Poetry. Jewish Studies. In SWIMMING IN MOSES' WELL, the fourth in his series of verse commentaries on the Pentateuch, Yakov Azriel continues to probe the mysteries both of Torah and of life in this puzzling time, while demonstrating his mastery of both free and formal verse. Azriel's sonnets are surely destined to take their place among the most significant works in that form. Among the searchings of contemporary literature, Azriel's is an oeuvre that touches the hem of prophecy and looks toward its rebirth.

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Yakov Azriel was born in New York, in 1950, as Gerald Rosenkrantz. After receiving his B.A. in English literature, summa cum laude, at Brooklyn College, in 1971, he moved to Israel, where he changed his name to Yakov Azriel. He studied at the Mercaz HaRav Kook Yeshiva, in Jerusalem, and the Har-Etzion Yeshiva, in Alon-Shvut, Israel, and later completed an M.A., with distinction, and a doctorate in Judaica, concentrating on the stories of Rabbi Nachman of Braslav. His poems have won twelve prizes in international competitions, including the 2004 Miriam Lindberg Poetry for Peace Prize. In addition, Azriel was awarded a fellowship from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, in 2004-2005, for his poetry.