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Description:
Open the Schottenstein Edition and step into a
"study hall without walls." Feel the electricity, the excitement, the
profundity, the beauty of the Talmudic experience!Let the Talmud open your eyes
to the wonders of the Torah. Acclaimed by a broad spectrum of roshei yeshivah,
scholars, and laymen around the world, this series letsyou join the world of
Abaye and Rava without oversimplification, without extraneous material, without
turgidity. It's clear. It's accurate. It's challenging. It's authentic.
- Every word of the text appears, vowelized and translated
- Each phrase is explained so that the reader understands the reasoning and
flow
- Each question, answer, proof and rebuttal is introduced so that the reader
will know where the Gemara is taking him
- Notes expand on the explanation of the Gemara's points, and explain
unfamiliar ideas without interrupting the flow of the text
- Detailed diagrams
- Introductions to the entire tractate and to each topic, wherever necessary
- Glossary explains key expressions in each tractate
- Rashi headings in bold type
- Each translation page faces Gemara page of the classic Vilna Shas
- 9" x 12" page size
- Acid-free paper
- Magnificent specially sculpted cover
- Reinforced deluxe library binding for long use
- Ribbon-marker
Making Talmud Accessible
The Oral Torah, explanations of the Written Torah, was originally passed down
verbally from generation to generation.
After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E., it was decided the
Oral Torah should be written down so it would not be forgotten. In the 2nd
century C.E., the Mishnah, a written outline of the Oral Torah, was compiled.
Over the next few centuries, Jewish scholars studied the Mishnah. Their
discussions, questions and decisions became known as the Gemara. The Gemara is
commentaries elaborating on the Mishnah.
The Talmud is the combination of the Mishnah and Gemara together. In the 4th
century, the Jerusalem Talmud was compiled in Israel. In the 5th century, the
Babylonian Talmud was compiled in Babylon. The Babylonian Talmud is studied and
used more than the Jerusalem Talmud because it is more comprehensive.
Today, thousands of Jews regularly study Talmud, especially during their mature
years. It is believed that Talmud study sharpens one's intellect. Some are
motivated to study Talmud because they believe it teaches principles that help
sustain values and character.
Unfortunately, a language barrier has prevented many people from studying
Talmud. Many people, who lacked knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic, felt Talmud
study was inconceivable.
Fortunately, publication of the Artscroll Schottenstein Talmud, a 73-volume
English edition of the Talmud, has broken down this language barrier. The last
complete English translation, published between 1935 and 1952 by Soncino Press,
is a line-by-line translation that does not contain the extensive commentary
needed for self-study. Random House has translated a portion of Israeli scholar
Adin Steinsaltz' 47-volume Hebrew edition into English, but there are no plans
to publish more.
In addition to translating the text into English, the Schottenstein Talmud helps
beginning Talmud students to penetrate the telegram-like Talmudic language by
filling in gaps in the text with insertions in a lighter font. This edition
clarifies the text's intent to less experienced readers by added
"connecting words" (in a lighter font) between the literal
translation.
Furthermore, this edition makes Talmud study more accessible to the novice by
including extensive notes on the text and suggestions on further research.
The Artscroll Schottenstein Talmud has been a 15-year, $21 million effort. As
many as 80 scholars at a time, in locations from New York to Baltimore to
Cleveland to Jerusalem to Bnei Brak, have worked on the more than 35,000 pages
in the series. Each volume, which includes the original Hebrew text facing
English-language pages (often four English pages explain one Hebrew page), costs
$250,000 to publish. Each volume has a list price of $50, with an entire
73-volume burgundy-covered set selling for $3,650.
ArtScroll, realizing that sales would not cover costs, enlisted donors. Jerome
M. Schottenstein, a student of Gemara at Yeshiva University High School for Boys
in Manhattan in the 1940's and later a founder of a department store empire
based in Columbus, Ohio, financed a large share of the project. Since his death
in 1992, his family has sustained the gift.
According to Jerome's son Jay Schottenstein, "The Schottenstein Talmud has
enabled tens of thousands of people from all levels of study to better learn and
appreciate the foundations of Jewish law, ethics, history, culture and
Bible."
Some say that the Artscroll Schottenstein Talmud, by making Talmud study
possible for thousands of people for the first time, is one of the greatest
Jewish literary accomplishments in the past 100 years.
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