Rest for the Dove: Reading for Shabbat

by Haim Sabato

Overview

For acclaimed novelist and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Haim Sabato, the world of Torah literature offers an encounter with a rich culture, inspiration, and ideas. In Rest for the Dove, Rabbi Sabato examines each Torah portion, deftly interweaving colorful threads of thought into beautifully-crafted essays. Combining the sensitivity of a creative writer with the insight and deep roots of a rabbinic sage, Rabbi Sabato picks up on themes of the human condition as seen through the Torah narratives. Artfully translated from Hebrew, Rest for the Dove creates a stunning tapestry that will revitalize one’s appreciation for sophisticated Torah scholarship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613291078
Publisher:	The Toby Press, LLC
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rabbi Haim Sabato, born in Cairo in 1952, descends from a long line of rabbis from Aleppo, Syria. His family moved to Israel when he was five, and he was educated in leading yeshivas in Jerusalem. A tank gunner in the Israel Defense Forces, he took part in major battles of the Yom Kippur War – an experience that served as the basis for some of his later fiction. Continuing his education after the war, he co-founded a prestigious yeshiva in Maaleh Adumim near Jerusalem, in which he teaches to this day. Rabbi Sabato’s first novel appeared in 1997, and his second novel, Ti’um Kavanot, translated into English as Adjusting Sights, was awarded the prestigious Sapir Prize for Literature in 2000 and the Yitzchak Sadeh Prize for Literature in 2002. His novels Aleppo Tales, Adjusting Sights, From the Four Winds, and The Dawning of the Day have been published in English by The Toby Press.