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The first three verses of the Torah are perhaps the best-known
sentences of the Hebrew Bible. They may also very well be the least
understood. In Awesome Creation, Rabbi Yosef Bitton delves into
these verses with an open mind and an open heart. Drawing on
classical Jewish sources as well as current scientific data, Rabbi
Bitton offers a fresh reading of the initial words of Scripture.
Among the subjects covered are the coincidences and differences
between the Big Bang theory and the Biblical Creation story, the
unexplored consequences of Creation ex nihilo, the controversies
surrounding the age of the universe, the state of our planet upon
its creation, the natural forces used by the Creator to reshape His
world, and the enigma of the nature of primeval light. Throughout
his book, Rabbi Bitton emphasizes the importance of an accurate
comprehension of Biblical Hebrew, as explained by the Rabbis of the
Talmud and the classical Torah commentators. Through a precise
understanding of each word of these verses and thanks to today s
modern scientific knowledge we are able to appreciate, as never
before, the beauty and sophistication of the Biblical story of
Creation.
Rabbi Bitton in his book, Forgotten Giants portrays the expulsion
from Spain in 1492 is the central event of Spanish Jewish history.
The book explores the lives, works, and ideas of twenty-six
Sephardic Rabbis in the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth
centuries, in the time period straddling this upheaval. Through the
narratives of these twenty-six prominent rabbis lives, we learn
about the world of the Jews in Spain before the 1492 expulsion, the
struggles of the rabbinical leadership against the missionary
efforts of the Church to convert the Jews, and the theological
debates that took place, especially during the beginning of the
fifteenth century. The expulsion of the Jews from Spain is covered,
together with the exile to Portugal, the expulsion from Portugal,
and the birth of the new Sephardic Diaspora in Mediterranean
countries. Within that Diaspora, the book pays special attention to
the establishment of the Spanish refugees in the Land of Israel, in
the city of Safed and later on in Jerusalem. This fascinating
series of tableaux of the lives of great Sephardic rabbis paints a
vivid picture of Jewish life and thought in Spain before the 1492
expulsion, during the tumultuous years of exile, and after the
reestablishment of the Sephardic communities in the Diaspora.
In-depth portraits of the lives and works of twenty-six great
Sephardic rabbis. Covers three generations of rabbis from the late
1400s to the early 1600s. Paints a vivid picture of the years
before, during, and after the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain and
Portugal. Revives the legacies of forgotten Sephardic giants.
Details the persecution suffered by the Jews of this era at the
hands of their governments and the Church. Reveals the beginnings
of Sephardic settlement in the Land of Israel.
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