Dvar Torah Resources David Zvi Kalman, November 5, 2011

For (English-language) resources with which to construct a dvar torah  www.mechon-mamre.org — Has parallel translations of all of Tanakh  www.halakhah.com — Translations of the entire Talmud

 Rashi (trans. by Artscroll)  Ramban (Nachmanides), Commentary on the Torah [by] Ramban, trans. Chavel  Michael Carasik, The Commentator’s Bible — Contains complete translations of Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, and parts of Abravanel. Not yet complete.  The JPS Torah Commentary series — Quality varies, but overall a good collection of resources, especially on Nevi’im and Ketuvim.  Nechama Lebowitz, Studies in Genesis, Studies in Exodus, etc.  Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus (Continental Commentary), Fortress, 2004  Translations from Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, http://www.ravkooktorah.org/

 Ḥ.N. Bialik and Y.H. Ravnitzky, The Book of Legends (Sefer Ha-Aggadah), trans. by William G. Braude  Martin Buber, Tales of the Hasidim, 2 vols.  Louis Ginzberg, Legends of the Jews, http://philologos.org/__eb-lotj/

 www.on1foot.org  www.adashot.com — email [email protected]  www.comeandlisten.com

Strong writers who may inspire your own thoughts  Jonathan Sacks, “Covenant and Conversation,” www.chiefrabbi.org  Avi Weiss, http://www.hir.org/a_weekly_gallery/weekly_gallery.html  Aviva Zornberg, especially “The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus” and others.  Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa, http://www.youtube.com/user/ShiluvMaagal (Hebrew and English)  Har Etzion’s vast dvar torah resources, http://www.vbm-torah.org/parsha.htm  Anything by Abraham Joshua Heschel  www.jewishideasdaily.org