The Chumash Project

of Chabad House Publications

 

published Kehot Publication Society

copyrighted by Chabad House Publications

 

This informal website has been prepared by the editorial committee of the Chumash Project of Chabad House Publications. 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 House Publications.

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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.

Latest update: 23 Iyar 5756 (April 23, 2016)

 

Contents

 

How to buy the Chumash — Bereishit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bemidbar, Devarim, full set, Synagogue Edition.

About the Project — objectives, conventions, caveats.

Timeline — history of the project and latest developments.

Corrections:

Bereishit (first printing)

Bereishit (second printing)

Bereishit (third printing)

Shemot (first printing)

Shemot (second printing)

Shemot (third printing)

Shemot (fourth printing)

Vayikra (first printing)

Vayikra (second printing)

Bemidbar (first printing)  corrected versions of page 201, page 202

Bemidbar (second printing)

Bemidbar (third printing))

Bemidbar (fourth printing)

Devarim (first printing)

Devarim (second printing)

Synagogue edition (first printing)

Synagogue edition (second printing)

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 (other volumes in preparation).

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.

History of Updates

Contact us — send an email.

Support the project — inquire about being a sponsor.

Timeline

June 2018: Seventh printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

March 2018: Second printing of Russian compact edition of Daily Wisdom

September 2017:

·        Fourth printing of full-size edition of Daily Wisdom

·        Sixth printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

March 2017:

·        Corrected, fifth printing of Bereishit

·        Corrected, sixth printing of Shemot

·        Corrected, fourth printing of Vayikra

·        Corrected, sixth printing of Bemidbar

·        Corrected, fourth printing of Devarim

February 2017: First printing of Spanish full-size edition of Daily Wisdom

19 Kislev 5777 (December 2016): First printing of compact edition of the Synagogue edition of the Chumash

18 Elul 5776 (August 2016): Second printing of the Synagogue edition of the Chumash

August 2016: First printing of Russian compact edition of Daily Wisdom

June 2016: Third printing of Spanish compact edition of Daily Wisdom

April 2016: Second printing of French compact edition of Daily Wisdom

April 2016: Second printing of Spanish compact edition of Daily Wisdom

March 2016: Fifth printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

March 2016: First printing of Spanish compact edition of Daily Wisdom

December 2015: First printing of French compact edition of Daily Wisdom

18 Elul 5775 (September 2015): First printing of the one-volume Synagogue edition of the Chumash, released for the Shluchim conference in NY, 24 Marcheshvan 5776 (November 2015).

13 Tamuz 5775 (July 2015): Fourth printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

13 Tamuz 5775 (July 2015): Third printing of full-size edition of Daily Wisdom

April 15, 2015: Daily Wisdom wins the gold medal in the annual Benjamin Franklin awards of the Independent Book Publishers Association, in the category of Religion

April 2015:

·        Corrected, fourth printing of Bereishit

·        Corrected, fifth printing of Shemot

·        Corrected, third printing of Vayikra

·        Corrected, fifth printing of Bemidbar

·        Corrected, third printing of Devarim

27 Adar 5775 (March 2015): Third printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

10 Shevat 5775 (January 2015): Second printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

20 Marcheshvan 5775 (November 2014): First printing of compact edition of Daily Wisdom

20 Menachem Av 5774 (August 2014): Second printing of Daily Wisdom

3 Tamuz 5774 (June 2014):

·        Daily Wisdom published. Summaries of each reading (aliyah) in the Torah, each one accompanied by an inspirational thought, most of which are culled from the Kehot Chumash.

·        Hebrew translation of Daily Wisdom (Lichyot et HaYom) published by Yediyot Books

3 Tamuz 5773:

·     corrected, third printing of Preliminary edition of Bereishit

·     corrected, fourth printing of Preliminary edition of Shemot

·     corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition of Vayikra

·     corrected, fourth printing of Preliminary edition of Bemidbar

Erev Shavuos, 5772: Preliminary edition of Vayikra published

Erev Shavuos, 5772: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition of Devarim published

19 Kislev 5772: Corrected, third printing of Preliminary edition of Shemot published

3 Tamuz 5771: Preliminary edition of Devarim published

2 Iyar 5771: Corrected, third printing of Preliminary edition of Bemidbar

17 Tishrei 5771: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition of Bereishit

Elul 5769: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition of Shemot

Lag b’Omer 5769: Corrected, second printing of Preliminary edition of Bemidbar

17 Tishrei 5769: Preliminary edition of Bereishit published

25 Marcheshvan 5767: Preliminary edition of Shemot published

3 Tamuz 5764: Preliminary edition of Bemidbar published

Erev Shavuos, 5763: “Preliminary, Review Printing” of Bemidbar printed and distributed for comment to USA Chabad Houses and selected rabbis, 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; prototypes proposed and evaluated.

 

Who are We

Concept:

Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Eliahu Cunin, head shaliach of the Rebbe to California and Nevada

Project Director:

Rabbi Chaim Nachum Cunin, shaliach, Chabad House Publications

Project Development:

Rabbi Levi Cunin, shaliach, Chabad of Malibu, California

Rabbi Zushe Cunin, shaliach, Chabad of Pacific Palisades, California

Rabbi Yosef Cunin, shaliach, Chabad of the Hills, California

Editorial Committee (writers)

Rabbi Betzalel Lifshitz, shaliach, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Rabbi Baruch Kaplan, lecturer at Maayanot Yeshiva and Midreshet Shoshanat Yerushalaim, Jerusalem

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 Jerusalem

Content Editors:

Mr. Yrachmiel Tilles (for the Book of Numbers), educational director of Ascent Institute, Tzefat

Rabbinical Consultants:

Rabbi Dovid Olidort, Kehot Publication Society, Crown Heights

Rabbi Aaron Leib Raskin, Chabad-Lubavitch Research Center; Educator in Educational Institute Oholei Torah; now editor and researcher at Kehot Publication Society, Crown Heights

Rabbi Yonason Reinitz, Rabbinical Institute of New Haven, Connecticut

Rabbi Avraham D. Vaisfiche, Kehot Publication Society, Crown Heights

Editing of Hebrew Source Texts:

Rabbi Shmuel Rabin, Brooklyn, NY

Rabbi Yisroel Noach Shneur Wichin (Rashi on Exodus), lecturer at Maayanot Yeshiva, Jerusalem

Rabbi Levi Gordon (Rashi on Exodus)

Translations of Torah Text:

The translation is partially based on the work of—

Mr. Uri Kaploun (Genesis and Exodus), author, translator, and editor of many Chassidic and general works in English, Jerusalem

Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin (Leviticus, except for Kedoshim and Emor)

Illustrations:

Mr. Ian Webster (http://www.hazard-county.com)

Mr. Marc Lumer (http://www.marclumerdesign.com)

Copy Editor:

Mrs. Sheina Malka Tannenbaum, Jerusalem

Proofreaders:

Mrs. Menucha Kaplan, Jerusalem

Rabbi Noson Vogel, of blessed memory, Jerusalem

Word Processing Assistants

Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel & Rivka Chanin

Typesetting:

Rabbi Yoel Gansburg, Tzefat

Rabbi Zalman Friedman (http://www.friedmanadvertising.com)

Mr. Raphaël Freeman (http://www.renanatype.com)

History of Updates

 

23 Iyar 5756: errata for Synagogue edition updated.

29 Adar II 5756: errata for Synagogue edition updated.

14 Tamuz 5775: errata for all five volumes updated.

25 Tishrei 5775: errata for Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers updated.

15 Elul 5774: all errata updated; errata to Numbers, 4th printing, posted.

3 Menachem Av 5774: errata to Leviticus, 2nd printing, updated.

27 Tamuz 5774: errata to Exodus, 4th printing, updated.

25 Tamuz 5774: errata to Leviticus, 2nd printing, updated.

20 Tamuz 5774: errata to Genesis, 3rd printing, updated.

19 Tamuz 5774: errata to Genesis, 3rd printing, updated.

17 Tamuz 5774: errata to Leviticus, 2nd printing, updated.

16 Tamuz 5774: errata to Leviticus, 2nd printing, added.

11 Tamuz 5774: errata to Genesis, 3rd printing, updated.

 

 

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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