Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud

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Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud is a 20th-century, 73-volume edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Talmud Bavli) featuring an elucidated translation and commentary.

The text is published by ArtScroll, a division of Mesorah Publications, with the financial assistance of Jerome Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew and founder of an Ohio department store.[1] The Schottenstein Edition is published in three languages: English, French, and Modern Hebrew.[2] The edition has gained much popularity since its release and is used in many congregations throughout the English-speaking world.[3] The total cost of the project was $40,000,000 (including the Hebrew edition); some sources estimate the cost of production for each volume to be $250,000.[4] The publication of all 73 volumes took fifteen years.[5] The Schottenstein Edition is the first Orthodox non-academic English translation of the Babylonian Talmud since the Soncino Edition.

Structure[]

Each page of the Hebrew/Aramaic text is in the classic Vilna style, with various classical commentaries (such as Rashi) surrounding the text of the Mishnah and Gemara. Each Hebrew page is opposite a page of English translation—one Hebrew folio takes approximately six to eight pages of English to translate.[2] The literal meaning of the text is shown in bold, while supplementary words and phrases that ease the quick transition of topics are shown in regular font.

Personnel[]

Rabbis Chaim Malinowitz and Yisroel Simchah Schorr are the general editors of the project.[6] Nothing was considered final until Malinowitz approved the finished drafts.[7]

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References[]

  1. ^ Berger, Joseph. (10 February 2005) An English Talmud for Daily Readers and Debaters The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b "ArtScroll.com - The Schottenstein Edition Talmud Bavli — in Hebrew as well as English". www.artscroll.com.
  3. ^ Eichler.com review of the Edition, the exact page can be found at http://www.eichlers.com/Product/Books/Talmud_and_Mishnah/Artscroll_Schottenstein_English_Talmud_Bavli/Artscroll-Schottenstein-Edition-of-the-Talmud---Daf-Yomi-Edition-_004-1.html#FullDescription
  4. ^ Eichler.com review of the Edition
  5. ^ Scherman, Nosson; Kasnett, Nesanel (2005), "The Schottenstein Edition of the Babylonian Talmud: The next stage in Talmudic elucidation", in Mintz, Sharon Liberman; Goldstein, Gabriel M. (eds.), Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein, Yeshiva University Museum, p. 156, ISBN 9780945447160
  6. ^ "BD'E – Harav Chaim Zev Malinowitz, Zt"l". Hamodia. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ Scherman, Nosson (27 November 2019). "Concealed Greatness". Mishpacha. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

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