Frum Jewish Books Nissan 5775/2015 | Page 6

FrumJewishBooks.com The sefer explores them in depth, occasionally reconciling them, sometimes not. It begins at Creation and moves on through history, contemplating what happened when Eliezer Ben Yehuda met Lashon Hakodesh, exploring how Modern Hebrew fits in, and considers “derivative” languages such as Judeo-Arabic and Yiddish. Rabbi Klein takes a systematic, academic approach in the presentation of his material, with careful documentation of sources, while remaining firmly grounded in Torah sources. The writing style is clear and accessible. As an added bonus, the book is clearly laid out, with a beautiful cover, which makes the experience of studying it a really joyful experience. Pesach 2015 When discussing foreign languages, Rabbi Klein even looks at why the Mishna chose the word afikomen rather than other possibilities. There’s no doubt this remarkable sefer makes a fantastic afikoman gift for grownups. Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is currently a fellow at the Kollel of Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem. Published by Mosaica Press. We received a review copy of this book. Purchase now from Amazon.