The Everyday Torah Weekly Reflections and Inspirations

by Artson, Bradley

• ISBN13: 9780071546195
• ISBN10: 0071546197
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

"Like any classic, the Torah appears in different guises with each rereading. Its infinite layers of meaning and depth offer the opportunity to harvest anew, without any fear of exhausting its supply of wisdom, counsel, andkedushah(holiness). To encounter Torah is to encounter God." --from the IntroductionIn this inspiring collection, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson illuminates the sacred text at the heart of Jewish spirituality. Enlightening and original,The Everyday Torahbrings the ancient text to life with poignant reflections that will guide to you to a deeper understanding of the Torah, of Judaism, of yourself."Torah goes its weekly way, and we go ours, and do the two paths ever cross? They cross often in many minds and hearts, but when it is Bradley Shavit Artson who provides their point of intersection, the crossroads widens into a town square." --Jack Miles, author ofGod: A Biography"Every page is a joy to read. Many, many readers will treasure this book." --Richard Elliott Friedman, author ofCommentary on the TorahandWho Wrote the Bible?"Rabbi Bradley Artson remains one of the most inviting of modern day teachers of Torah. This book will offer needed guidance and inspiration to all who turn its pages." --Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Author Biography

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson is dean and vice president of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University. He is the author of five books, serves on the Leadership Council of Conservative Judaism, and speaks frequently for the UJC/Federation communities.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Genesis: B'raisheet/In the Beginning
B'raisheet	p. 2
Noah	p. 9
Lekh Lekha	p. 15
Va-Yera	p. 22
Hayei Sarah	p. 29
Toldot	p. 36
Va-Yetze	p. 43
Va-Yishlach	p. 50
Va-Yeshev	p. 58
Miketz	p. 64
Va-Yigash	p. 72
Va-Yehi	p. 78
Exodus: Sh'mot/Names
Sh'mot	p. 86
Va-Era	p. 94
Bo	p. 101
Be-Shalah	p. 108
Yitro	p. 115
Mishpatim	p. 123
Terumah	p. 129
Tetzaveh	p. 136
Ki-Tissa	p. 143
Va-Yakhel/Pekudei	p. 151
Leviticus: Va-Yikra/He Called
Va-Yikra	p. 160
Tzav	p. 167
Shemini	p. 174
Tazria/Metzora	p. 181
Aharei Mot/Kedoshim	p. 188
Emor	p. 196
Be-Har/Be-Hukkotai	p. 203
Numbers: Be-Midbar/In the Desert
Be-Midbar	p. 214
Naso	p. 221
Be-Ha'alotekha	p. 228
Sh'lah Lekha	p. 235
Korah	p. 243
Hukkat	p. 250
Balak	p. 258
Pinhas	p. 265
Mattot/Massei	p. 272
Deuteronomy: Devarim/Words
Devarim	p. 280
Va-Et'hanan	p. 287
Ekev	p. 294
Re'eh	p. 301
Shoftim	p. 309
Ki-Tetze	p. 316
Ki-Tavo	p. 323
Nitzavim/Va-Yelekh	p. 330
Ha'azinu	p. 338
Ve-Zot Ha-Berakhah	p. 345
Glossary of Terms	p. 347
Some of the Commentators and Commentaries Influencing: The Everyday Torah	p. 358
Index	p. 360
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