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Aryeh Kaplan
AuthorBooks · Second hand1934-1983
Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu (Leonard) Kaplan was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries. He became well known as a prolific writer and was lauded as an original thinker. His wide-ranging literary output, inclusive of introductory pamphlets on Jewish beliefs, and philosophy written at the request of NCSY are often regarded as significant factors in the growth of the baal teshuva movement.
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About Aryeh Kaplan
Birth
1934
Death
1983
Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu (Leonard) Kaplan was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries. He became well known as a prolific writer and was lauded as an original thinker. His wide-ranging literary output, inclusive of introductory pamphlets on Jewish beliefs, and philosophy written at the request of NCSY are often regarded as significant factors in the growth of the baal teshuva movement.
Aryeh Kaplan was uniquely known for bridging the gap between his background as a physicist and his role as an Orthodox rabbi.
Born in the Bronx, he became a pivotal figure in the baal teshuva movement through his accessible writing style.
His most celebrated work is his translation and commentary on the Sefer Yetzirah, a cornerstone of Kabbalistic literature.
Throughout his life, he authored over one hundred works covering topics from Jewish philosophy to the depths of Kabbalah.
He was a prolific translator of the Torah, renowned for making complex ancient texts clear and engaging for modern readers.
