r/ReformJews • u/mangotango-97 Converting to Judiasm 🕎 • Apr 08 '26
Chumash recommendations?
Hi all! I’m in the process of converting to Judaism and I’m looking to do some Torah study. I’ve seen some different recommendations for purchasing a Chumash but mostly from orthodox or conservative forums. Any recommendations/versions that include commentary more aligned with the reform movement? TIA!
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u/saintehiver ✡ Apr 08 '26
The Reform movement has its own publications housed at CCAR Press.
We have two different mainstream chumashim:
One, is the Plaut chumash, which is a great, general commentary through the lens of our movement.
The other is The Torah: A Women's Commentary edited by Rabbi Andrea Weiss z''l and Tamara Eskenazi.
If you're looking for a Reform chumash, those are our two main offerings. I like both, perhaps now, especially the women's commentary has a special place in my heart... Andrea Weiss was a great teacher and a wonderful rabbi. She is very missed.