Aryeh Kaplan was not only a great in Torah learning, he had a command of scientific and technical knowledge. In these essays he often shows his masterful understanding of both. He writes about the ' soul' and the real essence of the human being in a way that gives hope in the whole conception of personal immortality. He explains how it is possible to approach G-d without being able to define G-d, how we can have what he calls a 'direction' to G-d. He talks too of a real hope of a Messianic Age in which... more info
Essays on Life and Spirituality:
A masterful author, Rabbi Kaplan record his thoughts about life and spirituality. He delves into the essence of the human being as he asks the thought provoking question, "what is the essence of the human being?" Is it the heart? Then is a person with a heart transplant no longer himself! The same argument can be made with the brain- If science manages to accomplish that feat. Rabbi Kaplan concludes with the Jewish tradition of the soul, and delves into the essence of the human being.
possibly the most insightfull modern book on Judaism.:
This book is a collection of essays from perhaps the foremostscholar on Judaism in the past decade. This book is gripping and a must read. I can't recommend it highly enough.
