The Chumash
Project
of Chabad of California
published Kehot Publication Society
copyrighted by Chabad of California
This
informal website has been prepared by the editorial committee of the Chumash
Project of Chabad of
Please
browse through the information presented here and send us your comments and corrections on any
aspect of the project. We value your input. Thank-you.
Contents
How to buy the Chumash — Shemot, Bemidbar
About
the Project — objectives, conventions, caveats.
Timeline — history
of the project and latest developments.
Corrections — to the preliminary edition of Sefer Bemidbar
Corrections — to the preliminary edition of Sefer
Shemot
Content Issues (Shemot, Bemidbar) — content 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. (These are presented as a PDF file to allow the use of Hebrew
characters. To read PDF files, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available here.)
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
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
·
Rabbi
Moshe Wisnefsky (editor-in-chief), student in
Editor:
·
Mr.
Yrachmiel Tilles,
educational director of Ascent Institute, Tzefat.
Rabbinical Consultant:
·
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
Chaim Nachum Cunin, shaliach,
Chabad of
·
Rabbi
Levi Cunin, shaliach,
Chabad of Malibu, California
·
Rabbi
Yossi Greisman,
shaliach, Chabad of Westwood 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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