http://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php?title=Adin_Steinsaltz&feed=atom&action=historyAdin Steinsaltz - Revision history2024-03-28T17:29:37ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.27.1http://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php?title=Adin_Steinsaltz&diff=15741&oldid=prevAbrahamson: Reverted edits by LindaJames (Talk) to last revision by Abrahamson2012-08-29T07:00:53Z<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/en/index.php/Special:Contributions/LindaJames" title="Special:Contributions/LindaJames">LindaJames</a> (<a href="/en/index.php/User_talk:LindaJames" title="User talk:LindaJames">Talk</a>) to last revision by <a href="/en/index.php/User:Abrahamson" title="User:Abrahamson">Abrahamson</a></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ha </del>..<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. \n</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Three Qualifications </del>for the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Politician ==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">His translation of the Talmud from Aramaic (or rabbinical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew) has increased the number of people who are able to study its content. His translation opened the door </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">women who traditionally are not taught Talmud, and are therefore not proficient in Aramaic, to study </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Talmud. Modern Orthodox High Schools and Seminaries teach women Talmud using his translation. The number of men capable of studying Talmud also increased as a result of Steinzaltz' work. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There are plenty of politicians who genuinely desire to serve their communities and nations with humility and integrity, dedicating their lives to </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">cultivation of a wisdom </del>that <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will benefit society at large; sadly</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">they are a minority.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Regarding </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access </ins>that <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his work provides</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz says:</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> [[http</del>:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">//goodvillenews</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/Three-Qualifications-</del>for<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del>the<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-New-Politician-227DZ2</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html Three Qualifications </del>for the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Politician]]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“I never thought that spreading ignorance has any advantage, except for those who are in a position of power and want to deprive others of their rights and spread ignorance in order to keep them underlings</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">My Gemara are surely used, if they are used anywhere, in Matan [a yeshiva </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Orthodox women in Jerusalem], from beginning to end. Why? Because they help skip </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">elementary school level of training</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">That makes learning Talmud </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">them possible, and if it is possible then it is challenging and some of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">men don’t want that challenge.” </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">positive news</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inspirational stories</del>, articles]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Rabbi’s classic work of </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kabbalah]]</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''The Thirteen Petalled Rose''</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of </ins>articles <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on subjects including Talmud, [[Kabbalah|Jewish mysticism</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, Jewish philosophy, sociology, historical biography, and philosophy. Many of these works have been translated into English by his close personal friend, now deceased, Yehuda Hanegbi.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== 7 Choices You Always Have (that you dont always give yourself) ==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Tekoa, and functions as Nasi in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the Israel Prize in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I believe </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">choice </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">intention to require more from yourself</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">~ Oprah WinfreyMaking choices </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">probably </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">most stressful thing that we do as humans</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Or perhaps more accurately</del>, the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stressful thing we do is to choose avoidance when we dont like what choices were facing</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what creates </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stress</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Being a personal friend and follower of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of Chabad-Lubavitch, he went </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">help Jews in </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soviet Union assisting Chabad's shluchim network</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Deeply involved in the future of the Jews in the former Soviet Union, Steinsaltz serves as the region's Duchovny Ravin, a historic Russian title which indicates that he </ins>is the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In this capacity</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz travelled to Russia and </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem. During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the Jewish University, both in Moscow and St. Petersburg</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Jewish University </ins>is the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in the former Soviet Union</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Second Glance </del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz is a popular University and radio commentator. He has been invited to speak at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at Yale University in 1979. In Jerusalem, he gives evening seminars, which according to Newsweek usually last till 2 in the morning, and have attracted prominent politicians as the former Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and former Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir.<ref>{{cite web|url</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://steinsaltz.org/dynamic/InTheNews_details.asp?id</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">14|publisher</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Newsweek|author</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kenneth L. Woodward and Milan L. Kubic|title=Israel's Mystical Rabbi}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Have you ever cringed at the sight </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a human being who is physically disfigured? David Roche, who was born with a facial disfigurement, spent years trying to hide from himself. At middle age, he discovered his inner beauty, his spirit and his strength, and he has dedicated his life to helping all people find </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inner beauty within themselves and in others.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== As Head </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">new Sanhedrin ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://goodvillenews</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/The-Second-Glance-FDzaku</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html The Second Glance</del>]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz accepted a position as Nasi (President) of a recent </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|attempt to revive the Sanhedrin]]. Prior to the actual meeting of the new Sanhedrin, Rabbi Steinsaltz advised sticking strictly to devotional matters, focusing on gaining broadened acceptance in the traditional Jewish community, and steering clear of matters of politics</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Since meeting, however, the new Sanhedrin appears to have disagreed</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It established a division on state matters which takes a nationalistic position on matters of foreign policy and seeks to establish the new Sanhedrin as an upper theocratic political chamber with veto power over Israeli state laws and government actions it deems inconsistent with [[Halakha</ins>]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, traditional Jewish law. The new Sanhedrin has encountered extensive controversy, with opposition to its claims to religious legitimacy and its proposed role in the State. Rabbi Steinsaltz has not endorsed the Sanhedrin's current direction, but has remained in his position as Nasi. </ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Abrahamsonhttp://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php?title=Adin_Steinsaltz&diff=15693&oldid=prevLindaJames: minor updates2012-08-24T13:48:39Z<p>minor updates</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ha </ins>..<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. \n</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">His translation of the Talmud from Aramaic (or rabbinical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew) has increased the number of people who are able to study its content. His translation opened the door </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">women who traditionally are not taught Talmud, and are therefore not proficient in Aramaic, to study </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Talmud. Modern Orthodox High Schools and Seminaries teach women Talmud using his translation. The number of men capable of studying Talmud also increased as a result of Steinzaltz' work. </del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Three Qualifications </ins>for the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Politician ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Regarding </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access </del>that <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his work provides</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz says:</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There are plenty of politicians who genuinely desire to serve their communities and nations with humility and integrity, dedicating their lives to </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">cultivation of a wisdom </ins>that <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will benefit society at large; sadly</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">they are a minority.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“I never thought that spreading ignorance has any advantage, except for those who are in a position of power and want to deprive others of their rights and spread ignorance in order to keep them underlings</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">My Gemara are surely used, if they are used anywhere, in Matan [a yeshiva </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Orthodox women in Jerusalem], from beginning to end. Why? Because they help skip </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">elementary school level of training</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">That makes learning Talmud </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">them possible, and if it is possible then it is challenging and some of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">men don’t want that challenge.” </del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> [[http</ins>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">//goodvillenews</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/Three-Qualifications-</ins>for<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>the<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-New-Politician-227DZ2</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html Three Qualifications </ins>for the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Politician]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Rabbi’s classic work of </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kabbalah]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''The Thirteen Petalled Rose''</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of </del>articles <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">on subjects including Talmud, [[Kabbalah|Jewish mysticism</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, Jewish philosophy, sociology, historical biography, and philosophy. Many of these works have been translated into English by his close personal friend, now deceased, Yehuda Hanegbi.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">positive news</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inspirational stories</ins>, articles]]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Tekoa, and functions as Nasi in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the Israel Prize in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== 7 Choices You Always Have (that you dont always give yourself) ==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Being a personal friend </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">follower of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of Chabad-Lubavitch, he went </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">help Jews in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Soviet Union assisting Chabad's shluchim network</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Deeply involved in the future of the Jews in the former Soviet Union</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz serves as </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">region's Duchovny Ravin, a historic Russian title which indicates that he </del>is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry. In this capacity, Steinsaltz travelled </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Russia and the Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the Jewish University, both in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Jewish University </del>is the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in the former Soviet Union</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">words with </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">intention </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">require more from yourself. ~ Oprah WinfreyMaking choices is probably </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">most stressful thing that we do as humans</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Or perhaps more accurately</ins>, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stressful thing we do </ins>is to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">choose avoidance when we dont like what choices were facing</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what creates </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stress</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz and his wife live in Jerusalem, and have three children and ten grandchildren</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">His son, Rabbi Menachem Even</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Israel, is the Director of Educational Programs at the Steinsaltz Center in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> [[http://goodvillenews</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/7</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Choices-You-Always-Have-that-you-dont-always-give-yourself-RRF</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html 7 Choices You Always Have (that you dont always give yourself)]]</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz is a popular University and radio commentator. He has been invited to speak at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at Yale University in 1979. In Jerusalem, he gives evening seminars, which according to Newsweek usually last till 2 in the morning, and have attracted prominent politicians as the former Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and former Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir.<ref>{{cite web|url</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://steinsaltz.org/dynamic/InTheNews_details.asp?id</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">14|publisher</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Newsweek|author</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kenneth L. Woodward and Milan L. Kubic|title=Israel's Mystical Rabbi}}</ref></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Second Glance </ins>==</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== As Head </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">new Sanhedrin ==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Have you ever cringed at the sight </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a human being who is physically disfigured? David Roche, who was born with a facial disfigurement, spent years trying to hide from himself. At middle age, he discovered his inner beauty, his spirit and his strength, and he has dedicated his life to helping all people find </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">inner beauty within themselves and in others.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz accepted a position as Nasi (President) of a recent </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|attempt to revive the Sanhedrin]]</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prior to the actual meeting of the new Sanhedrin, Rabbi Steinsaltz advised sticking strictly to devotional matters, focusing on gaining broadened acceptance in the traditional Jewish community, and steering clear of matters of politics</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Since meeting, however, the new Sanhedrin appears to have disagreed. It established a division on state matters which takes a nationalistic position on matters of foreign policy and seeks to establish the new Sanhedrin as an upper theocratic political chamber with veto power over Israeli state laws and government actions it deems inconsistent with [[Halakha</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, traditional Jewish law. The new Sanhedrin has encountered extensive controversy, with opposition to its claims to religious legitimacy and its proposed role in the State. Rabbi Steinsaltz has not endorsed the Sanhedrin's current direction, but has remained in his position as Nasi. </del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://goodvillenews</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/The-Second-Glance-FDzaku</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html The Second Glance</ins>]]</div></td></tr>
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</table>LindaJameshttp://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php?title=Adin_Steinsaltz&diff=15662&oldid=prevAbrahamson: Reverted edits by LindaJames (Talk) to last revision by Abrahamson2012-08-20T12:07:07Z<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/en/index.php/Special:Contributions/LindaJames" title="Special:Contributions/LindaJames">LindaJames</a> (<a href="/en/index.php/User_talk:LindaJames" title="User talk:LindaJames">Talk</a>) to last revision by <a href="/en/index.php/User:Abrahamson" title="User:Abrahamson">Abrahamson</a></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ha </del>..<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. \n</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== 11 Things You Should Start Doing </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Yourself Today ==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the Woodrow Wilson International Center </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Scholars in Washington, D.C. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Tekoa, and functions as Nasi in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the Israel Prize in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Enjoy everything that happens </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">your life</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">place or thing</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Wayne DyerYou deserve </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">live a more balanced, harmonious </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">happier life</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">starting today </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">starting now</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Today, not tomorrow, nor </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">day after tomorrow is where your life is, where your life starts</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Being a personal friend and follower of the late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of Chabad-Lubavitch, he went to help Jews in the Soviet Union assisting Chabad's shluchim network. Deeply involved in the future of the Jews </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the former Soviet Union</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz serves as the region's Duchovny Ravin</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a historic Russian title which indicates that he is the spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In this capacity, Steinsaltz travelled </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Russia </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem. During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the Jewish University</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">both in Moscow </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">St</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Petersburg. The Jewish University is the first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">former Soviet Union</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> [[http://goodvillenews</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/11</del>-<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Things-You-Should-Start-Doing-for-Yourself-Today-e883xI</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">html 11 Things You Should Start Doing for Yourself Today]]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Rabbi Steinsaltz and his wife live in Jerusalem, and have three children and ten grandchildren</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">His son, Rabbi Menachem Even</ins>-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Israel, is the Director of Educational Programs at the Steinsaltz Center in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dalai Lama Awarded 2012 Templeton Prize </del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz is a popular University and radio commentator. He has been invited to speak at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at Yale University in 1979. In Jerusalem, he gives evening seminars, which according to Newsweek usually last till 2 in the morning, and have attracted prominent politicians as the former Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and former Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir.<ref>{{cite web|url</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://steinsaltz.org/dynamic/InTheNews_details.asp?id</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">14|publisher</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Newsweek|author</ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kenneth L. Woodward and Milan L. Kubic|title=Israel's Mystical Rabbi}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement with multiple dimensions </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">science and with people far beyond his own religious traditions has made him an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions, has won </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2012 Templeton Prize.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== As Head </ins>of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">new Sanhedrin ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became Israel’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ha </ins>..<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. \n</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the Woodrow Wilson International Center </del>for <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Scholars in Washington, D.C. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Tekoa, and functions as Nasi in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the Israel Prize in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== 11 Things You Should Start Doing </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Yourself Today ==</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Steinsaltz is a popular University and radio commentator. He has been invited to speak at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at Yale University in 1979. In Jerusalem, he gives evening seminars, which according to Newsweek usually last till 2 in the morning, and have attracted prominent politicians as the former Prime Minister Levi Eshkol and former Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir.<ref>{{cite web|url</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://steinsaltz.org/dynamic/InTheNews_details.asp?id</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">14|publisher</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Newsweek|author</del>=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Kenneth L. Woodward and Milan L. Kubic|title=Israel's Mystical Rabbi}}</ref></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Dalai Lama Awarded 2012 Templeton Prize </ins>==</div></td></tr>
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</table>LindaJameshttp://www.wikinoah.org/en/index.php?title=Adin_Steinsaltz&diff=7656&oldid=prevAbrahamson: deleted broken links2008-02-10T09:20:45Z<p>deleted broken links</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jerusalem<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>physics<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>chemistry<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>mathematics<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>sociology<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>at the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Hebrew University of Jerusalem<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Hebrew University]]</del>, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Israel]]’s </del>youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied physics, chemistry, mathematics, and sociology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Israel’s </ins>youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>and began his monumental translation to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Hebrew language<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Hebrew]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>English language<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|English]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Russian language<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Russian]]</del>, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Talmud<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Modern Hebrew<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>from the original <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Aramaic<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Artscroll<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>'s similarly popular <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Schottenstein Edition Talmud<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>(translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jacob Neusner<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Neusner]]</del>, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Random House<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>publication of ''<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Soncino Press<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Soncino]] </del>Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Random House<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published. The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1965, he founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and began his monumental translation to Hebrew language, English language, Russian language, and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the Talmud. Steinsaltz  first translates the Talmud into Modern Hebrew from the original Aramaic and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is Artscroll's similarly popular Schottenstein Edition Talmud (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by Jacob Neusner, 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print Random House publication of ''The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the Soncino Press Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. Random House halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published. The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>His translation of the Talmud from <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Aramaic<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>(or rabbinical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew) has increased the number of people who are able to study its content. His translation opened the door for women who traditionally are not taught Talmud, and are therefore not proficient in Aramaic, to study the Talmud. Modern Orthodox High Schools and Seminaries teach women Talmud using his translation. The number of men capable of studying Talmud also increased as a result of Steinzaltz' work.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>His translation of the Talmud from Aramaic (or rabbinical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew) has increased the number of people who are able to study its content. His translation opened the door for women who traditionally are not taught Talmud, and are therefore not proficient in Aramaic, to study the Talmud. Modern Orthodox High Schools and Seminaries teach women Talmud using his translation. The number of men capable of studying Talmud also increased as a result of Steinzaltz' work.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regarding the access that his work provides, Steinsaltz says:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regarding the access that his work provides, Steinsaltz says:</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:“I never thought that spreading ignorance has any advantage, except for those who are in a position of power and want to deprive others of their rights and spread ignorance in order to keep them underlings. My <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Gemara<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|gemarot]] </del>are surely used, if they are used anywhere, in Matan [a yeshiva for Orthodox women in Jerusalem], from beginning to end. Why? Because they help skip the elementary school level of training. That makes learning Talmud for them possible, and if it is possible then it is challenging and some of the men don’t want that challenge.”  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:“I never thought that spreading ignorance has any advantage, except for those who are in a position of power and want to deprive others of their rights and spread ignorance in order to keep them underlings. My Gemara are surely used, if they are used anywhere, in Matan [a yeshiva for Orthodox women in Jerusalem], from beginning to end. Why? Because they help skip the elementary school level of training. That makes learning Talmud for them possible, and if it is possible then it is challenging and some of the men don’t want that challenge.”  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Rabbi’s classic work of [[Kabbalah]], ''The Thirteen Petalled Rose'', was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of articles on subjects including <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Talmud<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, [[Kabbalah|Jewish mysticism]], <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jewish philosophy<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>sociology<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, historical <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>biography<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>philosophy<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. Many of these works have been translated into English by his close personal friend, now deceased, Yehuda Hanegbi.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Rabbi’s classic work of [[Kabbalah]], ''The Thirteen Petalled Rose'', was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of articles on subjects including Talmud, [[Kabbalah|Jewish mysticism]], Jewish philosophy, sociology, historical biography, and philosophy. Many of these works have been translated into English by his close personal friend, now deceased, Yehuda Hanegbi.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Washington, D.C.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>and the Institute for Advanced Studies at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Princeton University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. His honorary degrees include doctorates from <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Yeshiva University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Ben Gurion University of the Negev<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Bar Ilan University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Brandeis University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Florida International University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Rosh Yeshiva<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Yeshivat Hesder<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] [[</del>Tekoa<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, and functions as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Nasi<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Israel Prize<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hesder Tekoa, and functions as Nasi in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the Israel Prize in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Being a personal friend and follower of the late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Chabad-Lubavitch<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, he went to help Jews in the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Soviet Union<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>assisting Chabad's <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>shluchim<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>network. Deeply involved in the future of the Jews in the former Soviet Union, Steinsaltz serves as the region's <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Duchovny Ravin<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, a historic Russian title which indicates that he is the spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry. In this capacity, Steinsaltz travelled to Russia and the Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem. During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jewish University<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, both in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Moscow<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>St. Petersburg<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. The Jewish University is the first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in the former <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Soviet Union<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Being a personal friend and follower of the late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of Chabad-Lubavitch, he went to help Jews in the Soviet Union assisting Chabad's shluchim network. Deeply involved in the future of the Jews in the former Soviet Union, Steinsaltz serves as the region's Duchovny Ravin, a historic Russian title which indicates that he is the spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry. In this capacity, Steinsaltz travelled to Russia and the Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem. During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the Jewish University, both in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Jewish University is the first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in the former Soviet Union.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rabbi Steinsaltz and his wife live in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jerusalem<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>, and have three children and ten grandchildren. His son, Rabbi Menachem Even-Israel, is the Director of Educational Programs at the Steinsaltz Center in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rabbi Steinsaltz and his wife live in Jerusalem, and have three children and ten grandchildren. His son, Rabbi Menachem Even-Israel, is the Director of Educational Programs at the Steinsaltz Center in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem.</div></td></tr>
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Rabbi '''Adin Steinsaltz''' (Hebrew: עדין שטיינזלץ) or '''Adin Even Yisrael''' (Hebrew: עדין אבן ישראל) (born [[1937]]) is most commonly known for his popular commentary and translation of both [[Talmud]]s into [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[French language|French]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. In [[1988]], he was awarded the [[Israel Prize]], [[State of Israel|Israel]]'s highest honor. <br />
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Steinsaltz is a noted [[rabbi]], [[scholar]], [[philosopher]], [[social critic]] and [[author]] world wide whose background also includes extensive scientific training. In [[1988]], [[Time magazine]] praised him as an "once-in-a-millennium scholar."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,966474,00.html|title=Giving The Talmud to the Jews|author=[[Richard N. Ostling]]|publisher=[[Time magazine]]}}</ref><br />
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"A society must ask, seek and demand, that each individual give something of himself From the sum of these small offerings, It can then build itself anew. If all of us light the candle of our souls, the world will be filled with light." -Adin Steinsaltz<br />
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The interactions that are possible between Jews and non-Jews in modern times are fundamentally different from those of any previous era in Jewish history. Particularly in the Western world, Jews and non-Jews meet each other in civil society on an equal footing. In the secular context of the modern state, a consensus has been reached about religious freedom. Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists may live side by side—and each by his own faith shall live. “toleration” is a concept very hard to apply in the context of monotheism. Religious beliefs cannot, and really should not, figure as options on a list of legitimate alternatives. <br />
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However, there are partial solutions about which not enough has been said. Judaism, despite the absolute and exclusionary quality of its monotheism, has a side that tends toward openness and toleration. This side of Judaism has also an expression in the Jewish abstention from proselytizing. Even ultimately, Judaism does not view itself as the religion of all people. It is the religion of the Jews alone and is, for almost all its practitioners, inherited. The assumption that Judaism is the religion of one people (and a few unsought converts) is emphatically a normative principle and is important to our discussion because it suggests that, within Jewish doctrine, there is room for the religious beliefs of others. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Born in [[Jerusalem]] in 1937 to secular parents, Steinsaltz studied [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[mathematics]], and [[sociology]] at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Hebrew University]], in addition to rabbinical studies. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the age of 23, became [[Israel]]’s youngest school principal, a record still unbroken.<br />
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In 1965, he founded the [[Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications]] and began his monumental translation to [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[English language|English]], [[Russian language|Russian]], and various other languages. His edition of the Talmud includes his own explanation of the text and a complete commentary on the [[Talmud]]. Steinsaltz first translates the Talmud into [[Modern Hebrew]] from the original [[Aramaic]] and rabbinical Hebrew and adds his explanations, the other language editions are translations of the Hebrew. The only rival to Steinsaltz is [[Artscroll]]'s similarly popular [[Schottenstein Edition Talmud]] (translated first into English and then other languages). To date, he has published 38 of the anticipated 46 volumes. While not without criticism (e.g. by [[Jacob Neusner|Neusner]], 1998), the Steinsaltz edition is widely used throughout Israel, the United States and the world. Over 2 million volumes of the Steinsaltz Talmud have been distributed to date. The out of print [[Random House]] publication of ''[[The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition]]'' is widely regarded as the most accurate and least redacted of any English language edition and is sought after on that basis by scholars and collectors. Controversial Talmud passages previously obscured, omitted entirely or confined to footnotes in English translations like the [[Soncino Press|Soncino]] Talmud, receive full exposition in the Steinsaltz Talmud. [[Random House]] halted publication of the Steinsaltz Talmud after less than one-third of the English translation had been published. The reasons for halting publication by Random House are disputed.<br />
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His translation of the Talmud from [[Aramaic]] (or rabbinical Hebrew to Modern Hebrew) has increased the number of people who are able to study its content. His translation opened the door for women who traditionally are not taught Talmud, and are therefore not proficient in Aramaic, to study the Talmud. Modern Orthodox High Schools and Seminaries teach women Talmud using his translation. The number of men capable of studying Talmud also increased as a result of Steinzaltz' work. <br />
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Regarding the access that his work provides, Steinsaltz says:<br />
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:“I never thought that spreading ignorance has any advantage, except for those who are in a position of power and want to deprive others of their rights and spread ignorance in order to keep them underlings. My [[Gemara|gemarot]] are surely used, if they are used anywhere, in Matan [a yeshiva for Orthodox women in Jerusalem], from beginning to end. Why? Because they help skip the elementary school level of training. That makes learning Talmud for them possible, and if it is possible then it is challenging and some of the men don’t want that challenge.” <br />
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The Rabbi’s classic work of [[Kabbalah]], ''The Thirteen Petalled Rose'', was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of articles on subjects including [[Talmud]], [[Kabbalah|Jewish mysticism]], [[Jewish philosophy]], [[sociology]], historical [[biography]], and [[philosophy]]. Many of these works have been translated into English by his close personal friend, now deceased, Yehuda Hanegbi.<br />
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Continuing his work as a teacher and spiritual mentor, Rabbi Steinsaltz established a network of schools and educational institutions in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He has served as scholar in residence at the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and the Institute for Advanced Studies at [[Princeton University]]. His honorary degrees include doctorates from [[Yeshiva University]], [[Ben Gurion University of the Negev]], [[Bar Ilan University]], [[Brandeis University]], and [[Florida International University]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz is also [[Rosh Yeshiva]] of [[Yeshivat Hesder]] [[Tekoa]], and functions as [[Nasi]] in [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|an attempt to revive]] the [[Sanhedrin]]. Rabbi Steinsaltz was honored with the [[Israel Prize]] in 1988 in the field of Jewish studies.<br />
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Being a personal friend and follower of the late Grand Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]] of [[Chabad-Lubavitch]], he went to help Jews in the [[Soviet Union]] assisting Chabad's [[shluchim]] network. Deeply involved in the future of the Jews in the former Soviet Union, Steinsaltz serves as the region's [[Duchovny Ravin]], a historic Russian title which indicates that he is the spiritual mentor of Russian Jewry. In this capacity, Steinsaltz travelled to Russia and the Republics once each month from his home in Jerusalem. During his time in the former Soviet Union he founded the [[Jewish University]], both in [[Moscow]] and [[St. Petersburg]]. The Jewish University is the first degree-granting institution of Jewish studies ever established in the former [[Soviet Union]].<br />
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Rabbi Steinsaltz and his wife live in [[Jerusalem]], and have three children and ten grandchildren. His son, Rabbi Menachem Even-Israel, is the Director of Educational Programs at the Steinsaltz Center in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem.<br />
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==As a speaker==<br />
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Steinsaltz is a popular [[University]] and [[radio]] commentator. He has been invited to speak at the [[Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies]] at [[Yale University]] in [[1979]]. In Jerusalem, he gives evening seminars, which according to Newsweek usually last till 2 in the morning, and have attracted prominent politicians as the former [[Prime Minister]] [[Levi Eshkol]] and former [[Finance Minister]] [[Pinhas Sapir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://steinsaltz.org/dynamic/InTheNews_details.asp?id=14|publisher=[[Newsweek]]|author=[[Kenneth L. Woodward]] and [[Milan L. Kubic]]|title=Israel's Mystical Rabbi}}</ref><br />
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== As Head of the new Sanhedrin ==<br />
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Rabbi Steinsaltz accepted a position as [[Nasi]] (President) of a recent [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin|attempt to revive the Sanhedrin]]. Prior to the actual meeting of the new Sanhedrin, Rabbi Steinsaltz advised sticking strictly to devotional matters, focusing on gaining broadened acceptance in the traditional Jewish community, and steering clear of matters of politics. Since meeting, however, the new Sanhedrin appears to have disagreed. It established a division on state matters which takes a nationalistic position on matters of foreign policy and seeks to establish the new Sanhedrin as an upper [[theocratic]] political chamber with veto power over Israeli state laws and government actions it deems inconsistent with [[Halakha]], traditional Jewish law. The new Sanhedrin has encountered extensive controversy, with opposition to its claims to religious legitimacy and its proposed role in the State. Rabbi Steinsaltz has not endorsed the Sanhedrin's current direction, but has remained in his position as [[Nasi]]. <br />
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==References==<br />
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==Related information==<br />
* [[Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.steinsaltz.org/ Steinsaltz.org - The website of The Aleph Society and Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz]<br />
* [http://news.fiu.edu/fiumag/winter_05/feature_01.htm Steinsaltz's lecture in winter 2005] at [[Florida International University]]<br />
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/moses/steinsaltz.ram Rabbi Steinsaltz talks about the Torah] to [[BBC]] (sound file)<br />
* [http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?scope=6198&kid=1170 Some articles written by Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz]</div>Abrahamson