The Living Torah : The Five Books of Moses and the Haftarot - A New Translation Based on Traditional Jewish Sources, with notes, introduction, maps, tables, charts, bibliography, & index
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The Living Torah : The Five Books of Moses and the Haftarot - A New Translation Based on Traditional Jewish Sources, with notes, introduction, maps, tables, charts, bibliography, & index
As a long time teacher of Torah studies (about 50 years, this is the only English/Hebrew printed Torah that I regularly recommend to students. The English is both concise and modern... and faithful to the Hebrew. The font chosen for the Hebrew text is wonderful and exceptionally easy to read. R. Michael Jacobs
This is one of the clearest, most readable translations of the Torah (Five Books of Moses, i.e., Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) on the market. I especially recommend it to readers of Aryeh Kaplan's books on Kabbalah and meditation, because the Torah is the basis upon which Jewish mysticism is based. Kaplan's vast knowledge of the Jewish mystical sources is evident here also. He brings to his translation work a deep sensitivity that not only renders the literal meaning of the text, but... more info
The clearest, most precise translation I've seen:
Aryeh Kaplan's translation of the Chumash is top-notch -- clear, complete, and precise. His footnotes provide excellent additional information. An excellent way to study Torah if you don't understand the Hebrew.
