The Chumash Project
of Chabad of California
published Kehot Publication Society
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Contents
How to buy
the Chumash — Bereishit, Shemot, Bemidbar, Devarim
About the Project — objectives, conventions, caveats.
Timeline — history of the project and latest
developments.
Corrections to the Preliminary Editions:
·
Shemot (first
printing)
o
corrected versions
of page 201, page 202
·
Bemidbar (second printing) — in preparation
Content
Issues and
questions that arose while we were working on the Chumash, how we dealt with
those we solved, and request for help on those we didn’t: Bereishit, Shemot, Bemidbar. (Note: in generating the pdf file on Bereishit, page number references appeared
every other paragraph on the first 10 pages. Does anyone know how to prevent
this?)
Additional Reading List
for Torah and Science Issues
Issues in English — conventions we have adopted
concerning translation, transliteration, capitalization, punctuation, etc.
Who are we — the people behind the project.
Contact us — send an email.
Support the project — inquire about being a sponsor.
Timeline
19 Kislev 5772: Corrected, third printing of Preliminary edition
of Shemot published in NY by Kehos.
3 Tamuz 5771: Preliminary edition of Devarim published in NY by Kehos.
17 Tishrei 5771: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition
of Bereishit published in NY by Kehos.
Elul 5769: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition
of Shemot published in NY by Kehos.
Lag b’Omer
5769: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary
edition of Bemidbar published in NY by Kehos.
17 Tishrei 5769: Preliminary edition of Bereishit published in NY by Kehos.
25 Marcheshvan 5767: Preliminary edition of Shemot published in NY by Kehos.
3 Tamuz 5764: Preliminary edition of Bemidbar
published in NY by Kehos.
Erev Shavuos, 5763: “Preliminary, Review Printing” of Bemidbar
printed and distributed for comment to USA Chabad Houses and selected rabbonim, etc. Includes questionnaire and “Issues in
Translation and Peshat,” a list of unresolved questions for comment by
reviewers.
Shevat 5761-Tevet 5762: Initial versions of parashiot from the Chumash
posted on the Web at weekly intervals.
Tamuz 5760: Editorial committee set up. Work begins shortly
after.
Tamuz 5759-Tamuz 5760: Database of the Rebbe’s teachings on Chumash prepared
by the Lubavitcher Kollel
at 770.
5759-first half of 5760: Project launched by Rabbi Baruch Shlomo
Eliyahu Cunin, Chabad of
California; prototypes proposed and evaluated.
Who are We
Publisher:
Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Eliahu Cunin, shaliach of the Rebbe and head of Chabad of
California
Editorial
Committee (writers)
Rabbi Betzalel Lifshitz, shaliach,
Rabbi Baruch Kaplan, lecturer at Maayanot Yeshiva and Midreshet Shoshanat Yerushalaim,
Rabbi Yosef Marcus, shaliach,
Chabad of San Mateo; translator of many works of Chassidus.
Rabbi Dov Wagner,
shaliach, Chabad of the University of Southern
California.
Rabbi Moshe Wisnefsky (editor-in-chief),
student in
Copy Editors:
Mr. Yrachmiel Tilles, educational director of Ascent Institute,
Tzefat.
Mrs. Sheina Malka Tannenbaum, Jerusalem.
Rabbinical
Consultants:
Rabbi Dovid Olidort, Kehos, Crown
Heights.
Rabbi Aaron Leib Raskin,
Translations of
Torah Text:
Mr. Uri Kaploun
(Genesis and Exodus), author, translator, and editor of many Chassidic and
general works in English,
Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin (Leviticus, except for Kedoshim and Emor)
Project
Coordinators:
Rabbi Ari Baitelman, shaliach,
Chabad of Westwood, California
Rabbi Chaim Nochum Cunin, shaliach, Chabad of
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Cunin,
shaliach, Chabad of Malibu, California
Rabbi Yossi Greisman, shaliach,
Chabad of Playa Vista and AskMoses.com
Rabbi Reuven Mintz, shaliach,
Chabad of Newport Beach, California
Rabbi Shmuel
Marcus, shaliach, Chabad of Cypress,
California
Technical
Assistance:
Rabbi Simcha Backman, shaliach, Chabad of
This edition of the Chumash is dedicated in honor of
Nathan Yitzchok, Moshe Lev,
and Gilana Pikover
May they continue to grow in the
ways of our holy Torah
by their parents, Yuri & Deana Pikover
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