Esther: A Modern Commentary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807411396 ISBN 13: 9780807411391

Publisher: Behrman House, 1999

Synopsis

More than the centerpiece of Purim celebrations, Esther is unique in the biblical canon, and raises as many questions as it reveals answers. It is a rich source for text study, at Purim and throughout the year.

Authors of classic commentaries on Lamentations, Jonah, Ruth, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and Pirke Avot, Rabbis Kravitz and Olitzky shed new light on this familiar story by combining traditional rabbinic views and contemporary literary criticism to create a readable and relevant commentary. 

About this title

About the Authors

Rabbi Leonard Kravitz, Ph.D. specialized in Maimonidean studies and wrote his doctorate on Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed, and went on to co-author books with Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky that have been broadly used for personal study and adult teaching, including commentaries on the biblical books of Job, Esther, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Lamentations, as was well as volumes on Pirkei Avot and Teshuvah.

Rabbi Kerry Olitzky is the author or coauthor of nearly 100 books for children, adults, and scholars about Jewish and Muslim faith, including Welcome to the Seder: A Passover Haggadah for Everyone; Heroes with Chutzpah (with coauthor Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen); and Miryam’s Dance. The former executive director of Big Tent Judaism, he was named one of the fifty leading rabbis in North America by Newsweek. He lives in New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Behrman House
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807411396
• ISBN 13: 9780807411391
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1