Meir Zlotowitz (1943–2017)

This was my very favourite book of the Tanakh. Purim, the festival around Esther, was only semi-religious and involved presents, lots of food and making a hell of a lot of noise with football rattles whenever the evil Haman's name was called. When I got older, I read the commentaries and saw the story in a less simplistic way and wondered just how much of it was true and how much rabbis would justify anything they felt strongly was part of their faith.

NO OF PAGES: 154 SUB CAT I: Commentary SUB CAT II: Writings SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: The Book of Ruth is a story of loyalty and kindness, but it is much more. Beneath the story of the Moabitess who sought refuge under the Wings of the Divine Presence, the mother-in-law who nurtured her spiritually and guided her materially, the aged judge who married her in the last act of a great life, it is the story of the hidden spark of the Messiah. From humblest origins, through mysterious pathways, show more it emerged in the persons of Ruth and Boaz. Deceptive in its simplicity, profound in its depth - the Book of Ruth.NOTES: Purchased from Mesorah Publications, Ltd. SUBTITLE: A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic and Rabbinic sources show less

NO OF PAGES: 162 SUB CAT I: Writings SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Eichah, the heartbreaking lament of haunting beauty, in which the prophet Jeremiah pours out the lamentations that bear within them the tears for every Jewish tragedy down through the ages. But Jewish tragedy is never unredeemed for it is never random.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Lamentations-A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic and Rabbinic sources.

NO OF PAGES: 154 SUB CAT I: Commentary SUB CAT II: Writings SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Beneath the story of the Moabitess who sought refuge under the Wings of the Divine Presence, the mother-in-law who nurtured her spiritually and guided her materially, the aged judge who married her, is the story of the hidden spark of the Messiah.NOTES: Purchased from Mesorah Publications, Ltd. SUBTITLE: A new translation with a commentary anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic, and Rabbinic sources.