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I would strongly recommend the Plaut Commentary and the five volume JPS Commentary.
(I would also encourage you to refer to the collection as the Tanakh rather than the Old Testament.)

Could you offer two or three examples of 'cooked translations?'

semiopen wrote:

nili wrote: Again, I am a 69 year old active Jew I have never seen such a thing either here or in Israel.

Your credibility took a bit of a hit when you assumed I was talking about a Shabbat service.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

I haven't been young for many years but when I started to attend services about ten years ago the following happened. During the Chazzan's repetition of the Amidah typically someone comes around with a Tzedekah box and you're supposed to put some money in there. First, Orthodox Jews do not engage i...

I haven't been young for many years but when I started to attend services about ten years ago the following happened. During the Chazzan's repetition of the Amidah typically someone comes around with a Tzedekah box and you're supposed to put some money in there. First, Orthodox Jews do not engage i...

Stephan Huller wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/you ... story.html

This is two year old news. Was there a particular point in sharing it?

I found this interesting. Thanks for sharing. I didn't know about the seals and find it very intriguing but not surprising. The more people dig in the area the more they find things that support the Bible as fact. This new discovery of course is not direct proof of king David but is supportive of t...

It's right up there with the likelihood that the Parthenon will return to it's former glory.

Thanks. That was helpful. I think I'll hold off on purchasing the book.

The book looks interesting. Can you offer an example of reasoning (or conclusions) that caused discomfort?