The Fire and the Cloud. Contemporary Reflections on the Weekly Torah Reading (English and Hebrew Edition) - Hardcover

David Bigman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9652294896 ISBN 13: 9789652294890

Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, 2011

Synopsis

In this beautiful and lucid translation of the popular Hebrew edition, Yoducha Rayonai, Rabbi David Bigman, Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivat Maale Gilboa, gives us a glimpse of his personal encounters with Tanach. These essays on the weekly Torah portions are based on Rabbi Bigman's Shabbat shiurim and were transcribed and adapted by a talented group of his students. Rabbi Bigman offers powerful, original insights into the parshiyot, inviting readers to participate with him in his creative involvement and interaction with the Torah. He inspires us to join him on a journey of discovering and uncovering the truths concealed in the revelations of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings and in so doing, to uncover the truths hidden in ourselves.

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About the Author

Rabbi David Bigman moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Israel to work the land in the spirit of the Zionist pioneers. The leadership of the Religious Kibbutz Movement, recognizing his prodigious knowledge, open mind, and moral sensitivity, quickly appointed him head of the movement's most important educational institutions. The combination of his classical Talmudic training as a student of Rav Israel Zev Gustman and Rav Aryeh Leib Bakst with Rav Bigman's intellectual curiosity and breadth makes for a fascinating approach to Torah study. In Rav Bigman's beit midrash, Rav Nachman of Bratzlav, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Martin Luther King Jr., and David Grossman to name just a few are all in dialogue. Rav Bigman's teachings have made him a beacon to those searching for a sophisticated and intellectually honest path in Torah. Rav Bigman was a founder of Midreshet Ein HaNatziv (a vanguard women s yeshiva), and currently serves as rosh yeshivah at Maale Gilboa.

Review

Written with sensitivity to the existential issues that concern the modern reader, these essays offer a personal and engaging account of key moments in the biblical text. --Avivah Zornberg, Renowned lecturer and author

Edition details

• Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9652294896
• ISBN 13: 9789652294890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 172