Reconnect with the power and promise of
engagement with Torah—
from a modern men’s perspective.
from a modern men’s perspective.
This major contribution to modern biblical
commentary addresses the most important concerns of modern
men—issues like relationships, sexuality, ambition, work
and career, body image, aging, and life passages—by
opening them up to the messages of the Torah. It includes
commentaries by some of the most creative and influential
rabbis, cantors, journalists, media figures, educators,
professors, authors, communal leaders, and musicians in
contemporary Jewish life, and represents all denominations in
Judaism. Featuring poignant and probing reflections on the
weekly Torah portions, this collection shows men how the
messages of the Torah intersect with their own lives by
focusing on modern men’s issues.
Ideal for anyone wanting a new, exciting
view of Torah, this rich resource offers perspectives to
inspire all of us to gain deeper meaning from the Torah as well
as a heightened appreciation of Judaism and its relevance to
our lives.
Contributors:
Rabbi Howard A. Addison • Rabbi
Bradley Shavit Artson • Doug Barden • Rabbi Tony
Bayfield, DD • Ariel Beery • Rabbi Joseph Black
• Rabbi Mitchell Chefitz • Dr. Norman J. Cohen •
Rabbi Mike Comins • Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, PhD •
Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz • Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins •
Rabbi Edward Feinstein • Rabbi Mordecai Finley, PhD •
Wayne L. Firestone • Rabbi David J. Gelfand • Dr.
Sander L. Gilman • Ari L. Goldman • Rabbi Daniel
Gordis, PhD • Rabbi Arthur Green • Rabbi Steven
Greenberg • Joel Lurie Grishaver • Rabbi Donniel
Hartman, PhD • Rabbi Hayim Herring, PhD • Peter
Himmelman • Rabbi Walter Homolka, PhD • Rabbi Reuven
Kimelman • Rabbi Elliott Kleinman • Cantor Jeff
Klepper • Rabbi Peter S. Knobel • Rabbi Harold S.
Kushner • Rabbi Daniel Landes • Rabbi Steven Z. Leder
• Prof. Julius Lester • Rabbi Robert N. Levine, DD
• Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler • Rabbi John Moscowitz
• Rabbi Perry Netter • Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
• Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce, PhD • Rabbi Daniel F.
Polish • Dennis Prager • Rabbi Jack Riemer •
Rabbi Stephen B. Roberts • Rabbi David B. Rosen •
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin • Rabbi Sidney Schwarz, PhD •
Rabbi Rami Shapiro • Rabbi Charles Simon • Rabbi Elie
Kaplan Spitz • Craig Taubman • Rabbi Levi
Weiman-Kelman • Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub • Rabbi
Avraham (Avi) Weiss • Dr. Ron Wolfson • Rabbi David
J. Wolpe • Rabbi David Woznica • Rabbi Sheldon
Zimmerman • Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel
“Most certainly will give a lot of pleasure to the interested reader.”
—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
“[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
“Reveal[s] striking new perspectives on familiar stories.... Illuminating, moving, stimulating and provocative.”
—Manna: The Voice of Living Judaism
“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)
“Refreshingly relevant.... A fascinating new volume of thoughts on the parasha.”
—Jewish Book World
“A remarkably diverse contribution
to the literature of the synagogue.”
—Daniel
Boyarin, PhD, professor of Talmudic
culture, University of California, Berkeley
“Presents a paradigm for studying Torah with a greater consciousness of the issues that concern modern men.... Impressive.”
—Reform Judaism
“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
“A braintrust of many Jewish thinkers about how [modern men] can better integrate the Torah into their modern lives.”
—Midwest Book Review
