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Pesach 2015
Reviews, Torah
PATTERNS IN GENESIS AND BEYOND BY RABBI DAVID SYKES
Patterns in Genesis and Beyond by Rabbi
David Sykes is a stunning book that turns a
familiar intellectual journey into a revelatory
one.
patterns in Torah. The sefer is devoted to
patterns that weave the Torah narrative
together through Chumash. It could have
been an esoteric endeavor, but part of the
magic of this sefer lies in how the
information is presented.
The cover copy – and massive 600-page
length – suggest an obscure, heavy tome, but
the book is anything but that. Outstandingly
well-written, the text is so clear and simple
that it often lulls the reader into feeling he’s
simply reading a retelling of a familiar story.
And yet, almost certainly, he will come to
the end of each section with a new,
breathtaking insight that suddenly seems so
obvious.
The patterns Rabbi Sykes uncovers literally
left me going oh wow! on many occasions. I
would reach the end of a chapter only go
back and read it again, nodding as I read,
feeling that I was seeing things in a
Rabbi Sykes likes patterns, especially
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