Explorations Expanded (Bereishit)

Explore Sefer Bereishit and discover breathtaking layers of originality and profundity. Gain new insights into the stories you thought you knew so well in this new-old compilation of creative yet scholarly essays. Distinguished scholar and educator Rabbi Ari Kahn presents a series of strikingly original interpretive essays on the weekly parsha. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature-from Talmud to Midrash, from Zohar to the Chasidic masters-Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of Kabbalah with a highly intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study, masterfully applying psychology, literary analysis, and Jewish historical perspective to even the most esoteric midrashim. Explorations: Expanded is an exhilarating journey that sheds new light on some of the most difficult narratives of the biblical text.PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORKSFuses information, interpretation and insight.-Rabbi Aharon LichtensteinInteresting and exciting - gourmet food for thought.-Rabbi Zev LeffRabbi Ari Kahn has proven himself to be both a profound thinker and gifted communicator.-Rabbi Noah WeinbergMy friend and colleague Rabbi Ari Kahn is gifted with the natural ability to extract-combine-create Torah that provokes mind and heart to reach new levels of awe and appreciation.-Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovitz