Nissim Bellahsen

A French citizen, Nissim Bellahsen is currently the right-hand man of an entrepreneur working in the energy sector. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Supméca Paris and a Master’s degree in Management, specializing in Finance, from HEC Paris. Passionate about the biblical text, he won the 2021 edition of the French Bible Contest for Adults and published in 2021 his first book of commentaries on the Chumash: Puzzles Bibliques (in French for now). Since 2022, he teaches weekly lessons in TaNaKh at ECUJE – Espace Culturel et Universitaire Juif d’Europe (The European Jewish Cultural and Academic Center) and is enrolled in the Tanakh Teaching Certificate for Judaic Studies Teachers at Herzog College.

In Print / Book Reviews

Complex And Taboo Stories In Tanach

By Nissim Bellahsen

The only real reservation I would have about this book is that there is sometimes what seems to be a confusion between what the Sages or midrashim say on the one hand and what the Tanach says on the other.