History Through Torah's Eyes

The Covenant and Destiny of the Jewish People

Menachem Clausen

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Legacy Light Press
20 October 2025

Middle Eastern history; History of religion; Judaism; Judaism: theology

History Through Torah's Eyes tells the Jewish story with the sources that formed it. Beginning with Tanakh and moving through Talmud and Midrash, classic commentators, and careful historical context, it follows Israel from the first covenant to the challenges of modern times. The book reads texts in plain language, marks what is fact and what is interpretation, and shows how practice carried memory through exile and return.

Written for Jews and non-Jews alike, it explains key ideas without jargon and defines Hebrew terms once before using them consistently. Chapters draw on Rashi, Rambam, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Radak, and others, while keeping speculation within the bounds of mesorah. The voice is Orthodox and accessible: reverent to the Creator, attentive to the people, careful with claims.

Readers will find how law and story shape a nation, why hope survived in Diaspora communities from Spain to Poland to the Middle East, and how prayer, study, and mitzvot became engines of continuity. The result is a grounded narrative that honors the past, faces the record honestly, and looks toward redemption with steady hope.

By: Menachem Clausen
Imprint: Legacy Light Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9798232163112
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 20 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Menachem Clausen is a Jerusalem-based writer and editor whose work turns classic sources toward lived practice. He gives steady attention to mesorah and to the limits of speculation, and uses contemporary science only as a clarifying analogy. His writing ranges from Jewish thought to public ethics. When not writing, he studies with neighbors and helps communities align words with deeds.