Rabbi Jeffrey K. SalkinText Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens

Easy to understand, attention catchy for teens with simple language on complex topics.

I was a contributor. The short essays were composed by a variety of rabbis and educators. They are concise and may be useful to anyone preparing a short dvar torah. They are especially valuable to bar/bat mitzvah age students preparing for their ceremony and for teens studying weekly Torah portions.

Wonderful explanations. Written in language middle schools and teens will understand and yet which address complex issues even adults question and seek answers to.

I bought this book for my 11 year old boy/girl twins, and I can't put it down. I look forward to reading it with them and discussing it together. It's an easy read with awesome insights and makes Torah subjects manageable. Absolutely love it, can't say enough about it.

LOVE this book for teens. I have been looking for a Torah Commentary to use with my middle-schoolers and this will work very nicely b/c it is easy enough to read, can be read in a few minutes, opens up lots of discussion, and is relevant to students' lives today!

Love this book! We read every Friday night together as a family. Lots of great insight!

Really pleased with this book. We read from this at Sabbath dinners and find it a great way to start meaningful conversations with our son. Recommend highly.

Worth buying if only for the title--but what a collection of fine minds wrote the commentary! Wish i had had time to read it cover to cover before I presented it to the bar mitzvah boy!