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Devora Publishing is pleased to announce the release of: THE LION CUB OF PRAGUE Jewish Thought and Kabbala, from The Maharal of Prague Commentary on the Book of Genesis RABBI YEHUDAH LOEWE [1512-1607], known as the Maharal of Prague, is credited with the creation of the Golem, but more importantly, served as the rabbinic leader to European Judaism during the 16th century. Much of his voluminous work has not been translated and therefore is not accessible to the English reading public. Now, The Lion Cub of Prague (Devora, September 2008) makes the work of the Maharal available to English speakers. The Maharal's supra-commentary on Rashi, the major commentator on the Torah, are integrated into the text and care is taken, despite stylistic modifications, to limit the text to thoughts of the Maharal. The Maharal's commentary is full of surprises, brimming with unique thoughts and diversions into rarely discussed Torah ideas. Kabbala is seamlessly woven into his text, and his work delves into such issues as What was God Thinking at the Moment of Creation?, The Genesis of Evil, The Secret of Burial, and Man at the Catalyst of Harmony in the Universe. About the author: Moshe David Kuhr was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and attended the Talmudical Academy in Baltimore. He received his medical degree from the University of Chicago and trained in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Kuhr has lived and practiced pediatrics in Monsey, NY, for the last thirty years. He holds a pediatric teaching appointment at Columbia. Dr. Kuhr and his wife Phyllis have four sons and six grandchildren. He counts among his Torah mentors Rabbis Boruch Milikovsky, z"l, Moshe David Tendler, Berel Wein, Avraham Pessin, z"l, Yehoshua David Hartman and scores of study partners and students who have helped sharpen his skills, preparing him to make accessible the works of the Maharal of Prague. Title: THE LION CUB OF PRAGUE: Thought, Kabbala, Hashakafa from Gur Arye, The Maharal of Prague Genesis Author: Moshe David Kuhr, MD Publisher: Devora Publishing Pub Date: September 2008 Pages: 240 ISBN: 978-1-934440-12-4 Hard Cover: $24.95 U.S. £14.95 U.K. ISBN: 978-1-932687-83-5 Hard Cover: $21.95 U.S. £13.25 U.K. ISBN: 978-1-932687-96-5 Soft Cover: $16.95 U.S. £10.25 U.K. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org