Chumash Stone Edition Travel Size (Artscroll Series) - Ashkenaz Hardcover – May 1, 1998

It was wonderful having the English translation directly opposite the Hebrew. I was amazed at the amount of detail the writers put into dissecting virtually every verse in the entire Torah and I received a wonderful education from reading

At our church we like to use this edition. Having the hebrew in there makes it seem very legit and original. The blue cover reminds me of the sky.

In looking over the reviews of this uniformly excellent volume, I find that there is some misinformation which should be corrected for the sake of potential buyers.The idea that this translation is "biased" toward Rashi is, frankly, laughable.Where is the evidence for this claim? In the admittedly "extensive and well-researched commentary"?Glancing over the commentary from last week's parsha (Vayigash) I find citations from the following sources among others: Ibn Ezra; Rambam; R. Avraham ben HaRambam; Ramban; R. Hirsch; R. Menachem Mendel of Kotzk; R. Bachya; R. Shlomo Ashtruc; Sforno; the Chafetz Chaim; R. Munk; R. Yosef Dov Solovetchik; R. Yaakov Kamenetzky; R. David Feinstein (not to mention the Zohar and other traditional texts cited by title rather than by author). Even this is not a complete list, and it is just silly to say that the commentary is "not reflective of the variety that is present within the tradition of rabbinic Judaism."Nor would it even be correct to say that Rashi's interpretation is given precedence over others' (as would be expected if the translation were controlled by his commentaries). At 45:1, for example, the commentary cites three interpretations, one each from Rashi, Rashbam, and Ramban, without attempting to adjudicate between them. At 46:15 the commentary cites Rashi, then Ibn Ezra's contrary reading, then Ramban's disagreement with Ibn Ezra. And so forth.Of course Rashi is cited fairly often, as are other solidly tradition-based writers who have written extensive commentaries on the text (i.e., those who are said to be "acceptable [from] a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) point of view," to those whom our friend regards as "religious extremists"). Why this should be an occasion for surprise or alarm, let alone an indication that something is amiss with the _translation_ in this edition of the Chumash, is more than I can fathom.Nor is any other evidence offered that Rashi's interpretations have colored or biased the translation itself. And such evidence is very much needed, if only to establish the credibility of the one mounting the claim in question. To put it bluntly, anyone who levels such a charge had better be a highly competent reader of Hebrew himself.I must therefore suspect that the problem here is with traditional translation and commentary in general. It is exceedingly odd to describe straightforward Orthodox Judaism as "fundamentalism" -- a term much more descriptive of the various "liberal" movements which derisively tagged traditional Judaism as "Orthodoxy" in the first place.At any rate, such comments do tell the customer something important: this volume is faithful to Torah-based Jewish tradition in a way that even the most conservative "liberal" Jews will find uncomfortable. In other words, if you want to study Torah, this Chumash is just exactly the edition you need.

If you want to know what the Bible says and you have many different Bibles check this book out. The Chumash is in Hebrew on the right and a direct English translation on the left. You’ll love it and your studies will be simplified.

We always read the Bible, but this is a new level of understanding. In terms of our belief in GOD, I found it very useful in our journey on earth. As a result of these commentaries, this holy scripture is so amazingly understood to the point where I had to devote time to search for this element that had been missing from my reading of the Bible. One by one, I bought each book of the Bible until I had all of them. These commentaries provide an in-depth analysis of the text of the Bible, breaking down difficult concepts and making them easier to understand. They also provide historical context, which can help people to better understand the message of scripture. Those books constitute my wealth. Thank you for making these available to those who are interested in learning more about God's word and improving their understanding of it.

The book is super solid. Heavy. It’s beautiful and in perfect condition. It was delivered very quickly.

Mi hija que habla más inglés que español y esta estudiando Torah, esta muy feliz de que le haya regalado este Chumash, me impresiono el tamaño y la riqueza de los comentarios, por tan bajo costo. Para los que estamos enamorados de las Sagradas Escrituras y queremos tenerlo en su contexto hebreo, no deben de dejar de adquirirlo. También se encuentra en español.

I absolutely love this Torah!