Torah Anthology - Prophets & Writings (Nach)
Translated by: Rav. Aryeh Kaplan
Hardcover - 25 Volume Set
Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan; October 23, 1934 – January 28, 1983) was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries. He became well-known as a prolific writer and was lauded as an original thinker. His wide-ranging literary output, inclusive of introductory pamphlets on Jewish beliefs, and philosophy written at the request of NCSY are often regarded as significant factors in the growth of the baal teshuva movement.
Rav. Aryeh Kaplan's Works
The Living Torah | Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide | A Call to the Infinite |
The Handbook of Jewish Thought - Volume 1 | Meditation and the Bible | Faces and Facets |
The Handbook of Jewish Thought - Volume 2 | Innerspace: Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation and Prophecy | The Light Beyond: Adventures in Hassidic Thought |
Torah Anthology - 45 volumes | Waters of Eden: The Mystery of the Mikvah | Rabbi Nachman's Stories |
Made in Heaven: A Jewish Wedding Guide | Sabbath: Day of Eternity | Encounters |
Tefillin | The Aryeh Kaplan Reader: The Gift He Left Behind : Collected Essays on Jewish Themes | Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation |
Love Means Reaching Out | Tzitzith: A Thread of Light | Maimonides' Principles |
The Real Messiah? Response to Missionaries | Jerusalem, Eye of the Universe | The Bahir |
If You Were God | The Infinite Light | Chasidic Masters |
Meditation and Kabbalah | Until the Mashiach: The Life of Rabbi Nachman |
The encyclopedic commentary of Me’am Lo’ez, translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.
The Torah Anthology is a clear, modern translation of Me'am Lo'ez, hailed as "the outstanding work of Ladino literature." Written by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, one of the greatest Sephardic sages of his times, the book was first published in 1730. It changed the spiritual climate of the entire Mediterranean region. Eastern Jews esteemed Me'am Lo'ez as a major classic, affording it the same status as the Talmud and Mishnah. Reading it each day was a religious duty; it was a highly popular text for synagogue classes held each evening. Many count Me'am Lo'ez among the best commentaries ever written on the Torah - in any language. The book is a veritable encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge.