Die Tora

The "Israelite Bible" by Rabbi and philosopher Ludwig Philippson (1811-1889) shaped Jewish life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. An independent and unique translation that vividly transfers the word choice and timbre of the Hebrew original into a fluent German language style.

The bilingual German-Hebrew edition of the Torah presented by the Abraham Geiger Kolleg at the University of Potsdam has been linguistically carefully revised. It contains the five books of Moses and the prophetic readings for the Sabbath and feast days, as well as introductions by international rabbinic authorities. Ludwig Philippson's concern to publish a generally accessible Jewish Bible translation for home, school, and synagogue use comes to life anew. With introductions by Rabbi Prof. Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi (Los Angeles), Prof. Ziony Zevit (Los Angeles), Rabbi Prof. David A. Aaron (Cincinnati), Prof. Alan Cooper (New York), Dr. Jacob L. Wright (Atlanta), Prof. Bernard M. Levinson (Minneapolis), Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman (New York), Dr. Klaus Herrmann (Berlin).

Revised version for the anniversary 1700 years of Judaism in Germany.