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COMPANION PRODUCT TO RABBI YEHUDA HALEVY CD SERIES
YEHUDA HALEVY: THE POET LAUREATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE

In the Golden Age of Spain. Jews enjoyed wealth, power, status, and freedom. They could become anything they wanted, and Reb Yehuda Halevy did just that; he was a Torah scholar, a prolific poet, a philosopher to reckon with, and a practicing physician.

But with every peak comes the downturn. When the Christians began to challenge to Moslems for control of Spain, life for the Jews there became shakier. For Yehuda Halevy, this meant a radical change in worldview.

This e-book, a 43-page printable companion to the audio lecture series of the same title, will show you both sides of Reb Yehuda Halevy – the Spaniard and the Jew. With his dramatic life story and a rich sampling from his writings, you’ll get an in-depth understanding of his world, his yearning for the Holy Land, his poetry, and above all, his immortal classic The Kuzari.

A passionate and creative soul whose immortal writings have lasted to this day, Rabbi Yehuda Halevy was one of the great figures of Spanish Jewry.



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This product includes:

• the extraordinary biography – from his life in medieval Spain to his death in the Holy Land

• the historical backdrop of Spain’s Golden Age

• comparisons between his world and ours

• essential points from his magnum opus, The Kuzari, including moving excerpts

• Western philosophy versus Jewish theology

• 14 classic poems with line-by-line English translation • a discussion of piyutim and the Sephardic traditions of prayer

• outlines and transcriptions so you can follow along with Rabbi Wein on audio

• biographical summaries of his teachers and contemporaries, from the Ri Migash to the Rambam

• pictures, maps, and diagrams that illustrate the rise and fall of Jewish Spain

• a timeline of pivotal events in the seven century-long Spanish exile

• embedded links for more information on a wide variety of subjects

• Rabbi Wein’s recommended reading list

• a glossary of all non-English terms