Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
Note: I wrote this back in 1988 and it probably needs a new revision. But for those who find such topics interesting, here it is for your enjoyment.
Q. What were the types of stones used in Aaron’s breastplate? What were the reasons a particular stone represented a particular tribe?
A. Ibn Ezra in his commentary to Exodus 28, noted that we really have no way to positively identifying the stones that were set ...
Name: A New Psalm: A Guide to Psalms as Literature. Author: Rabbi Benjamin Segal. Publisher: Gefen Publishing House (2013).
ISBN-10: 965229618X; Price: $31.29 (on Amazon).
Rabbi Benjamin Segal’s new commentary, A New Psalm: The Psalms as Literature is an excellent medley of numerous thoughts that Judaic commentaries have expressed on the Psalms for many centuries. Rabbi Segal has written a translation on Song of Songs: A Woman in Love as well other books pertaining to ...
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