When approaching the philosophy of Maimonides, we mustn’t forget that the great follower of Aristotle was “also” a rabbi. So cautions Menachem Kellner, by way of profiling and praising the new translation of the “Guide to the Perplexed” by Lenn Goodman and Philip Lieberman. The new work is destined to supplant the longtime standard English version by Shlomo Pines. In drawing comparisons between the two editions Kellner shows how the Guide guides one to the proper worship God.

TRADITION’s seasonal roundup of noteworthy new titles in Jewish studies and learning, with offerings on Freud’s Jewish reception, more Rav Kook treasures translated, guides to the Guide, Siddur, Isaiah, and more….