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Menachem Clausen

Origins and Order

Classical Jewish Sources on Creation

Menachem Clausen

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Legacy Light Press
20 October 2025
Judaism; Judaism: theology
Did you know the opening lines of Genesis are not a simple origin tale but a map of purpose and process. This book reads classic Jewish sources as a single conversation about ordered mystery. Menachem Clausen invites you to start with the text, hear the Sages, and watch how Rashi, Ramban, Midrash, and carefully framed kabbalistic teachings shape a coherent vision of creation. Across twelve tightly crafted chapters you will explore tohu va vohu and the promise that the world was not created for chaos, worlds created and destroyed, six ""days"" read as stages, the geography and gates of Eden, Machpelah as a thin place, the serpent and Samael, legendary creatures in the Talmudic imagination, diet before and after the Flood, the ""sons of Elokim,"" and the layered heavens of Chagigah. The method is simple and disciplined. Begin with pshat, let Chazal set the frame, bring the Rishonim in their own voice, and add a bounded kabbalistic orientation only where it clarifies. Claims that lack classical grounding are placed in an audit appendix so the main path stays honest. Origins and Order is for readers who want reverence without vagueness and courage without hype. It favors plain language, direct questions, and practices you can carry into study and life. The result is a faithful, provocative guide to creation that restores awe and responsibility without leaving the sources behind.
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Imprint:   Legacy Light Press
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   231g
ISBN:   9798232175481
Pages:   196
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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.

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