Chanukas HaTorah: Mystical Insights of Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel on Chumash

Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel, affectionately referred to by the Torah scholars and the common people of his time as “the Rebbe Reb Heschel” and “gaon of geonim,” was the rav of Cracow until his passing in 1663 and rebbe to the most influential early Acharonim of the seventeenth century.

Among Rav Heschel’s many legacies is his famous sefer on Chumash, Chanukas HaTorah, originally compiled from a collection of his writings in the last 1800s. Now, for the first time ever, Rav Heschel’s treasured sefer Chanukas HaTorah on the Chumash has been made available in English, compiled and translated by Rabbi Avraham Peretz Friedman. Presented in a clear and comprehensive format, Rabbi Friedman’s rendering of this timeless Torah classic captures the spirit of the original, making accessible Rav Heschel’s brilliant insights and his deep analyses of Tanach and Talmud.

Chanukas HaTorah is not only a testimony of Rav Heschel’s awesome scope of knowledge, his reverence for da’as Torah, and his infectious love for Torah study, but it is also an eternal legacy for generations to come.


... The translation and elucidation of the masterwork ... is of the highest caliber, enjoyable to read, and nourishment for the mind ... -- Rabbi Dovid Cohen

Rabbi Friedman has translated this classic work into a lucid, easy flowing, unencumbered, readable English. ... -- Rabbi Paysach Krohn