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Rabbi Yehuda Loewe (1512 1607), known as the Maharal of Prague, was one of the greatest sages of the Jewish people. However, his profound Torah insights have been inaccessible to the English-speaking public until now. The second and third volumes of Gur Arye, Maharal's commentary on Rashi, are for the first time available to English readers, complete with source annotations for further in-depth study.

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Rabbi Yehuda Loewe of Prague, known as Maharal, was one of the greatest lights that G-d has given to the Jewish people. Halachic authority and active communal leader, linguist and grammarian, philosopher and mystic, master of the totality of rabbinic literature and conversant in the arts and sciences as well, Maharal revealed new depths to the words of Chazal and uncovered layers of meaning that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. Dr. Moshe Kuhr has performed a major service to Klal Yisrael in making this treasure accessible. His translation is flowing and felicitous; the source annotations and references are extremely helpful for further in-depth study; and Kuhr s comments are penetrating and thoughtful. All of us owe Dr. Kuhr a debt of gratitude for a labor of love extending almost two decades of assiduous study. -- Rabbi Yitzchak A Breitowitz, Senior Lecturer, Yeshivat Ohr Somayach,Yerushalayim For many centuries, the writings of the Maharal of Prague have been a source of wonder, education, knowledge and holiness for the Jewish people. However, the wisdom and inspiration of the work has been hidden from much of the English-reading public till now. My friend, Dr. Murray Kuhr, has painstakingly translated and elucidated this work with grace, finesse and reverence. All those who value true Torah scholarship will find Dr. Kuhr's work a treasure of Jewish wisdom and tradition, philosophy and world-view. -- Rabbi Berel Wein Dr Kuhr labored diligently to unravel the works of the Maharal of Prague, one of the greatest sages of all time. Dr. Kuhr has translated and clarified the content, drawing upon other Maharal writings, with extensive sourcing and endnotes. Torah insights previously unavailable, especially to the English reader, are now available in a reader-friendly format. The selections on the parsha are nuclei for divrei Torah at the Shabbos table. -- Rabbi Abraham J Twerski, MD

Rabbi Yehuda Loewe of Prague, known as Maharal, was one of the greatest lights that G-d has given to the Jewish people. Halachic authority and active communal leader, linguist and grammarian, philosopher and mystic, master of the totality of rabbinic literature and conversant in the arts and sciences as well, Maharal revealed new depths to the words of Chazal and uncovered layers of meaning that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. Dr. Moshe Kuhr has performed a major service to Klal Yisrael in making this treasure accessible. His translation is flowing and felicitous; the source annotations and references are extremely helpful for further in-depth study; and Kuhr s comments are penetrating and thoughtful. All of us owe Dr. Kuhr a debt of gratitude for a labor of love extending almost two decades of assiduous study. --Rabbi Yitzchak A. Breitowitz, Senior Lecturer, Yeshivat Ohr Somayach,Yerushalayim For many centuries, the writings of the Maharal of Prague have been a source of wonder, education, knowledge and holiness for the Jewish people. However, the wisdom and inspiration of the work has been hidden from much of the English-reading public till now. My friend, Dr. Murray Kuhr, has painstakingly translated and elucidated this work with grace, finesse and reverence. All those who value true Torah scholarship will find Dr. Kuhr's work a treasure of Jewish wisdom and tradition, philosophy and worldview. --Rabbi Berel Wein Dr. Kuhr labored diligently to unravel the works of the Maharal of Prague, one of the greatest sages of all time. Dr. Kuhr has translated and clarified the content, drawing upon other Maharal writings, with extensive sourcing and endnotes. Torah insights previously unavailable, especially to the English reader, are now available in a reader-friendly format. The selections on the parsha are nuclei for divrei Torah at the Shabbos table. --Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD

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A native of Dayton, Ohio, Moshe David Kuhr attended Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Baltimore and attained his medical degree from the University of Chicago. After forty years of pediatric practice, he made aliya with his wife Phyllis to Katamon, Jerusalem, where he learns, teaches and writes. His Torah mentors include Rabbis Boruch Milikovsky zl, Berel Wein, Moshe Tendler, Avraham Pessin zl, Yaakov Haber and more recently Yitzchak Breitowitz. His published works include The Lion Cub of Prague: Genesis, (Devora Press, 2006), a rendition of Maharal's supercommentary on the first book of the Torah, and Igeret Hakodesh: The Holy Letter(Mosaica Press, 2011). The Kuhrs have four sons, three of whom have made aliya, and nine grandchildren, seven of whom live in Israel.

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