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  Call of Torah

Rabbi Elie Munk zt"l of Paris, one of the most profound thinkers and teachers of the last generation, is best known to English readers as the author of "World of Prayer." His Torah commentary is the finest of his many works one that weaves the classic works of the revealed Torah and Kabbalah into a Chumash commentary of rare eloquence and lucidity. Includes Chumash text and translation.

THE CALL OF THE TORAH: 5 VOLUME SLIPCASED SET

The Keter - Crown Bible - Chorev

An all new Hebrew-English edition of the Tanach - Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim.  Masoretic text based on the Aleppo Codex and related manuscripts with shoulder notes and maps.  Chorev Publishing House, Jerusalem.

1,178 pages, Pocket Hard Cover

Keter Crown Bible Chorev

[Yalkut] MeAm Lo'ez  (also known as Torah Anthology)

The Torah Anthology is a clear, modern translation of MeAm Lo'ez, hailed as "the outstanding work of Ladino literature." Written by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, one of the greatest Sephardic sages of his time, the book was first published in 1730. It changed the spiritual climate of the entire Mediterranean region.

Eastern Jews esteemed MeAm Lo'ez as a major classic, affording it the same status as the Talmud and Mishnah. Reading it each day was a religious duty; it was a highly popular text for synagogue classes held each evening.
Many count MeAm Lo'ez among the best commentaries ever written on the Torah - in any language. The book is a veritable encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge.  Translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

Available as a 20 set volume or by individual book.

Nehora

MileChai

Torah Commentary By Rabbi Bachya ben Asher

Bachya ben Asher (1255-1340), a younger contemporary of Nachmanides, was one of the most prolific biblical exegetes of his era. In addition to his many scholarly writings, he functioned as a dayan (judge) and preacher in his hometown of Saragossa, Spain.

In this 7 vol. commentary on the Torah, which has already inspired ten super-commentaries based on it, Rabbi Bachya is the first scholar to present a commentary along the four-fold method of interpretation known as PaRDeS, a Hebrew acronym for peshat (the simple, direct meaning of the text), remez (philosophical interpretation), drash (homiletical treatment), and sod (mystical probing). The English translation and the annotations are by the scholar Eliyahu Munk.

Torah Commentary: Midrash Rabbeinu Bachya (7-volume set)

The Midrash Says

Following the order of the weekly Torah readings, these volumes presents a lively narration of the Torah. They are compiled from material found both in the aggadot of the Talmud and in the Midrashim. In addition to the major Midrashim, Rabba and Tanchuma, this composition includes others from rare Midrashic sources whic are being made available in the English language for the first time.

These books does not constitute a translation, but rather an adaptation of the Midrashim. The author's goal was to capture the spirit behind the Midrashim and present the ideas in a meaningful way, as explained by the classical commentaries of the Talmud and Midrash. A great part of its philosophy was drawn from the profound 18 volume commentary on Midrash Rabbah, "Tiferet Tzion," written by the renowned Jerusalem scholar, R' Yitzchak Z'ev Yadler (1843-1917).

Can be purchased in a set of 5 volumes or by individual book.

The Midrash Says: The Narrative of the Weekly Torah-portion in the Perspective of Our Sages (Five Vol. Set)

Outlooks & Insights

Rabbi Zev Leff, Rav of Moshav Mattityahu, a much-sought-after teacher, guide, and writer, and a perceptive observer, helps us see the weekly parasha with new eyes, allowing its timeless messages to penetrate our inner selves.

Outlooks & Insights

The Hertz Pentateuch & Haftorahs

Popularly known as "The Hertz Chumash," this classic Hebrew-English edition of the Torah is widely used throughout the English-speaking world at the synagogue Torah Reading service and for home study.

In one volume the late Chief Rabbi of the England provides readers with a lucid translation of the Five Books of Moshe together with a meaningful commentary and insightful introductions to almost every chapter, subsection, and verse.  Soncino, 1995.

The Pentateuch and Haftorahs: Hebrew Text English Translation and Commentary (English and Hebrew Edition)

The Stone Chumash

A Classic in its own time!  The Torah, Haftarot, and Five Megillot with a commentary from Rabbinic writings. The entire Chumash in one beautiful volume with a new, contemporary English translation of the Torah, faithful to Rashi and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and an anthologized commentary by a team of scholars, under the editorship of Rabbi Nosson Scherman. This commentary draws on the spectrum of biblical commentaries, from the Talmud, Midrash, and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and includes insights of contemporary greats.

Also includes: Hebrew/Aramaic texts of Rashi and Onkelos, set according to the most accurate texts.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition, Full Size (ArtScroll) (English and Hebrew Edition)

The Stone Tanach

All 24 books of the Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim are now at your fingertips in one magnificent 2,200 page volume, as interpreted by the classic sages of Talmudic and Rabbinic literature. This is a remarkable achievement. It enables everyone to obtain a basic knowledge of the entire Tanach from "In the beginning" to the return to Eretz Yisrael.  Hebrew and English text, notes, diagrams, maps, and index. 

Edited by Rabbi Nosson Scherman in collaboration with an international team of scholars.

The Stone Edition Tanach, the Torah / Prophets / Writings

The Torah With Rashi's Commentary - Sapirstein Edition

Rashi's classic commentary on the Torah, presented with a level of clarity and understanding you never thought possible. What textual difficulty troubled Rashi? Why did he choose this particular comment? What of Ramban's objection? How does the Torah's language indicate Rashi's peshat? To which passage in the Targum does Rashi refer?

Anyone who studies Rashi, "the father of all commentators,'' will have questions like these. Behind the deceptive simplicity of Rashi is a depth and clarity that has engaged the minds of great scholars for over eight hundred years. In this brilliant new treatment, Rashi is presented in the manner of the Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud, the method that has won praise the world over.

Available in a 5 volume set:

Sapirstein Edition Rashi: The Torah with Rashi's Commentary Translated, Annotated and Elucidated, Vols. 1-5 [Box Set, Student Size]

By individual book:

Bereishit | Shemot | VaYikra | BaMidbar | Devarim

  Call of Torah

Rabbi Elie Munk zt"l of Paris, one of the most profound thinkers and teachers of the last generation, is best known to English readers as the author of "World of Prayer." His Torah commentary is the finest of his many works one that weaves the classic works of the revealed Torah and Kabbalah into a Chumash commentary of rare eloquence and lucidity. Includes Chumash text and translation.

THE CALL OF THE TORAH: 5 VOLUME SLIPCASED SET

Metsudah Chumash Linear Translation

A wonderful learning tool. This edition has the English and the Hebrew in linear form so it is very easy to use. Metsudah wisely chose to be truer to the exact translation than to the "spirit."

Two columns of Torah at top of page, vocalized Hebrew on the right side, and its translation on the left. The bottom of the page is vocalized (non-Rashi-scripted) Rashi, Hebrew and its translation alongside.

This is by far the easiest to read of all linear translations.

2648 pages

Metsudah: Chumash/Rashi, A New Linear Translation, Vol. 1-5 [Box Set, Student Size] (English and Hebrew Edition)

Ramban Chumash (7 Volume Set)

Phrase-by-phrase translation and elucidation of Ramban.

Added words and phrases for smooth reading and clear understanding.

Thousands of explanatory footnotes

Ramban (7 Volume Set)

Daat Mikra Tanach

This is the most popular Tanach for the study of Bible in Israel.

Classic medieval and modern commentaries - A careful analysis of the meaning of each word of the text - The grammar and syntax of the verse.

Da'at Mikra Tanach (set of 20 volumes) (Hebrew Edition)

The Art of Jewish Prayer

A Torah perspective, an exposition that will enlighten the modern-day reader to the insights and depth of Jewish prayers. 

Prayer will never be the same once you read this book! A book on prayer unlike any other -- refreshing, relevant, exciting, deep and invigorating. Each down-to-earth page is filled with stimulating insights that make prayer come alive, that transform it into the most relevant of human activities, that make it what it should and can be -- moments of strength and power, the miracle of man's ability to talk to G-d and know that G-d is actually listening.

Authors: Rabbi Yitzchok Kirzner & Lisa Aiken

Art of Jewish Prayer

The Complete ArtScroll Siddur

A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today’s Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.

The complete Hebrew text completely reset in crisp, modern type, clear and inspirational commentary on every prayer, and an introductory overview providing perspective and insight.  Special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and all special customs and observances.  Prayer services that are easy for everyone to follow.

Full Size Siddur - Ashkenaz - Hardcover . By Scherman, Rabbi Nosson & Zlotowitz, Rabbi Meir.

The Complete ArtScroll Siddur Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited

The ArtScroll Machzorim

Liturgy and prayers for the Festivals of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Pesach & Shavuot.  Includes commentary on every prayer and an introductory overview providing perspective and insight; concise instructions; special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and all special customs and observances; and scriptural sources.  Nusach Ashkenaz. Edited by Rabbi Nosson Scherman

5 volume set: Artscroll

Individual volumes:

Rosh HaShanah | Yom Kippur | Sukkot | Pesach | Shavuot

Kaddish

The meaning and symbolism of the well-known but little understood Kiddish prayer. By Rabbi Nosson Scherman.  "Kaddish" presents this beautiful prayer in all its implication, background, and meaning. It is a beautiful book, an inspiring and immensely readable treatise on life, hope, and dedication. A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic, and Rabbinic sources.

English with Hebrew. Hardcovering - 60 Pages.

Artscroll

The Laws of B'rachos

A comprehensive exposition of the background and laws of blessings by Rabbi Binyomin Forst with Rabbi Aaron D. Twerski.

This contemporary halachic classic explains how the complex laws of blessings on food are developed and derived. Includes a comprehensive list of foods and blessings.

Hardcover, 423 pages.

The Laws of B'rachos

Shemoneh Esrei

In the lexicon of Judaism, tefillah-prayer refers to the Shemoneh Esrei (or Amidah). Composed by the Men of the Great Assembly in the early years of the Second Temple era, and recited at least three times a day, this prayer is the bedrock of devotion. What does it mean? How are we to align our minds and hearts with its message? How are we to interpret its messages in terms of our daily lives and individual needs? How does Shemoneh Esrei address the conditions and tribulations of modern life?

This work responds to all these questions on a popular yet scholarly level. Interpretation, exhortation, anecdotes, counsel, halacha - all these ingredients are expertly blended in this gem of liturgical exposition.

By Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer.  Hardcover, 285 pages. 

Shemoneh Esrei (Artscroll Mesorah)

The Sweetest Hour - Tikkun Chatzot

Compiled and translated by Avraham Greenbaum.  How much do we really care that after almost 2,000 the Temple is still in ruins?  Would we be willing to lose a little sleep over it to "rise and cry out in the night?"  In Jewish tradition, the small hours of the night (chatzot) are especially propitious for prayer, and thus an appropriate time to contemplate the Jewish exile and yearn for redemption, collective and personal.

This book explains the meaning and purpose of Tikkun Chatzot. It also contains the first complete English translation of this moving service, together with detailed guidance as to when and how to say it.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov thought that any Jew no matter what level he is on should try his hardest to rise each and every single night and recite Tikkun Chatzot. Tikkun Chatzot is made up of Two Parts Tikkun Rachel and Tikkun Leah. Tikkun Rachel Is Said sitting on the Floor (not directly on the floor one should place something on the floor to sit on) and if possible place ashes on the head on the place where men put on tefillin. Tikkun Leah is said after getting off the floor.

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The Sweetest Hour

ASERES HADIBROS - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic and rabbinic sources.

by Avrohom Chaim Feuer, Avrohom C. Feuer, Nosson Scherman (Editor).

Hardcover, 64 pages.

Aseres Hadibros: the Ten Commandments (Artscroll Mesorah Series)

Blackman Mishnayot

This popular set, the fruit of twenty-seven years of intensive labor by Rabbi Blackman, an outstanding scholar of Judaica, makes the study of Jewish Oral Law accessible to the uninitiated, while enhancing study for the learned.

Rabbi Blackman's acclaimed English translation, enlightening introductions, supplements and notes make this set indispensable. The full set of six volumes includes the full Hebrew text of the Mishnah, plus an English translation and explanatory notes.

Hardcover, 6 volume set Blackman Mishnayoth

Mishnayot Kehati: Complete 21-Volume Set

Kehati is the number one best commentary and first-stop reference for any learner of Mishnah today.

Thoroughly explains almost every word and the commentary reads fluently and integrates into the text of the Mishnah seamlessly. The commentary is so great that it is impossible to misinterpret. Recommended to absolutely everyone

For any student of any age and any level of experience.

Mishnayot Kehati: Complete 21-Volume Set

Daf Yomi Size Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud - English {Complete 73 volume set}

Every word of the text appears, vowelized and translated. 

Each phrase is explained so that the reader understands the reasoning and flow.

Each question, answer, proof and rebuttal is introduced so that the reader will know where the Gemara is taking him.

Notes expand on the explanation of the Gemara's points, and explain unfamiliar ideas without interrupting the flow of the text.

Detailed diagrams Introductions to the entire tractate and to each topic, wherever necessary.

Glossary explains key expressions in each tractate.

SCHOTTENSTEIN EDITION OF THE TALMUD

Jewish Marriage - Rabbinic Law, Legend, and Custom

Part I of this volume is a survey of Jewish marriage from biblical times to the present. Rabbi Lewittes covers the various aspects of marriage, from the ceremony itself to the relationship between husband and wife. He highlights the laws of family purity (Taharat Ha-Mishpacha) and discusses the integral role of the Jewish family in Judaism.

Part II of this volume deals with divorce in Jewish law and custom. What were the grounds for divorce in the past, and what are they now? What is considered proper divorce procedure, and what documents need be involved? Under what circumstances are husband and wife forbidden to remarry? Even the happiest bride and groom should know the answers to these important questions.

Hardcover, 64 pages. by Rabbi Mendell Lewittes.

Jewish Marriage: Rabbinic Law, Legend, and Custom

The Laws of Kashrus

The author, Rabbi Binyomin Forst, combines all the ingredients for outstanding success in an extremely difficult literary genre:

He applies the halachic principles to modern-day life and situations, and he has the rare ability to explain both the background and the application, accurately and clearly.

The Laws of Kashrus

The Festivals in Halacha

This work - the first of Rav Zevin's halachic masterpieces to appear in English - is a classic analysis of the reasoning underlying the laws of the Festivals. It delves its way through the ancient roots of these laws, and traces their growth as they branch forth in the course of centuries of halachic debate.

In its original Hebrew, HaMoadim BaHalachah is the most widely respected work of its kind written this century, as its twenty-five editions testify.

2 Volume Set. 

The Festivals in Halachah

Shabbos - The Sabbath: Its Essence and Significance

The Sages teach that when the Six Days of Creation were over, everything in the universe was in place. What was the world lacking? Only one thing - it lacked the contentment of a genuine, spiritual rest day, a contentment that could replenish the human spirit and bear testimony to the Architect and Creator of all that was. When the Sabbath came; contentment came. Our weekly Sabbath is a regular renewal of that final necessary aspect of Creation; our renewed acknowledgment of Him Who made all and grants us a share of the World to Come on earth, every seventh day.

Drawn from the rich lodes of Jewish through and practice, the book will help the reader enter the joy and holiness of the Sabbath, for the better we understand the deeper content of the day and what it represents, the better we enter into its higher universe.

Hardcover. A presentation anthologized from Talmudic and Midrashic sources(Artscroll Mesorah Series) (English and Hebrew Edition)

Shabbos / The Sabbath, Its Essence and Significance

7TH Heaven, Shabbat with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

7th Heaven Shabbat with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov” explores the art of consciously observing Shabbat — understanding in depth many of the day’s traditional religious practices within the context of life’s spiritual dynamics. It offers insight into the deeper meaning and purpose of a broad range of Shabbat observances and seeks to show how each law or custom fits within the comprehensive scheme of the Shabbat mosaic.

The essays are based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) and those of his closest disciple, Reb Noson (1780-1844). The deep insights into Torah and spirituality revealed by these great Chassidic luminaries are as relevant in today’s world as they were some two centuries ago, when they were first taught.

Soft Back, 203 Pages.  Translation by Moshe Mykoff is a writer and translator living in Jerusalem.

7th Heaven: Celebrating Shabbat with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov