Second Edition
A second edition of all books other than the Soncino Chumash appeared in the 1990s, edited by Rabbi Abraham J. Rosenberg, (a disciple of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein) who had previously done a Bible commentary for Judaica Press and a Mishnah commentary for Artscroll). In this edition, all work from historical scholars and Christian bible commentators has been removed; it has been replaced by additional references to the Midrash literature and medieval Jewish commentators. This has led to complaints that it is now difficult to find a modern but Orthodox Jewish Bible commentary, and to accusations that Haredi Jews, who reject the application of modern scholarship to Bible commentary, are exerting too much influence over Jewish life.
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