Description
In his brilliant analysis of Shemos, the Alshich uses every available method of understanding the Torah. His unique commentary sheds light on even its most cryptic passages. The Alshich poses questions that perplex the intelligent reader of the Torah and then offers in-depth analyses and original interpretations of the text. Time and again, he points out how seemingly haphazard sentence structures are rife with nuances that are pivotal to our understanding of the Torah's text. The Alshich’s explanations demonstrate the Divine nature of the Written Torah and show us how the Oral Torah and its teachings are implicit in the wording of the Torah itself.
He poses such diverse questions as:
Our Sages tell us that Hashem sent an angel in the form of a snake to swallow Moshe. Where did they find any hint of this in the words of the Torah?
Why did Hashem make the Jewish people suffer by depriving them of water for three days at Marah? And once He arranged for them to find water, why present them with something undrinkable?
Since Hashem wants to destroy Amalek, why does He allow them to stay in existence for every generation?
How are each of the twelve stones of the Choshen Mishpat, worn by the Kohen Gadol, connected to a beis din and its judges?
How was it possible for Hashem to command the Jewish people to build the Mishkan without their having any prior knowledge or experience in construction, engineering, or craftsmanship?
These questions as well as hundreds of others are answered as the Alshich applies his encyclopedic knowledge and depth of thought to the Torah verses in this unique and enlightening commentary on Sefer Shemot.
“Having read portions of the manuscript, I can see that the writers and editors have done an excellent work of not only translating the Hebrew into pleasing English, but also of explaining and elucidating it at the same time. They have opened up what has until now been a closed commentary to the English-speaking public.”
Dayan Menachem Gelley Rosh London Beis Din / Rav of Beis Hamedrash Ohr Chodosh
The Alshich on Sefer Shmot – Complete in Two Volumes.
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 844
Language: English
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers (January 20, 2023)
ISBN-10: 1680255967
ISBN-13: 978-1680255966
Alshich On The Torah Sefer Shemos 2 Volume Set [Hardcover]
Timeless Wisdom On The Chumash By The Torah Luminary Rabbi Moshe Alshich
By: Rabbi Moshe Alshich
Translated by: Rabbi Mordechai Rose and Rabbi Nachum Spirn
Editorial Reviews:
Review
“Having read portions of the manuscript, I can see that the writers and editors have done an excellent work of not only translating the Hebrew into pleasing English, but also of explaining and elucidating it at the same time. They have opened up what has until now been a closed commentary to the English-speaking public.”
Dayan Menachem Gelley
Rosh London Beis Din / Rav of Beis Hamedrash Ohr Chodosh
About the Author:
Rabbi Moshe Alshich (1508–1600), reverently referred to as HaAlshich HaKadosh (The Holy Alshich), was a student of Rabbi Yosef Caro, author of the Shulchan Aruch, and eventu-ally served as his colleague on his beis din in Tzefas. Although the Alshich wrote many halachic responsa, he is most noted for his Tanach commentary, based primarily on his weekly Shabbos sermons. This monumental work has been hailed by more than four cen-turies of Torah scholars as one of the greatest expositions ever written on Scripture. In it, he expounds on complicated passages, an-swering fundamental questions of faith and Jewish belief. The Alshich uses his creative in-sight and encyclopedic knowledge of Tanach, Talmud, and Midrash to weave together his profound interpretations. Studying Torah, Nevi’im and Kesuvim by the bright light of the Alshich’s commentary will warm the heart and illuminate the mind of every reader, from the nascent newcomer to the advanced talmid chacham.
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