<p>Why another Haggada? Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, former president of the Rabbinical Council of America, renews the traditional guide to the Passover Seder service with his emphasis on the big picture.What is the Seder really all about? What are the overall goals of this richly textured service? How does the Haggada, step by step, enable the realization of these goals? What are the connections between each paragraph of the Haggada and the next? Why do the rabbis structure the evening as they do?Rabbi Goldin addresses these and other fundamental questions in a clearly defined journey of learning that reaches from the dawn of Jewish history to today’s Seder table. In language and style that will appeal to any reader, from the scholar to the novice, this new Haggada takes each Seder participant by the hand along the steps of this extraordinary journey.Here then, a Haggada for the ages, certain to enhance the Seder experience, in home after home, year after year.</p>

Unlocking the Haggada: The Complete Haggada With In-Depth Commentary

Religion & Spirituality

Goldin, Shmuel

Judaism

Independently published

<p>Unlocking the Torah Text provides an in-depth journey into the Torah portion through a series of studies on each parsha.Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches.Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat straightforward literal meaning and Midrash rabbinical exegesis as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative.</p>

Unlocking the Torah Text: An In-depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha- Shmot

UNLOCKING THE TORAH TEXT provides an in-depth journey into the Torah portion through a series of studies on each parsha. Each study opens with a brief summary of the narrative and then presents probing questions designed to strike to the core of the text. These questions are addressed through a review of traditional commentaries spanning the ages, combined with original approaches. Deep philosophical issues and perplexing textual questions are carefully examined and discussed in clear and incisive fashion. The actions and motivations of the patriarchs, matriarchs and other biblical figures are probed with an eye towards determining the lessons to be learned from the lives of these great personalities. Clear distinction is made between pshat (straightforward literal meaning) and Midrash (rabbinical exegesis) as both of these approaches to biblical text are carefully defined and applied. Finally, thought-provoking connections are raised between the eternal Torah narrative and critical issues of our time. Each study is thus constructed to encourage continued discussion and study of the Torah narrative. With the publication of this final volume, Devarim (Deuteronomy), the five-volume series is complete.

Unlocking the Torah Text: An In-Depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha

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Unlocking the Haggada: The Complete Haggada With In-Depth Commentary

Unlocking the Torah Text: An In-depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha- Shmot

Unlocking the Torah Text: An In-Depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha