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Mentioned in 9 episodes

The Torah

A Modern Commentary

Book • 2005

W. Gunther Plaut

This volume, revised in 2005, updates the original 1981 commentary with contemporary values and fresh translations.

It includes a gender-sensitive version of the JPS translation with largely gender-neutral God language and new translations of Genesis and the haftarot by Rabbi Chaim Stern.

The book is reorganized by parashah, includes aliyot markers, and features a helpful index.

It is praised for its compendium of classical and modern sources, enhancing worship and study for readers.

Mentioned by

Anthony Scott Logan

Scott Alexander

Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Anthony Scott Logan

as part of his study of religious texts.

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Mentioned by

Dara Horn

as one of the texts that form the archeology of the Hebrew and Yiddish languages.

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Mentioned by

Danny Sheehan

when comparing biblical creation accounts with Mesopotamian myths during the read-through.

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Mentioned by

Scott Alexander

as part of a corpus of literature and ethics to be given to AIs.

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Referenced as containing guidance and light for the Jewish people.

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Mentioned by

David Harvey

when discussing beliefs about the Torah and Jesus as the light of the world.

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Mentioned when referencing Mel Brooks' retelling of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.

Jake Sullivan on Bibi and Trump, Saudi Normalization and the Biden Era

Referenced to show that the disciples were knowledgable about it.

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Mentioned by

Ben Greenfield

when discussing his family's morning routine.

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Mentioned by

David Kraemer

in the context of discussing the Torah and its narratives of exile and fulfillment.

David Kraemer, "Embracing Exile: The Case for Jewish Diaspora" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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