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Orchard of Delights


                 Compounding the damage, the archaic English and fairly literal
               translation style used in many translations of the Hebrew Bible, leave
               most people, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, ignorant of any deeper
               meaning and contribute to the sense that the Bible is old-fashioned
               and obsolete. In many cases the English translations are based on
               the antiquated King James Version, first published in 1611, which
               itself is based on earlier Greek and Latin translations of the original                                      In loving memory of
               Hebrew. This is a tragedy of immense proportions as most people are
               “turned off” by what they perceive to be an almost childish account
               of reality and write it off as virtually irrelevant to their lives.                                         Joseph and Ruth Kark

                 One of Chassidut’s most important insights is that the  Torah
               speaks to each person in every generation. When this is not achieved
               the Torah appears archaic at best and totally irrelevant at worst.
               Especially in our age, when the secular world has taken such great
               strides forward in understanding and shaping the world around us
               through the application of science and technology, it is crucial to                                           Yoseph ben Moshe
               demonstrate how the Torah’s inner dimensions relate to the modern
               world.                                                                                                 Rachel Minda bat Shmuel

                 This book attempts at every juncture to translate the underlying
               meaning of the Torah into contemporary language, bridging secular
               knowledge and Torah wisdom. There is no field of human knowledge,
               no modern profession that cannot benefit from the timeless wisdom
               of the Torah. For this reason I have woven into the commentary
               insights from the Torah that mesh with contemporary art, science,                               By their loving children, grandchildren
               music, psychology, political science, philosophy, literature, media,                                       and great grandchildren
               and more, without diluting the Torah’s wisdom or forcing it to be
               something that it is not.

                 Since these insights are the product of thirty years of study and
               teaching, some of them are also mentioned in my other published
               works. When I feel that the reader will benefit from exploring these
               insights in the context of these other books, I will cross reference
               these texts.
                 One of the hardest tasks in preparing this book for publication
               was deciding on which literary conventions to adopt. When writing
               for a very specific audience it is relatively easy to choose a particular
               style. However, since my goal was to write a book that would be

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