Abravanel's World of Torah Bamidbar Volume 1

This volume comprises the first five sections of Numbers (Sefer Bamidbar) Bamidbar - Korach. A good deal of it pertains to numbers – taking a census of the tribes, including the priestly one. It also covers an array of historical observations, fully explained, such as the precise positioning of tribal formations, the role of the Levites in the Tabernacle, and much more.

Exploration and discovery-these are Abravanel's hallmarks. With unequaled passion for probing Biblical mysteries, a quest begins. Limitless gems of eternal wisdom enticingly sparkle at every destination. Bereshit, a room of locked secrets, contains many doors. Thankfully,millennia of scholars and commentators have handed down hallowed keys for posterity. Utilizing integrated knowledge of the entire Bible coupled with Sinai's Oral Traditions-together the sum total of man's moral and ethical knowledge-Geonim and Rishonim gradually cracked Torah's vaults ajar. A fifteenth century tour de force,Don Yitzchak Abravanel's magnum opus thoroughly revolutionized Biblical exegesis.His works have never been translated from their original Hebrew. Until now.
An outstanding translation of the fascinating commentary by the last of the Spanish greats. Storyline reads as masterful narrative! --Rabbi Berel Wein, Rav, Beit Knesset HaNassi, Jerusalem
A major contribution to Torah literature.. --Rabbi Abraham J. Twersky M.D. Author of more than 60 books
In the passages that I have seen, he[Zev Bar Eitan] not only makes Abravanel more accessible, but makes him come alive through a lively, contemporary treatment. --Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, prolific and featured writer, Co-Founder of Cross-Currents
Rabbi Yitzchak Abarbanel (Abravanel) lived at the end of the time of the Spanish Rishonim and his books reflect his end-of-an-era status. He dutifully surveys the opinions of his predecessors before critiquing them and offering his own brilliantly creative interpretations. Like many Spanish Torah scholars, the Abarbanel had a sustained interest in philosophy, language and the literal meaning of the Bible. Therefore, his Torah commentary in particular is an adventure in Medieval thought, with the Abarbanel mediating a battle between the greatest minds and offering his own substantial contributions. However, while his expansive commentaries are fascinating reading, they are often too long and too technical for the average reader. Zev Bar Eitan has devised a creative way to redeem Abarbanel for the masses. With ample literary talent, Bar Eitan retells the story of the Book of Genesis based on the Abarbanel s commentary. A careful reader will find many hidden interpretations in the simple prose, the fine details of the story as understood by the Abarbanel. Additionally, Bar Eitan offers tastes of the dramatic philosophical debates that the Abarbanel conducts, replacing the lengthy proofs with a summary accessible to contemporary readers. The result is a unique and exciting trip through Bereishit and its Medieval commentators. --Rabbi Gil Student Jewish Action Summer 2013
In the passages that I have seen, he[Zev Bar Eitan] not only makes Abravanel more accessible, but makes him come alive through a lively, contemporary treatment. --Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein, prolific and featured writer, Co-Founder of Cross-Currents

About the Author
Zev Bar Eitan graduated college in 1977 with a B.A. in English Literature. After a stint in the California-based family business, he and his wife moved to Israel in 1981. He learned in yeshivot and kollelim in Los Angeles and Jerusalem, serving with a reserved IDF artillery until from 1985 Until 1996 honorable discharge. In 1988 Bar Eitan received ordination from Rav Yisrael Shurin, zz'l, a son-in-law of Maran HaGaon Harav Yaacov Kamenetsky zz'l. For more than twenty years, Bar Eitan has been teaching Jewish Studies in Kollel Magen Avraham, Efrat. In addition to teaching Tanach and Mishnah, he currently delivers a lecture series on Abravanel's themes, incorporating elements from all of his Tanach commentary.

Binding: Hardcover