Acknowledgements

Many people were instrumental in helping me with this work. My teachers of many years, Rabbi Avraham Feigelstock and Rabbi Shmuel Yeshayahu, introduced me to key concepts and helped me locate references.

Debra Christian provided critical editorial assistance.

Wendy Keyzer, Sol Pavony, Alan Robins and Dr. David C. Bossard provided valuable editorial comments, corrections and feedback.

I would like also to express my gratitude for the help and advice given me by my wife, Marilyn, who patiently edited, critiqued, and formatted the manuscript.

Ron V. May carefully edited the manuscript and made numerous excellent suggestions toward an essential contribution to the finished work.