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Posted: Oct-15-2009

Simply the best

This is by far the best english translation of the Five Books of Moses, written by one of the greatest minds to have lived in the last thousand years. It reads like a novel,without sacrificing the authentic literal meaning of the text. The footnotes are precise and informative. This volume is a...

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Posted: May-22-2009

A "must" for any religious library

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, of blessed memory, was an amazing stand-out genius. Not only was he a highly revered Rabbi and Kabbalist with brilliant lingistic, authorial and editorial skills - he was also a nuclear physicist and artist. You know, the type who tries to visualize a 7th dimensional figure...

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Posted: Aug-17-2008

English translation of the Torah

As a long time teacher of Torah studies (about 50 years, this is the only English/Hebrew printed Torah that I regularly recommend to students. The English is both concise and modern... and faithful to the Hebrew.The font chosen for the Hebrew text is wonderful and exceptionally easy to read.R....

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Posted: Feb-02-2004

Outstandingly sensitive translation, excellent notes

This is one of the clearest, most readable translations of the Torah (Five Books of Moses, i.e., Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) on the market. I especially recommend it to readers of Aryeh Kaplan's books on Kabbalah and meditation, because the Torah is the basis upon which...

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Posted: Sep-21-1999

The clearest, most precise translation I've seen

Aryeh Kaplan's translation of the Chumash is top-notch -- clear, complete, and precise. His footnotes provide excellent additional information. An excellent way to study Torah if you don't understand the Hebrew.

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