{"id":8539,"date":"2013-08-12T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewishaction.com\/?p=8539"},"modified":"2020-07-27T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T08:18:05","slug":"chumash-mesoras-harav-sefer-bereishis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/inside-the-ou\/new-books-from-ou-press\/chumash-mesoras-harav-sefer-bereishis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chumash Mesoras HaRav\u2014Sefer Bereishis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/jewishaction.com\/content\/uploads\/ravs-chumash.jpg\"><img width=\"103\" height=\"146\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-post-8539 wp-image-8542\" alt=\"rav&#039;s chumash\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxMDMiIGhlaWdodD0iMTQ2Ij48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" data-public-id=\"Jewishaction\/ravs-chumash\/ravs-chumash.jpg\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1679613955\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"103 146\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>Chumash Mesoras HaRav\u2014Sefer Bereishis<br \/>\n<\/b><b><i>Compiled and edited\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>by Dr. Arnold Lustiger<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><i>OU Press\/Ohr Publishing<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the \u201cRav,\u201d was the towering rabbinic thinker of the twentieth century. In addition to his wellspring of Torah knowledge, the Rav taught, wrote and lectured extensively on Chumash. The Rav, however, never wrote a systematic commentary on Chumash, and, until now, the only way to study the Rav\u2019s interpretation and analysis of Chumash was to search for pertinent material by wading through the Rav\u2019s published writings and hard-to-find audio tapes of his lectures and <i>shiurim<\/i>. Now, for the first time, the Rav\u2019s teachings on Chumash have been collected into a published commentary on <i>sefer Bereishis<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Edited with great skill by Dr. Arnold Lustiger, this groundbreaking Chumash, the first volume of a contemplated set of the entire Torah, reflects the Rav\u2019s intellectual breadth and depth, his exegetical creativity and the timelessness of his insights. Complete with an English translation of the Torah text, Rashi\u2019s commentary and an eloquent and original Torah commentary, the <i>Chumash Mesoras HaRav<\/i> is perfect for synagogue, home and school use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chumash Mesoras HaRav\u2014Sefer Bereishis Compiled and edited\u00a0by Dr. Arnold Lustiger OU Press\/Ohr Publishing Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the \u201cRav,\u201d was the towering rabbinic thinker of the twentieth century. In addition to his wellspring of Torah knowledge, the Rav taught, wrote and lectured extensively on Chumash. 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