{"title":"Books by Rabbi Fohrman","description":"Rabbi Fohrman is the founder, creator, and inspiration behind Aleph Beta, an online video resource for the weekly parsha, Jewish holidays, and studies on all books of the Torah","products":[{"product_id":"purim-book-the-queen-you-thought-you-knew-rabbi-david-fohrman","title":"Purim Book | The Queen You Thought You Knew","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rabbi David Fohrman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Esther can easily masquerade as a child's tale. There's a villain, a king who enjoys drinking; and a beautiful and noble queen. What more could you ask for in a good child's story? The holiday associated with the book can seem child-like, too. Purim is celebrated with costumes, carnivals, and abundant merriment. Purim is the great holiday of make-believe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"para_break\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"copy_only\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll this make believe, though, can have unintended consequences. Chief among them is the fact that many of us are likely to remain with childlike views of Purim and the Megillah long after we have turned adults. Our perspective upon Mordechai and Esther and their struggle can easily remain as one-dimensional as the face paint we use to impersonate these people in costume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"para_break\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"copy_only\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Rabbi Fohrman invites the reader to look at the Book of Esther with fresh eyes; to join him, on a guided adventure -- a close reading of the ancient biblical text. In so doing, he reveals another Purim story; a richer, deeper narrative more suited perhaps, to the eyes of an adult than to a child. As layers of meaning are gradually revealed, Esther's hidden story comes alive in a vibrant, unexpected way -- offering the reader a fascinating and stirring encounter with the queen they thought they knew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":11257074821,"sku":"978159264616652495","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/products\/QueenBookCover.png?v=1571266384"},{"product_id":"genesis-the-beast-that-crouches-at-the-door","title":"Genesis | The Beast That Crouches at the Door","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Rabbi David Fohrman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are we to learn from the narratives in the Torah? A walking, talking snake. A tree that bears mysterious knowledge of Good and Evil. A mark upon Cain for all to see. The early narratives in the Book of Genesis are familiar to us from childhood, yet the meaning of these stories often seem maddeningly elusive. For example: By forbidding Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, did God really not want mankind to be able to distinguish right from wrong? This book examines the early stories in the Book of Genesis, calling attention to the big questions that bother us all, as well as to the hidden subtleties of text and language. As clues and questions are pieced together, deeper layers of meaning begin to emerge. In the end, the reader gains an experience in the richness and depth of Torah, and a profound confrontation with concepts that define the core of what it means to be a Jew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":11450070533,"sku":"978159264569552495","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/products\/BeastBookCover.png?v=1571266384"},{"product_id":"passover-book-the-exodus-you-almost-passed-over","title":"Passover Book | The Exodus You Almost Passed Over","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cscript charset=\"ISO-8859-1\" src=\"\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_13bms0u2w4 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book that will change your seder forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIs there an Exodus story that we almost passed over?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEvery year we read the story of the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt. It seems like something we already know. But do we? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eQuestions haunt the careful reader. Among them: Doesn’t the name “Passover” seem a bit strange?  Why not just call it Freedom Day, or Independence Day? And did the Exodus have to be so complicated? Couldn’t an All-Powerful deity have teleported the Israelites out of Egypt and spared everyone the arduous process of the Ten Plagues? Then there’s the uncomfortable parts of the Exodus: Why, exactly, did God have to harden Pharaoh’s heart? Was that really fair?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn this book, Rabbi Fohrman invites us to look at the Exodus story with fresh eyes – to join him, as it were, on a guided adventure, a close reading of the ancient Biblical text. In so doing, Rabbi Fohrman reveals a side of the Exodus story that illuminates not just our past, but our future, and tells not only of our freedom, but of our destiny. This book will uncover secrets that lay hidden in this ancient and sacred saga; it tells the tale of the Exodus you thought you knew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gift-count\" style=\"display:none;\"\u003e250\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39268585472099,"sku":"978159264568852495","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/products\/ExodusBookCover.png?v=1571266384"},{"product_id":"genesis-a-parsha-companion-1","title":"Genesis | A Parsha Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Rabbi David Fohrman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow are we meant to wrestle with a story like the Akeidah, Abraham’s fateful journey to offer Isaac back to God? If you were Rebecca’s lawyer, how might you defend her choice to command her son to deceive his father? Is it possible that the sale of Joseph was the greatest crime…never committed? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first of five Parsha Companions, Rabbi David Fohrman delves into these and other intriguing conundrums, using a unique set of tools. He asks questions that, in hindsight, seem like they were staring you in the face the whole time. He discerns nuance. He detects patterns in the original Hebrew that – once you see them – seem to leap off the page. And he shows how many of these discoveries, astoundingly, aren’t really “new\" at all – but were suggested, thousands of years ago, by the ancient sages of the Talmud and Midrash themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderneath Rabbi Fohrman’s way of approaching biblical text lies a simple conviction: Inasmuch as reading a book is like having a conversation with its author, reading the Bible is like having a conversation with our Creator. Therefore, when we read the Torah, we should do it the way we should converse with those who are deeply important to us: Stop talking so much; slow down…and just listen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Genesis: A Parsha Companion, Rabbi Fohrman helps the reader really listen to the Torah – carefully, lovingly, and attentively. The reader’s reward is the chance to perceive the richness in the Torah many of us had never imagined was there, and to be touched deeply by a close encounter with the words of our Maker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33010649432163,"sku":"978159264544252995","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/products\/GenesisBookCover_c4950134-987d-4236-8e84-618540bf0292.png?v=1599073859"},{"product_id":"exodus-a-parsha-companion","title":"Exodus | A Parsha Companion","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor: Rabbi David Fohrman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShould we view the Ten Commandments as a mere list of rules—or does it have other dimensions of meaning?  How can we wrap our minds around the seemingly harsh and anachronistic biblical practice of female servitude? How should we make sense of midrashic tales as bizarre as the miraculous elongation of the arm of Pharaoh’s daughter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn this second of five \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eParsha Companions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Rabbi David Fohrman delves into intriguing conundrums, using a unique set of tools. He asks questions that, in hindsight, seem like they were staring you in the face the whole time. He discerns nuance. He detects patterns in the original Hebrew that seem to leap off the page. And he shows how many of these discoveries, astoundingly, aren’t really “new” at all, but were suggested thousands of years ago by the ancient sages of the Talmud and Midrash themselves.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnderneath Rabbi Fohrman’s approach to biblical text lies a simple conviction: inasmuch as reading a book is like having a conversation with its author, reading the Bible is like having a conversation with our Creator. When we read the Torah, therefore, we should do it the way we should converse with those who are deeply important to us:  stop talking so much; slow down…and just listen.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExodus: A Parsha Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Rabbi Fohrman helps the reader really listen to the Torah – carefully, lovingly, and attentively. \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33331141541987,"sku":"978159264567152995","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/products\/exodus-parsha-companion-book.png?v=1608062528"},{"product_id":"leviticus-a-parasha-companion","title":"Leviticus | A Parsha Companion","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeviticus is not an easy book to read. It presents topics that seem arcane to the ear, including the laws of animal offerings, the baffling purification ritual for tzara’at, and an origin story for the holiday of Yom Kippur that treats forgiveness almost as an afterthought. In these pages, Rabbi Fohrman shows that an important key to understanding Leviticus lies in the previous books of Genesis and Exodus. In the process, he makes this book accessible and its study deeply meaningful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this third of five Parsha Companions, Rabbi David Fohrman asks questions that, in hindsight, seem like they were staring you in the face the whole time. He discerns nuance. He detects patterns in the original Hebrew that — once you see them — seem to leap off the page. And he shows how many of these discoveries, astoundingly, aren’t really “new” at all, but were suggested thousands of years ago by the ancient sages of the Talmud and Midrash themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aleph Beta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41268406616163,"sku":"9781592646777","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/5205\/files\/LeviticusCover_360x_4770e3fc-57f6-421b-a7b1-ac54785a1bf9.png?v=1738152840"},{"product_id":"rabbi-fohrmans-book-on-shema","title":"Rabbi Fohrman's Book on Shema (Hebrew Edition - Not Available in English)","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(34, 31, 36);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eהספר הזה בעברית\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is only available in Hebrew\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder the book in Israel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yefe.co.il\/product\/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D\/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A9\/%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A2\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"בפסוק הראשון של השמע, אנו קוראים את אחד הדברים הבודדים שניתן לומר בבירור בצורה חיובית על מהות האלוקים: ה' אחד. אין זו הצהרת אמונה, אלא אמירה תאולוגית על מהות האלוקים. באמירה הזו אנו למעשה מתארים מיהו האלוקים, כאשר הדבר היחיד שאנו מוכנים להזכיר בתור תכונה של אלוקים, היא האחדות. מה מתכוונים לומר בזה?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"למה לאהוב. מה יש באלוקים שיגרום לאדם לרצות לאהוב אותו? כי נדמה – אם מותר לומר – שהמציאות היא דווקא להיפך. אחד הדברים הראשוניים המתקשרים לבני אדם במושג אלוקים, הן המצוות. המצוות הן בעצם פקודות, מה שמשליך על נותן הפקודות את התואר 'מפקד'. האדם אם כן נמצא בעמדה של עבד, והקב\"ה בעמדת האדון... מה יש באלוקים שגורם לאדם לרצות באהבתו?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"מילים, הן התקשורת התמידית שבין האלוקים והאדם, וקריאת שמע היא מכתב האהבה בו ריכז הקב\"ה כמה מילים ומשפטים מיוחדים, שנישא אותם על לבנו תמיד, בכל יום, ובכל שעה, ולכל מקום אשר נלך.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(ציטוטים מתוך הספר)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eבספר הזה, הרב דוד פורמן מזמין את הקורא ללמוד מחדש את פרשיות השמע המוכרות לנו כמעט בעל פה. האם יש מסר אחיד העובר בין פרשיות השמע? למה בכלל לקרוא שלוש פרשיות? ומה הסוד של מצות ציצית שזכתה להיכלל יחד עם יסודות היהדות. בהקשבה עדינה מגלים עולם שלם של עומקים ורבדיםחדשים. בתקווה שתהיה לקורא קריאה מהנה, ובעיקר, משמעותית לחיים ולבניית הקשר עם הקב\"ה.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"rtl\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"In the first verse of the Shema, we read one of the few things that can be stated clearly and positively about the nature of God: 'The Lord is One.' This is not merely a declaration of faith, but rather a theological statement about God's essence. In making this statement, we are effectively describing who God is, where unity is the only attribute we are willing to ascribe to God. What are we trying to convey through this?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Why to love? What quality exists in God that would make a person want to love Him? For it seems – if one may say so – that reality suggests quite the opposite. One of the first things people associate with the concept of God is commandments. These commandments are essentially orders, which casts the one giving them in the role of 'commander.' The person thus finds themselves in the position of a servant, with God in the position of master... What quality exists in God that makes one desire His love?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Words are the constant communication between God and humanity, and the Shema is a love letter in which God concentrated certain special words and sentences, which we carry in our hearts always, every day, every hour, and wherever we go.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e(Quotes from the book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Rabbi David Fohrman invites readers to learn anew the passages of the Shema, which are so familiar to us that we know them almost by heart. Is there a unified message running through the passages of the Shema? Why read three passages at all? And what is the secret of the commandment of tzitzit that earned its place alongside the fundamentals of Judaism? Through careful listening, we discover an entire world of new depths and layers. 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