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NEW BIBLICAL TRANSLATION EMPHASIZES DIVINE LOVE STORY IN POEM For centuries people have turned to the Bible's Song of Songs for its beautiful imagery and passionate love language. Rabbis have long taught that the poem's dialogue is a metaphor for the great "love story" between God and the people Israel. But how does this divine love story from ancient Israel relate to our lives as liberal Jews in the twenty-first century? Does God in fact still love the people Israel? In Shir HaShirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs, Leonard S. Kravitz and Kerry M. Olitzky deliver a treasure for biblical scholars, both professional and hobbyist. This latest volume in Kravitz and Olitzky's Modern Commentary series published by the URJ Press evokes questions stemming from classic rabbinical analysis and provides answers rooted in contemporary life. Featuring a new, contemporary translation of the Hebrew text, with each Hebrew verse paired directly with its English translation, editors Kravitz and Olitzky shed light on intricate details throughout the Song of Songs. Drawing upon the works of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Gersonides, and other classical biblical commentators, as well as insights from contemporary teachings, Kravitz and Olitzky help the reader appreciate the depth of Song of Song and its role today as a metaphor for the love between God and Israel. Leonard S. Kravitz, Ph.D., is a rabbi and professor of midrash and homiletics at Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. Kerry M. Olitzky, D.H.L., is executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. He also holds rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College--Jewish Institute of Religion, where he served the faculty and administration for fifteen years. Shir HaShirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs is available in paperback from URJ Press and retails for $14.95. For more information on this and other titles, visit the URJ Press Web site at www.URJPress.com, or call (888) 489-8242. URJ Press is the book-publishing arm of the Union for Reform
Judaism (formerly the Union of American Hebrew Congregations), the synagogue
arm of the Reform Movement in North America. Uniting more than 1.5 million
Reform Jews in 900 congregations across the United States and Canada,
URJ programs and services include music and book publishing, adult education
opportunities, outreach to unaffiliated and intermarried Jews, and the
Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C. ### 2/05
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