Thursday, November 12th, 2009...11:27 pm
Talmud for the masses
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“Steinsaltz had the Chutzpah to change the format of the pages and place his own explanation of the 1,500-year-old text written in modern, colloquial Hebrew on the same page with the authoritative glosses written by Rabbi Shlomo Ben-Yitzhaki, aka Rashi. ”
“On December 9 of this year Steinsaltz will produce tractate Niddah, which deals with the laws a married woman must adhere to during menstruation. Niddah will be the next-to-last Talmudic tractate making up the series. On November 7, 2010, Hulin, which deals with the laws of slaughtering animals, will be the last Talmud tractate in the Steinsaltz series. Ceremonies celebrating the event will be held around the world. ” more@JPost.com
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