Editing Judah Loew ben Bezalel (section)

==Works==
[[File:DerechChaimMaharal.jpg|thumb|right|''Derech Chaim'' (Cracow edition)]]
He began publishing his books at a very late age. In 1578, at the age of 66, he published his first book, ''Gur Aryeh'' ("Young Lion", Prague 1578) - an supercommentary in five volumes for [[Rashi]]'s commentary on the [[Torah]], which goes well beyond that, and four years later he published his book ''Gevuroth HaShem'' ("God's Might[y Acts]", Cracow 1582) anonymously.

*''Gur Aryeh'' ("Young Lion", Prague 1578), a supercommentary on Rashi's Pentateuch commentary
*''Gevuroth Hashem'' ("God's Mighty Acts", Cracow 1582), for the holiday of [[Passover]] - On [[the Exodus]] and the Miracles.
*''Derech Chaim'' ("Way of Life", Cracow 1589), a commentary on the [[Mishnah]] tractate [[Pirkei Avoth|Avoth]]
*''Derashot'' ("Sermons", Prague 1589 and 1593), collected edition by Haim Pardes, Tel Aviv 1996.
*''Netivoth Olam'' ("Pathways of the World", Prague 1595–1596), a work of ethics
*''Be'er ha-Golah'' ("The Well of Exile", Prague 1598), an explanatory work on the Talmudic and Midrashic [[Aggadah]], mainly responding to interpretations by the Italian scholar [[Azariah dei Rossi]] (''Azariah min ha-Adumim'')
*''Netzach Yisrael'' ("The Eternity of Israel", Prague 1599; ''Netzach'' "eternity", has the same root as the word for victory), on [[Tisha B'Av]] (an annual day of mourning about the destruction of the Temples and the Jewish exile) and the final deliverance
*''Tif'ereth Yisrael'' ("The Glory of Israel", Venice 1599), philosophical exposition on the Torah, intended for the holiday of [[Shavuot]]
*''Or Chadash'' ("A New Light", Prague 1600), on [[Purim]]
*''Ner Mitzvah'' ("The Candle of the Commandment", Prague 1600), on [[Hanukkah]]
*''Chiddushei Aggadot'' ("[[Chidush|Novellae]] on the [[Aggada]]", the narrative portions of the Talmud), discovered in the 20th century
*''Divrei Negidim'' ("Words of Rectors"), a commentary on the [[Passover Seder|Seder]] of [[Pesach]], published by a descendant
*''Chiddushim al Ha-Shas'', a commentary on Talmud, recently published for the first time from a manuscript by Machon Yerushalayim on Bava Metzia; Shabbos, and Eruvin; others may be forthcoming.
*Various other works, such as his [[responsa]] and works on the [[Shabbat|Jewish Sabbath]] and the holidays of [[Sukkot]], [[Rosh Hashana]] and [[Yom Kippur]], have not been preserved.

His works on the holidays bear titles that were inspired by the Biblical verse in [[Books of Chronicles|I Chronicles]] 29:11: "Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, and the might, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth [is Yours]; Yours is the kingdom and [You are He] Who is exalted over everything as the Leader." The book of "greatness" (''gedula'') on the Sabbath was not preserved, but the book of "power" (''gevurah'') is ''Gevurath Hashem'', the book of glory (''tif'arah'') is ''Tif'ereth Yisrael'', and the book of "eternity" or "victory" (''netzach'') is ''Netzach Yisrael''.