Etz Hayim Humash

The Etz Hayim Humash, also known as Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, is a humash published and used by the Conservative Jewish movement. Its production involved the collaboration of the Rabbinical Assembly, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and the Jewish Publication Society. 
==Authors==
*Senior Editor: David L. Lieber
*P'Shat Commentary Editor: Chaim Potok
*D'Rash Commentary Editor: Harold Kushner
*Haftarah Commentary: Michael Fishbane
*Literary Editor: Jules Harlow
*Halacha L'Maaseh Editors: Elliot Dorff and Susan Grossman
==Content==
The Etz Hayim contains the Hebrew text of the Torah, it contains the Jewish Publication Society (JPS)'s modern English translation of the Hebrew text, it contains a number of commentaries, written in English, on the Torah which run alongside the Hebrew text and its English translation, and it also contains a number of essays on the Torah and Tanach in the back of the book. The Etz Hayim contains three types of commentary: the p'shat which discusses the literal meaning of the text, the drash which draws on Talmudic, Medieval, Chassidic, and Modern Jewish sources to expound on the deeper meaning of the text, and the halacha l'maaseh which explains how the text relates to current Jewish practice and Halacha, or Jewish law. The essays in the back cover a wide range of topics, from Kashrut to eschatology and everything in between. Some of the essays uphold the traditional view that the Torah is the divine word of God, while others challenge it and question the historicity of some of the biblical narratives. This has raised objections, among Orthodox circles, to the publication.
Etz Hayim means tree of life in English.
==References==
#Publication Humash by RA
#Etz Hayim Torah Commentary by USCJ
#Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary by JPS
#The Lieber Humash by AJU
#Rabbi David Lieber, Scholar and University President, Dies at 83 by NYT
Category:Torah books
Category:English Bible translations