Finally, A Rashi Translation With the Rebbe’s Explanations

The first Chumash of its kind, exclusively debuting in Chayenu print, combines a smooth-flowing format with all-new translations of Chumash and Rashi, classic commentaries, and the Rebbe’s explanations incorporated into the translations.

Sometime before or after dancing at hakafos on Simchas Torah, there comes a time to learn Chitas, starting from Breishis anew. For those beginning the new Chumash cycle with Chayenu, there will be yet another reason to dance once they receive their Noach booklet (see all of the exciting new additions here: Chayenu.org/5787). 

With a smooth, easy-to-follow format, a refreshed Chumash translation, a first-of-its-kind Rashi translation, a collection of classic commentaries and more, the revolutionary new Chumash being featured in Chayenu will have readers looking forward to Chitas each day.

“We went back to the drawing board with both the Chumash and Rashi texts, putting our heads together to determine how to make the daily study as accessible as possible while still offering genuine depth,” says Chayenu Editor-in-Chief Rabbi Itzick Yarmush. “The result is the all-new Chumash in your Chayenu.”

The new format replaces the traditional layout, in which the pesukim appear across the top half of the page, with a clear, flowing structure: Each posuk is followed immediately by Onkelos and then Rashi. This makes it easy to see where each posuk begins and ends, which Rashi comments belong to it, and how many comments Rashi offers on each verse, helping readers better understand and retain what they learn.

The redesign goes far beyond the layout. For the first time, Chayenu will present a new translations of both the pesukim and Rashi.

The translation of the pesukim is based on the acclaimed Kehot Chumash, which incorporates the Rebbe’s teachings. It has been revised and abridged to better suit the format and pace of daily study.

Perhaps the most exciting feature of the new Chumash is its new Rashi translation. For the first time, a translation of Rashi incorporates the Rebbe’s explanations and distinctive approach to analyzing Rashi. This has long been a deeply felt need, and it is finally coming to fruition.

Besides for presenting the Rebbe’s illuminating teachings as a separate commentary, the new translation integrates them directly into the study of Rashi itself. Insights from many classic commentaries provide additional clarity and depth.

Together, these elements will offer an unprecedented level of Rashi study. Yet despite its scholarly substance, the presentation will remain clear and engaging, enabling readers to easily follow Rashi’s questions, answers and line of reasoning.

This Chumash is a collaboration between Chayenu and Chabad House Publications, adapted and edited by Rabbi Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky, compiled by Rabbi Alter Eliyahu Friedman, and with Rabbi Chaim N. Cunin serving as general editor.

“Chayenu prides itself on sharing Torah content of the highest caliber with our learners,” says Chayenu Executive Director Rabbi Yossi Pels. “We are confident that once you begin learning from this new Chumash, you will quickly come to love it.”

Readers who have come to appreciate the Chumash previously featured in Chayenu, along with its footnotes and commentary by Rabbi Binyomin Moore, will not have to leave it behind. The Chumash Notes, long published in the print edition of Chayenu, will remain available on the Chayenu app.

Readers will thus have the best of both worlds: the new and improved Chumash in print, together with continued access to Rabbi Moore’s invaluable notes on the app and online. Special thanks go to Rabbi Moore and Feldheim Publishers for allowing Chayenu to continue sharing them.

To learn more about some of the other improvements coming to Chayenu this year, visit: Chayenu.org/5787

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