Youve used it for years in synagoguenow take your own copy home. Popularly known as the Hertz Chumash, this classic Hebrew-English edition of the Five Books of Moses, with corresponding Haftorahs, is used in synagogues and classrooms throughout the English-speaking world. In this compact volume, the late Chief Rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Joseph Hertz, provides readers with a lucid exposition of the text and the spiritual and ethical teachings of the Torah, culled from a wide range of scholarly literature. It contains the full Hebrew text, line-by-line English translation, and the classic Hertz commentary. Complete with all the Haftorahs for holidays and special Sabbaths.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A Book that is Useful for Devout Jews, Christians, and Anyone with a Serious Interest in Biblical Literature:
J. H. Hertz's edition of THE PENTATEUCH (The Torah) and HAFTORAHS is a solid work of scholarship that demonstrates considerable work and shows clarity. This book is obviously useful for devout Jewish people, but Christians (Catholic and Protestant) plus those who have no religious affiliation but have an interest in biblical history and literature will enjoy this book. A knowledge of Hebrew is useful, but the book is so well done that it is not absolutely necessary. Rabbi Hertz, the editor of this... more info
Review of Hertz's Commentary:
A good resource addition to use for the reading cycle. I like the way each Haftorah reading follows immediately after the Torah section.
A great help and teacher for as long as I can remember:
The Hertz Chumash has been with me for as long as I can remember. Shaareh Tefillah Shul in Troy, New York had the Hertz Chumash and its translation of the Chumash, and its great commentary taught me then as it still teaches me now. I every week read the Parsha both in Hebrew and English from it.
The Hertz commentary is a wise and generous one. It is filled with ' Yirat Shemayim' The Awe of G-d, and yet at the same time open to wise words from non- Jewish sources. It exalts and inspires . And its... more info
The Best Condensed Torah Commentary:
The distilled wisdom of the ages in about 1000 pages - no one could do it better. I have read through this volume every year for several years and never cease to discover new insights. Recommended it for both Jewish and Christian students of the holy scriptures.
