Modern Men's Torah Commentary

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is recognized as one of the most thoughtful Jewish writers and teachers of his generation. He has helped people of all ages find spiritual meaning in both the great and small moments in life.A noted author whose work has appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest and the Congressional Record, Rabbi Salkin is editor of The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah PortionsandText Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens; and author of Being God's Partner: How to Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work, with an introduction by Norman Lear; the best-seller Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah; For Kids—Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah and Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships (all Jewish Lights), among other books.

"[This] commentary will be placed on my bookshelf close to the biblical text. Ecclesiastes concluded, "Of books there are no end," but the same cannot be said of commentary. Commentary is the testimony of the continuity of the community. The Bible is our family album."—Rabbi Harold Schulweis, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, California; author, Conscience: The Duty to Obey and the Duty to Disobey"Outstanding…. In voices that are learned and compellingly personal, the writers open the wisdom of Torah to a contemporary generation of men and women alike."—Rabbi David Ellenson, president, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion“Putting men back in mentors—this insightful collection of teachings is an inspiring reminder of the best that Judaism has to offer the twenty-first century.”—Amichai Lau-Lavie, founder and executive director, Storahtelling (www.storahtelling.org)“A remarkably diverse contribution to the literature of the synagogue.”—Daniel Boyarin, PhD, professor of Talmudic culture, University of California, Berkeley“A rare experience … mirrors the richness of the multiple interpretive voices found in the modern Jewish world.”—Dr. David Hartman, founder and director, Shalom Hartman Institute; author, A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism

• Index by ContributorIntroductionHow to Use This BookAcknowledgmentsBereshit/GenesisShemot/ExodusVayikra/LeviticusBemidbar/NumbersDevarim/DeuteronomyRabbinic Commentators, Literary Figures and Texts Noted in the BookNotesGlossaryBibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading