Index by Contributor
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
Bereshit/Genesis
Shemot/Exodus
Vayikra/Leviticus
Bemidbar/Numbers
Devarim/Deuteronomy
Rabbinic Commentators, Literary Figures and Texts Noted in the
Book
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is recognized as one of the most thoughtful
Jewish writers and teachers of his generation. He has helped people
of all ages find spiritual meaning in both the great and small
moments in life.
A noted author whose work has appeared in many publications,
including the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest and the
Congressional Record, Rabbi Salkin is editor of The Modern Men's
Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly
Torah PortionsandText Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens; and
author of Being God's Partner: How to Find the Hidden Link Between
Spirituality and Your Work, with an introduction by Norman Lear;
the best-seller Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the
Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah; For
Kids—Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual
Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah and Righteous Gentiles in the
Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships (all
Jewish Lights), among other books.
"[This] commentary will be placed on my bookshelf close to the
biblical text. Ecclesiastes concluded, "Of books there are no end,"
but the same cannot be said of commentary. Commentary is the
testimony of the continuity of the community. The Bible is our
family album."
—Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California;
author, Conscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey
"Outstanding…. In voices that are learned and compellingly
personal, the writers open the wisdom of Torah to a contemporary
generation of men and women alike."
—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew Union College–Jewish
Institute of Religion
“Putting men back in mentors—this insightful collection of
teachings is an inspiring reminder of the best that Judaism has to
offer the twenty-first century.”
—Amichai Lau-Lavie, founder and executive director, Storahtelling
(www.storahtelling.org)
“A remarkably diverse contribution to the literature of the
synagogue.”
—Daniel Boyarin, PhD, professor of Talmudic culture, University of
California, Berkeley
“A rare experience … mirrors the richness of the multiple
interpretive voices found in the modern Jewish world.”
—Dr. David Hartman, founder and director, Shalom Hartman Institute;
author, A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional
Judaism
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