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...
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Torah Anthology Me'am Lo'ez
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.
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