The first translation from Hebrew into any other language of Abraham's (1092-1167) Perush ha-Torah , commentaries on the Five Books of Moses. The top of each page contains a translation of Deuteronomy, and the bottom the commentary. The fifth volume is the first to be published. No information is provided about Schachter. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Born circa 1092, Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra died apparently in Calahorra. He ranks among the most distinguished Biblical commentators and philosophers of Jewish faith in the Middle Ages.