Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mhuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!mhuxl!mhuxi!dsg From: dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (GREEN) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Midrash Message-ID: <176@mhuxi.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jun-84 08:40:56 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxi.176 Posted: Thu Jun 21 08:40:56 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 06:01:48 EDT References: <1380@proper.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 23 [Hello, Mr. Golem!] The "standard" English translation of the Midrash is: "The Midrash Rabbah" in 5 volumes by The Soncino Press, 5 Essex Street NY, NY 10002. This is a very literal, scholarly translation. If you want many books in the style of "The Midrash Says" series, send away for a brochure from: Mesorah Publications, Ltd (publishers of the Artscroll series) 1969 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11223 ( they accept mail order by USPS and phone ) The ArtScroll Tanach/Bible series contains the Hebrew, an English translation, and commentary drawn from the Talmud, Midrash, Kabbalistic writings, and contemporary scholars. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein has also "approved" the ArtScroll series ( by the way, the English translation of what he says is something to the effect of that "Although I have not personally read the entire book, scholars studying with me have, and I approve..."). Who is Rabbi Feinstein? One of the most, if not the most, respected Tzaddiks of 20th Century America! Good Reading, David Seth Green mhuxi!dsg 201-564-2290 P. S. While we are on the subject of Midrash, you can still get a copy of Woody Allen's "Getting Even", which has some rather interesting Hassidic Tales.