“Rabbi Caryn Broitman is an inspiring, thoughtful and learned voice for justice rooted in a tradition that has made prophesy central to its purpose and practice. With eloquence and energy, she reminds us that the Hebrew Bible speaks to us still as a call for ‘compassion and repentance, love and liberation’. This timely reminder is a blessing, and so is her invitation to humility and curiosity.”

– E. J. Dionne Jr., author of Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent

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“Rabbi Caryn Broitman is a lover of Torah but not an apologist for it. Through beautiful and sometimes radical acts of interpretation, she shows that Jewish texts belong to all of us – and that we can embrace them without leaving our deepest values behind.”

– Peter Beinart, author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza

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“Rabbi Caryn Broitman leads us to a Torah that isn’t fixed and static, but alive with fresh meanings that may only be discovered in the light of our own experiences. This book is a persuasive argument that we each have not just a right, but a duty, to add to the work of interpretation that has engaged human minds for millennia.”

– Geraldine Brooks, author of The People of the Book and The Secret Chord

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“Rabbi Caryn Broitman’s book is brilliant and meaningful, especially because it addresses the difficult (even horrendous) passages in ancient Torah. I hope, pray, and believe it will speak to many many lovers of Torah and many many who have given up on understanding ancient Torah.”

– Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, author/editor of Handbook for Heretics and Prophets: A New Torah for a New World

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“Steeped in Jewish tradition and values, Rabbi Caryn Broitman draws on decades of experience in teaching Torah to engage some of the Bible’s most challenging questions. With clarity, warmth, and wisdom she provides friendly guidance that is both intellectually satisfying and deeply meaningful.”

– Edward L. Greenstein, Professor of Bible (emeritus), Bar-Ilan University, Israel; author of Job: A New Translation

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“Unlike fundamentalists who would pin a single, literal meaning on the sacred text, Caryn Broitman sees the Bible as an ongoing source of personal meaning that offers a hopeful message of justice and compassion toward others, especially toward the ‘strangers’ among us. The Torah is an Open Book is a much-needed call for dialogue and community to today’s readers, both the religious and the secular.”

– Susan Rubin Suleiman, author of Daughter of History: Traces of an Immigrant Girlhood

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“In her deeply engaging work, Broitman provocatively asks: what does Torah mean if it can contradict my most dearly-held values – which also have a foundation in Torah! Essential reading for spiritual seekers alienated by fundamentalism, progressives reclaiming their tradition, interfaith readers curious about Jewish approaches to scripture, and all who seek a sincere, compassionate, holy dialogue that bridges sacred tradition and lived experience. This book will help you live with the Hebrew Bible.”

– Dr. Jeremy Benstein, educator, activist, author of Hebrew Roots, Jewish Routes: A Tribal Language in a Global World, and The Way Into Judaism and the Environment