The Chumash: The Stone Edition, Full Size (ArtScroll) (English and Hebrew Edition)
by Nosson Scherman
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Author: Nosson SchermanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published); Hebrew (Published)
Published: 1993-06-01
ISBN: 0899060145
Number of pages: 1339
Publisher: Mesorah Pubns Ltd
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Book Review: Fantastic chumash - Extraordinary
Summary: 5 Stars
This chumash is absolutely magnificent. First, the translation is wonderful; clear and easy to read. There hasn't been a passage yet that I couldn't figure out what it was trying to say.
Beyond that, the commentary is wonderful too. For example, it notes for Genesis 3:4 that Adam, when he told Eve of G-d's prohibition on the Tree of Life, added to G-d's prohibition words that G-d did not speak. Adam told Eve that touching the tree would kill her, though G-d never said this. Thus, the commentary says that perhaps the snake pushed Eve against the tree, and when Eve did not die, the snake convinced her that if that one part of the prohibition was false, then the whole prohibition was false.
For Genesis 6:1-2,4, it notes two possible interpretations for the sons of G-d taking wives from daughters of men. It says that sons of G-d could mean righteous, G-d fearing men, and daughters of men are less spiritually upright people. Thus, the spiritually high people debased themselves by marrying less spiritual people, thus consigning them to the same fates. It also notes that Eloh-m is used, the rulership aspect of G-d, so perhaps sons of G-d means rulers and kings and daughters of men means ordinary (common) women. Therefore, it means rulers forcefully took commoners as wives, thus showing that before the Flood, the powerful had begun to subjigate and abuse the weak.
Many are troubled by Exodus 21:2-6, which says that if a Jewish slave is given a wife while he is a slave, once he is freed, he must either leave his wife or, if he wants to stay with his wife, he must remain a slave forever. To many, this doesn't seem very moral. However, the commentary very effectively sheds light on this passage. It notes that Leviticus 25:39 says that a Jew who sells himself into slavery to pay off his debts is to be regarded as an indentured laborer, not a slave. The only other way to be sold into anything like slavery is steal something and not be able to make restitution. Thus, Exodus 21:2-6 is speaking of a thief, not of a poor impoverished misfortunate laborerer who sold himself to pay off his debts. Second, it notes that the passage speaks of a women OWNED by the master being given as a wife to the slave. If the master OWNS the women, she is not an Israelite/Jew. Therefore, she is a gentile slave, probably a descendent of a prisoner of war. Therefore, Exodus 21:2-6, when it says a slave must either leave his wife or remain a slave forever, is really speaking a thief who was graciously given a wife (if you ask me, he doesn't deserve a wife) who was probably a descendent of a prisoner of war who was graciously enslaved rather than killed. The passage sure seems far more moral, doesn't it?
As can be seen, this commentary is terrific for illuminating confusing and troubling passages in the Torah. Even passages that seem straightforward and easy to understand often have a great deal more to be learned from this commentary. Though this commentary may be too "pious" or "fundamentalist" for some, most of the commentary deals with straightforward meanings, and as often multiple interpretations are given, there is nothing to stop one from picking choosing what to believe from among the interpretations given. I recommend it to all.
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A Classic in its own time... The entire Chumash, newly reset, in one beautiful volume with a new, contemporary English translation of the Torah, faithful to Rashi and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and an anthologized commentary by a team of scholars, under the editorship of Rabbi Nosson Scherman. This commentary draws on the spectrum of biblical commentaries, from the Talmud, Midrash, and the classic Rabbinic commentators, and includes insights of contemporary greats. Also includes: Hebrew/Aramaic texts of Rashi and Onkelos, newly set according to the most accurate texts. Haftaros with new translation, and introductory comments introducing the haftarah and relating it to the Torah reading. The Five Megillos with translation and commentary. Comprehensive index. Lightweight, opaque, acid-free paper for decades of quality use. Special section for your own genealogy and family milestones. Ultra-reinforced binding, using the most durable materials. Elegantly gilded page heads. Ribbon place-marker. The Chumash of choice for synagogue and homeHebrew Bible (Old Testament) Books
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