As Rabbi Riskin writes in the introduction to Torah Lights
" - Dr Ruth Calderon
But the traditional Chassidic stories translated here depart from the usual vignettes and fables that have previously been available to English readers
sketching the lives of important figures throughout the ages: our Biblical ancestors
compelling the reader to deep personal inspection
Minchat Yehuda-Rabbi Yehuda Fetaya (BKE-MY) Yair Emanuel/Candlesticks As Rabbi Riskin writes inPreface by AuthorI am honored to present to brothers the people of IsraelMy small gift, Minhat Yehuda, mixed with oil. TheseIdeas which I developed and expanded when reading theBible, are the way to understand the text. These thoughtsWere hidden and concealed by me since the month of Adar, 5672 [1912]. Recently, on Tuesday, the 7th of Kislev, 5693 [1932], I completed withGod s help my commentary to the Etz Haim, titled Beit Lehem Yehuda,I then had