WYNNEWOOD, Pa., June 28 (JTA) —The death on June 23 of Professor Nahum Sarna at the age of 82 was a sad moment for Jewish scholarship. Through his publications, his teaching and the disciples he ...

The death on June 23 of Professor Nahum Sarna at the age of 82 was a sad moment for Jewish scholarship. Through his publications, his teaching and the disciples he inspired and trained, Sarna was one ...

When I picture my father, my abba, renowned biblical scholar and translator Nahum Sarna, I inevitably picture him studying. His favorite room, by far, was his book-lined study: There he sat, morning, ...

Nahum M. Sarna was Dora Golding Professor Emeritus in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University and the Gimbelstob Eminent Scholar and Professor of Judaica at Florida ...

Nahum Sarna, a scholar, author and educator whose book “Understanding Genesis” (1966) established him as a biblical authority who was also able to make academic research accessible to nonexperts, has ...

Nahum Sarna, a biblical scholar who did notable translations of Scripture for modern readers, notably his work on the Jewish Publication Society’s “Torah (New Translation),” died Thursday at his home ...