Synopsis
The Torah's Seventy Faces: Commentaries on the Weekly Sidrah Compiled by Simcha Raz Edited with an Introduction by Dov Peretz Elkins The weekly Torah portions have served throughout history as a treasure for teaching and preaching, for law and lore, for discussion and dialog. In each portion, one finds viewpoints and background which elevate the soul, give a sense of awe and wonder, spark encouragement in times of crisis, and motivate creativity and human action. It is no wonder that, over the course of generations, wells of wisdom have sprung from the depths of these weekly lections, from which we can sustain our spirit and slake our thirst, each person according to need and temperament. Pearls of wisdom, ethical lessons, parables, wise proverbs, and tales of parents and children: it is all there. * Our task in this collection of commentaries was to assemble a selection of these treasures, and to present to the reader choice nuggets from these hewn stones. Among the selections are sources from ancient rabbis, Talmudic scholars, and masters of the Midrash, as well as teachers from all periods of our history - biblical commentators, Hasidic saints, pious educators and purveyors of ethical tales. The commentaries touch on a plethora of subjects, including relations among people, with our Maker, and with ourselves. In all this, we come to know that our holy Torah has never known boundaries. In every generation, the "people of the book" invested their thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs, recognizing that within these chapters of the Torah are embedded not only pathways that reach to the distant past, but also forms of expression for the harried present and for dreams of the future. (From the Preface)
About the Author
SIMCHA RAZ Simcha Raz is an Israeli author and educator. He has an M.A. in public administration from the Hebrew University and rabbinic ordination from Merkaz HaRav Kook Yeshivah in Jerusalem. He is the author of many popular books on Aggadic and Hasidic themes, several of which have appeared in English translation, including A Tzadik in Our Time (1972), The Sayings of Menahem Mendel of Kotzk(1995) and Hasidic Wisdom: Sayings From The Jewish Sages, translated by Dov Peretz Elkins and Jonathan Elkins (1997). His articles frequently appear in the Israeli press, and he hosts literary programs in the electronic media in Israel. He has received several literary prizes, and he was awarded the Israel Minister of Religious Affairs' Jewish Heritage Prize in recognition of his efforts in teaching Hebrew language and literature in Israel and throughout the Jewish world, most recently in the Commonwealth of Independent States. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife, Colleeen. They are the parents of two children.
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