Aryeh Kaplan

Aryeh Kaplan ( born October 23, 1934 in New York City; † 28 January 1983) was an Orthodox rabbi and American writers. He is recognized as an unusually productive and original teacher. His work ranges from studies of the Torah and the Talmud to work on mysticism and philosophy. He has published over 50 books on topics of Jewish mysticism and religion.

Biography

Kaplan was born in the Bronx as a descendant of a Sephardic family from Salonika with roots in Recanati and studied at Jewish institutions in Brooklyn and then in Jerusalem. There he was also ordained as a rabbi. He was also temporarily the editor of Jewish Life Magazine. Previously, he earned a master's degree in physics and was then the youngest working for the government physicist, but decided to devote himself entirely to the teaching of the Torah. On January 28, 1983, he died unexpectedly at the age of only 48 years.

Works

German editions:

• Sefer Yetzirah - The Book of Creation Publishing JR Ruther
• Meditation and Kabbalah Publishing J. R. Ruther

Original editions:

• The Living Torah ( new translation of the Torah into contemporary English - bilingual)
• Handbook of Jewish Thought
• Tefillin - G- d, Man and Tefillin (*)
• Love Means Reaching Out
• Maimonides Principles - The Fundamentals of Jewish Faith
• The Waters of Eden - The Mystery of the Mikveh
• Jerusalem - The Eye of the Universe
• Meditation on the Bible
• Meditation and Kabbalah
• The Bahir
• Sefer Yetzirah
• Derek Hashem
• If you were G -d ( *)
• The Real Messiah? A Jewish Response to Missionaries (English ) (Spanish )
• The Jewish Response to Missionaries - Guide to Mission (German, English, Russian, French, Spanish, port., Hebr. )
• Me'am Lo'ez
• Tzitzith - A Thread of Light
• Sabbath - Day of Eternity
• The Infinite Light - A Book about G -d
• The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology Volume 1
• The Aryeh Kaplan Anthology Volume 2

(*) Aryeh Kaplan used the spelling Gd instead of God.

• Rabbi
• Physicist ( 20th century)
• Americans
• Born in 1934
• Died in 1983
• Man