Ze’enah u-Re’enah

Studia Judaica

Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums

Begründet von Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich

Herausgegeben von Günter Stemberger, Charlotte Fonrobert und Alexander Samely

Band 96

Ze’enah u-Re’enah

A Critical Translation into English

Edited and translated by Morris M. Faierstein

Part 1

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To the Memory ofMy Mother – Hana FaiersteinMy Mother-in-law – Gladys Belsinger EckhouseMy Sister – Rivkah “Riqui” FaiersteinProverbs, 31:10–31

Acknowledgments

The support and encouragement of several friends made the long task of trans-lation and editing easier and smoother. Prof. Ze’ev Gries of Ben Gurion Univer-sity of the Negev first suggested that I undertake this project. His support andencouragement of my scholarship has had a significant and positive impacton my work. Prof. Jean Baumgarten of CNRS (Paris), and Rabbi Jerry Schwarz-bard of the Jewish Theological Seminary Library were also helpful in a varietyof ways, answering questions and reading early drafts. My thanks to all thesefriends for their encouragement and support in many ways large and small.The support and encouragement of my spouse, Ruth Anne, has made possibleall of my scholarly work. My debt to her is beyond calculation.

My thanks to De Gruyter Publishers for publishing this work in their seriesStudia Judaica and to the editors of the series for accepting this work into thisseries. My thanks also to my editors, Dr. Sophie Wagenhofer, Dr. Eva Frantz,and Johannes Parche for their work in seeing this project through the publicationprocess.

Morris M. FaiersteinRockville, Maryland

Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Torah

Genesis 31Bereshit 31Noah 73Lekh Lekha 98Vayera 131Hayye Sarah 166Toldot 192Vayetze 216Vayishlach 244Vayeshev 269Miketz 297Vayigash 322Vayehi 340

Exodus 370Shemot 370Vaera 399Bo 413Beshallah 428Yitro 459Mishpatim 485Terumah 506Tezaveh 523Ki Tisa 536Vayakhel 565Pekudei 576

Leviticus 582Vayikra 582Tsav 595Shemini 603Tazria 619

Mezora 628Ahrei Mot 634Kedoshim 645Emor 655Behar Sinai 667Behukotai 673

Numbers 683Bamidbar 683Naso 699Behalotekha 719Shelah Lekha 748Korah 764Hukat 778Balak 795Phinehas 811Matot 822Masaei 833

Deuteronomy 845Devarim 845Veethanan 856Ekev 873Re’eh 887Shoftim 902Ki Teizi 918Ki Tavo 934Nizavim 949Vayelech 963Ha’azinu 972Zot Ha-Brachah 988

Part II: Megillot

The Song of Songs 999

Ruth 1008

Lamentations 1037

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The Destruction of the Temple 1050

Ecclesiastes 1068

Megillat Esther 1097

Part III: Special Haftorot

Sabbath and Rosh Hodesh 1125

When Rosh Hodesh occurs on Sunday (this haftorah is read on the previousSabbath) 1133

Parshat Shekalim 1138

Parshat Zachor 1140

Parshat Parah 1143

Parshat Ha-Hodesh 1146

Shabbat Ha-Gadol 1149

First Day of Passover 1154

Second Day of Passover 1158

Intermediate Sabbath of Passover 1160

Seventh Day of Passover 1163

Last Day of Passover 1169

First Day of Shavuot 1172

Second Day of Shavuot 1175

Tisha B’av 1178

Contents XI

First Day of Rosh Hashanah 1181

Second Day of Rosh Hashanah 1187

Fast of Gedaliah 1191

Shabbat Shuvah 1193

Shaharit for Yom Kippur 1197

Minhah of Yom Kippur 1205

First Day of Sukkot 1210

Second Day of Sukkot 1214

Intermediate Sabbath of Sukkot 1217

Shemini Azeret 1221

Shabbat of Hanukkah 1223

Second Shabbat of Hanukkah 1227

Index of Sources 1239

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Appendix

Ze’enah u-Re’enah – Title Pages – Basel/Hanau, 1622 1231

Bibliography 1233