ORCHARD OF DELIGHTS by Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman [Book Review]

Title: ORCHARD OF DELIGHTS “The Ohr Chadash Torah Commentary”

Published by: Ohr Chadash

Distributed by: Targum Press USA

Printed in Israel

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 670

Website: www.thetrugmans.com

Jew or non-Jew seeking to learn the holy Torah, this book is sure to find inspiration, knowledge, new insights. Who is studying Kabbalistic literature, can benefit in learning the holy Parashot which "Orchard of Delights" uses the PaRDeS system to an understanding in the true depths of its meaning.

The author, Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman have demonstrated how the Torah’s inner dimensions relate to the mundane world and each, every individual – with the possibility to engage Divine service, realize personal Tikkun and mitzvoth. Orchard of Delights was carefully noted with insights last thirty years of study into compiling this commentary, so the Torah portions nourish us perfectly, Rabbi’s finest illumination guide us as if a teacher is in our front, answering our questions. The comments of the Parashas are extensive, 8-10 pages, or sometimes may be longer. Rabbi Avraham Trugman explains the lessons of Bereishit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim using the four levels of interpretation, known as PaRDeS (peshat, remez, derash, sod), however, the explanations brings an easy way to read details of the Torah’s narrative, even in sod system, which is Kabbalistic teaching for more advanced students, one less advanced must find this in a logical, comprehensible manner to help clarify difficult passages and concepts.

As mentioned by author, “Kabbalah and Chassidut explain that not only all the mitzvoth but every story, chapter, verse and letter in the Torah yields layer upon layer of symbolic and associative meanings. Throughout the book the term PaRDeS will apply to both the four specific levels and to the myriad possible interpretations implicit in the very notion of PaRDeS.”