TUR ON THE TORAH by Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbeinu Asher (R'osh), 4 vols. translated and annotated by Eliyahu Munk
The Tur on the Torah in 4 volumes is an original translation into English of the commentary on the Torah by the famous author of the original Shulchan Aruch (Tur) and the Baal Haturim commentary, Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbeinu Asher (R'osh).
From the introduction: "In his brief introduction, the author [Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbeinu Asher] describes his commentary [Ba'al HaTurim] based largely on numerical values, acronyms, etc., as merely the "dessert," whereas this commentary [Tur on the Torah] presented to you here, in his own view, represents his major exegetical effort."
Jacob ben Asher, in Hebrew Ya'akov ben Asher, (1270-ca 1340) was an influential Medieval rabbinic authority. He is often referred to as the Baal ha-Turim ("Master of the Turim (Pillars)"), after his main work in halakha (Jewish law), the Arba'ah Turim. He was the third son of the Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel (known as the "Rosh"), a German-born Rabbi who moved to Spain. Besides his father, who was his principal teacher, Jacob quotes very often in the Turim his elder brother Jehiel; |
