This book will change your spiritual practices, guaranteed...a table-top-like book with profound offerings...highly recommended.
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Like the previous volumes in this series by Steinsaltz, this edition of the Talmud presents a scholarly, clear translation of the Bavli (Babylonian) Talmud. Each page includes both a lteral translation from the Hebrew or Aramaic into English and and expanded, more understandable translation. Rashi is included, along with notes on the history, personalities, Halachah derived from text, and more. Ideal for scholars and beginners alike.

This edition is perfect if your not too hot on your aramaic. It has a clear lay out and a good translation. It provides an easy to follow english version with the hebrew layed out along side and tries its best to keep the style and order of the original.

This edition is perfect if your not too hot on your aramaic. It has a clear lay out and a good translation. It provides an easy to follow english version with the hebrew layed out along side and tries its best to keep the style and order of the original.

This edition is perfect if your not too hot on your aramaic. It has a clear lay out and a good translation. It provides an easy to follow english version with the hebrew layed out along side and tries its best to keep the style and order of the original.

Like all the other volumes in this series, Steinsaltz's Talmud presents a scholarly, clear translation of the Babylonian Talmud. Each page includes both a literal translation and an expanded, more understandable translation. On the sides and bottom are commentaries, Halakah, explanations, historical notes, bibliographies, and more. Rashi is included as well. Perfect for the scholar and the novice.

This edition is perfect if your not too hot on your aramaic. It has a clear lay out and a good translation. It provides an easy to follow english version with the hebrew layed out along side and tries its best to keep the style and order of the original.

When I read other books of the same author I was impressed, but this one blows the others out of the water! A thrilling intellectual joyride through the passages of the talmud. Two thumbs up!

This edition is perfect if your not too hot on your aramaic. It has a clear lay out and a good translation. It provides an easy to follow english version with the hebrew layed out along side and tries its best to keep the style and order of the original.

The Talmud, Steinsaltz Edition Vol. 7 for Sanhedrin makes Judaism's great treasure of Halachah, Aggadah and Tradition both understandable and accessible in modern English to an audience not accustomed to the details of Talmudic learning.

Accepted as the authoritative basis for all subsequent codifications of Jewish law, the Talmud has been studied constantly by Jewish communities throughout the world. Yet, for most people, the complexity of the Talmud's Hebrew and Aramaic text and its logical structure was too difficult. Often, the Talmud's unique system of back and forth argumentation challenges even the experienced reader.

Now, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz's Edition makes it possible for everyone to read the Talmud, because it's more than just a simple language translation. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz becomes your personal instructor, guiding you through intricate paths of Talmudic logic and thought. His extensive introductions and commentaries clarify the text by providing all the background information needed to follow it.

It is a welcome addition to anyone attempting to navigate the sea of the Talmud.