New From OU Press: “Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik”

08 Feb 2012

OU PRESS AND URIM PUBLICATIONS, MAIMONIDES SCHOOL PRESENT “MAJESTY AND HUMILITY: THE THOUGHT OF RABBI JOSEPH B. SOLOVEITCHIK” BY RABBI REUVEN ZIEGLER

It’s no small feat to write a book on a scholarly topic that can appeal to both scholar and layman alike, capture their interest, and even teach them a thing or two, but Rabbi Reuven Ziegler has managed to pull it off.

In “Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik,” (co-published by OU Press | Jewish Educational Publications, Urim Publications, and Maimonides School), Rabbi Ziegler, Director of Research and Archives of the Toras Harav Foundation, takes on the daunting challenge of surveying the thought-world of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik — “the Rav,” as he is reverently and affectionately called by his students and followers — and presenting his teachings and world-view in a clear and organized way. Writing in accessible and comprehensible language, Rabbi Ziegler takes the reader through the major tenets of the Rav’s thought and his significant writings and integrates the Rav’s life with his thought.

A new generation of intellectually curious, spiritually sensitive Jews is discovering the creativity and power, the wonder and excitement, of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s philosophical world. But how does one go about entering that vast thought-world? Majesty and Humility offers the perfect introduction to the extensive corpus of the Rav’s works and philosophy.

Long-time students of the Rav, too, will find a wealth of valuable insights in this logically structured, comprehensive, internally consistent presentation that properly places many of the Rav’s ideas into their natural biographical and intellectual context.

Majesty and Humility is perfect for both the experienced student of the Rav and for one looking for an introduction to his approach.

Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchi is the latest publication from OU Press, the publishing house of the Orthodox Union. OU Press is proud to be the central address for the dissemination of the Rav’s teachings and takes seriously its role in transmitting the Rav’s wisdom to future generations. Upcoming publications include Society and Self: On the Writings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik by Professor Gerald (Ya’akov) Blidstein, winner of the Israel Prize in Jewish Thought, and one of the preeminent academicians in Israel.

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