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 California. It is intended to serve as a clearinghouse for questions, answers, feedback, updates, and suggestions regarding the project. The opinions expressed on this website do not necessary reflect those of Kehot Publication Society or Chabad of California.

 

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 ChumashShemot, 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 Englishconventions 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

 

 

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