Rav Schwab on Yeshayahu
The teachings of Rabbi Shimon Schwab zt"l on the Book of Isaiah
Autor: Rav SchwabISBN(s): 1422609456
Artikelnummer: 999800016470
Sprache: EN
Verlag: Artscroll/Mesorah
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748 Seiten
The prophet Yeshayahu's vivid and terrifying visions of
destruction, and his magnificent words of comfort, have accompanied the
Jews throughout their long and difficult exile.
Destruction
and rebuilding, mourning and consolation: these are the immortal themes
of Sefer Yeshayahu, the book of Isaiah. Small wonder, then, that Rabbi
Shimon Schwab zt"l, the much beloved Rav of K'hal Adas Yeshurun and one
of the foremost Torah scholars of his day, was able to delve so deeply
into the prophet's timeless words. As a refugee who barely escaped the
fires of the Holocaust that decimated his Kehillah of
Frankfurt-am-Main, and all of Eastern European Jewry, he experienced
the destruction of one world; as the bearer of both the German-Jewish
and the Lithuanian Yeshiva traditions, helping to rebuild both on new
shores, he experienced at least a modicum of comfort.
In his
unforgettable lectures on Sefer Yeshayahu to his congregation, Rav
Schwab revealed the profound wisdom and beauty of the prophecies. In
this important work, Rav Schwab's eldest son, Rabbi Moshe Schwab, has
adapted these lectures, making them accessible to all.
In Rav
Schwab's verse-by-verse explanations of the history of the time,
Yeshayahu's demands for social justice and repentance, his stern
admonitions and his loving words of comfort grow clear to us,
resonating in our own lives and concerns. In this commentary we see Rav
Schwab's brilliance, his deep understanding of Torah tradition, and his
warm humanity, as he gives us a new insight into the immortal
prophecies of Yeshayahu.
