About the Book
One of the leading scholars of Hasidism and modern Jewish theology has brought together and translated a wide selection of the Torah teachings of the Sefat Emet—one of the last great masters of Polish Hasidism. Green’s personal insightful commentary on the words of the Sefat Emet create a remarkable work of Jewish scholarship, bringing the teaching of this insightful master to a wide audience.
Praise
Recommended…for all libraries (congregational, school, or seminary/university) that attempt to reach out to the spiritually inquiring Jewish adult.
—AJL Newsletter
Judah A. Alter
Arthur Green
Arthur Green is rector of the Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Heart of the Matter: Studies in Jewish Mysticism and Theology (JPS, 2015). A prolific author, his most recent books are Radical Judaism (Yale, 2009) and a revised edition of his Jewish vocabulary These Are the Words (Jewish Lights, 2012).
The Language of Truth The Torah Commentary of the Sefat Emet
About the Book
One of the leading scholars of Hasidism and modern Jewish theology has brought together and translated a wide selection of the Torah teachings of the Sefat Emet—one of the last great masters of Polish Hasidism. Green’s personal insightful commentary on the words of the Sefat Emet create a remarkable work of Jewish scholarship, bringing the teaching of this insightful master to a wide audience.
Praise
Recommended…for all libraries (congregational, school, or seminary/university) that attempt to reach out to the spiritually inquiring Jewish adult.
—AJL Newsletter
Judah A. Alter
Arthur Green
Arthur Green is rector of the Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Heart of the Matter: Studies in Jewish Mysticism and Theology (JPS, 2015). A prolific author, his most recent books are Radical Judaism (Yale, 2009) and a revised edition of his Jewish vocabulary These Are the Words (Jewish Lights, 2012).