the Book of Genesis
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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, zl,
Moshe David Tendler, Berel Wein, Avraham Pessin, zl, 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.
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