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Etz Hayim : Torah and commentary / senior editor, David L. Lieber ; literary editor, Jules Harlow ; sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
עץ חיים = Etz Hayim : Torah and commentary senior editor, David L. Lieber ; literary editor, Jules Harlow ; sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
Library at the Katz Center - Reference Room BS1222 .L54 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. Pentateuch. Hebrew. 2001.
- תנ״ך. חומש. עברית.
- תנ"ך. תורה. ניו יורק.
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Pentateuch.
- Haftarot.
- Conservative Judaism--Customs and practices.
- Conservative Judaism.
- Theology.
- Bible. Pentateuch--Commentaries.
- Bible.
- Haftarot--Commentaries.
- Bible. Pentateuch--Theology.
- Local Subjects:
- Bible. Pentateuch--Commentaries.
- Haftarot--Commentaries.
- Genre:
- Commentaries.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 1559 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- עץ חיים
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, [2001]
- Language Note:
- Text of the Pentateuch in Hebrew and English; commentary in English.
- Summary:
- Presents an English version of the Torah based on the renowned JPS 1985 translation, accompanied by separate p'shat and d'rash commentary themes, showing two approaches to interpreting the text. Also includes essays on key themes by prominent Conservative Movement rabbis and scholars; a special section, halakhah l'ma-aseh, that points out where Jewish laws are based on biblical passages; and indications of traditional readings for Sephardic and Ashkenazic communities.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Haftarot for holidays and special occasions
- Essays: Biblical life and perspectives; Biblical religion and law; Worship, ritual and halakhah; Text and context
- Blessings for Torah and Haftarah
- Names of the trope [sic] and their notations
- Decalogue with "upper" accents
- Abbreviations
- Maps of Biblical lands
- Glossary
- Transliteration of Hebrew
- Artist's rendition of the Tabernacle and its furnishings
- Time line for the Hebrew Bible
- Etz Hayim committees
- Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes the haftarot and commentary on them, p'shat and d'rash commentaries, comments on Conservative halakhic practice, topical essays, and other material.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- National Jewish Book Awards - Nonfiction, Winner, 2001
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- Contains:
- Bible. Pentateuch. English. Jewish Publication Society. 2001.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. Hebrew. 2001. Etz Hayim.
- ISBN:
- 0827607121
- 9780827607125
- OCLC:
- 46822344
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