Date Published:

2019-10-10