The Torah Commentary of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach: Genesis, Part II (Hardcover)

The Torah Commentary of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach provides a glimpse into the unique and inspiring way in which the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach transmitted the wisdom of Torah, bridging “Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great composer/singer” and “Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the great scholar/teacher.”  At the same time, the teachings in this book of commentary are not just meant to be read – they are intended to be enjoyed and experienced as “holy music.” Ultimately, they are intended as lessons in living a “holy life,” and this book makes Reb Shlomo’s precious teachings accessible to us on our own journeys through life, wherever we may be.

publication: 2013 

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was born in Berlin, Germany in 1925. He grew up with his twin brother, Eli Chaim and his sister, Shulamith near Vienna where his father, Rabbi Naftali was Chief Rabbi. In 1939, as the war began to escalate and the Nazis’ grip tightened, Shlomo and his family miraculously escaped to New York where he spent time learning by some of the greatest Torah scholars of the last century, such as Rabbi Ahron Kotler, Rabbi Shlomo Heiman and the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Even as a young boy, Shlomo’s vision and clarity of thought always set him apart from his peers as being amongst the most brilliant of the scholars around him. Through that vision, courage, and a deep love of all people, Shlomo took on a mission and set off on a path that many didn’t believe in. 

Reb Shlomo believed that to uplift, inspire, and bring joy to every human being was truly his reason for existing. Through his words of Torah, his music and his stories, Reb Shlomo touched the hearts and souls of all who were blessed to hear him. He sought to remind people that they are never alone, that there is one God who loves them, and that every person has a unique and important mission to discover for themselves. He was able to mend the spirits and lives of the most broken, distraught people worldwide – people of all faiths and cultures. Much of Reb Shlomo’s life was spent traveling the world where he would sing with the poor, the lost and the lonely, and always swear he learned from them. 

Even now, since his passing in 1994, hundreds of thousands of lives are changed by Reb Shlomo’s teachings, messages and melodies. 

Rabbi Shlomo Katz is a world renowned musician. He has released six albums, and has conducted numerous concert tours throughout the Unites States, Israel, South America, Australia, Asia and Europe. In the summer of 2006, Shlomo received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Chaim Brovender and Rabbi Shlomo Riskin at Yeshivat Hamivtar. Shlomo has been one of the driving forces behind the effort to preserve, publish and distribute the legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ztz”l as a Jewish national treasure.