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The Call of the Torah: Volume II: Genesis Part 2 (An Anthology of Interpreation and Commentary on the Five Books of Moses)
The Call of the Torah Volume II Genesis Part 2 - An Anthology of Interpreation and Commentary on the Five Books of Moses Author:Rabbi Elie Munk Essentially an anthology of commentary on the Pentateuch (the Five Books of Moses), The Call of the Torah is a major achievement by a noted member of a distinguished rabbinic family of Western Europe. Deriving from the later years of a spiritual leadership that has spanned almost five decades, this collection of interpretative passages has been ... more »chosen not at random but through long study, reflection and inspired teaching. It thus forms an integrated whole, that gives richness and perspective to the immortal but so often enigmatic words of our Written Torah.
Primarily, Rabbi Munk pays attention to peshat, the direct, rational meaning of the Writ, drawing on the full range of classical commentaries, from Rashi to those closer to our time, such as the Maharal of Prague and the Malbim. Yet he does not lose sight of the non-rational (or rather, super-rational) dimension, and often he cites the Zohar and the mystical commentaries, to reveal unsuspected aspects of illumination in the words of Scripture.
The mature presentation of rational commentary juxtaposed with the superrational, done with care, provides a superb commentary on the Written Torah that nourishes both mind and heart, as it shows how the truths of the Torah apply both to the individual (microcosm) and the universe (macrocosm). Highly popular and widely acclaimed in the original French, the work is now in a fine English translation.« less