Marc-Alain Ouaknin both a rabbi and a philosopher. He is the son of Rabbi Jacques Ouaknin and Eliane Erlich Ouaknin. His father is the Grand Rabbi of the French cities of Reims, Lille, Metz, and Marseille. Ouaknin dedicated his best-known work, The Burnt Book, to "my father, my master, Grand Rabbi Jacques Ouaknin."
Altho I felt myself somewhat educated about Judaism, the symbolism here, with strong accents of the kabbalah, was largely new. I now have more technical understanding of what's what but, I don't know, the explanations didn't seem to help build an emotional understanding. The photos are gorgeous but usually not explained.