n>Since the passing of Rabbi Adin Even Israel-Steinsaltz on Friday, 17th Menachem-Av (Aug. 7), the Jewish world has been recalling the life of an extraordinary man. Understandably, most of the obituaries and reflections have focused on his monumental achievement in translating and explaining the entire Babylonian Talmud. The project that he began in the 1960s of translating the Talmud was completed in the 1980s—first into modern Hebrew, and then into English under the Random House and Koren Publishers imprint. This 50-year project is undoubtedly his crowning achievement and will guarantee that his influence on the Jewish world and Talmudic scholarship will extend many decades if not centuries into the future. Read Full Article »