The Me’am Lo’ez is a classic Judaic work written in the language that the Jews of Spain brought with them to the Ottoman Empire in 1492. Written in Ladino, the book is essentially an encyclopedic commentary on the Torah, written in an easy style for the common person. Technically, the Me'am Lo'ez, as we know it today, is a 46-volume commentary on the entire TANAKH. It was developed via the brilliancy of Haham Yakoub Huli of Constantinople. Born in 1689 CE, Huli immigrated to the Holy Land via Crete, settled in Jerusalem, and lived his remaining days in Safed. He would become a principal leader of world Jewry by his fourth decade of life...

The Torah Anthology is a clear, modern translation of Me'am Lo'ez, hailed as "the outstanding work of Ladino literature." Written by Rabbi Yaakov Culi, one of the greatest Sephardic sages of his times, the book was first published in 1730. It changed the spiritual climate of the entire Mediterranian region.

Eastern Jews esteemed Me'am Lo'ez as a major classic, affording it the same status as the Talmud and Mishnah. Reading it each day was a religious duty; it was a highly popular text for synagogue classes held each evening

Many count Me'am Lo'ez among the best commentaries ever written on the Torah - in any language. The book is a veritable enclyclopedia of Jewish knowledge

In 1967, Moznaim (Vagshal) put out a Hebrew translation, Yalkut Me'am Lo'ez, and it proved to be one of the most popular Hebrew books ever published. Close to a quater million have already been sold. Click here for works by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan

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