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The Steinsaltz Neviim features the pioneering translation and commentary of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and includes a treasure trove of information to make the text clear, fascinating, and relevant to users of all backgrounds.

The Steinsaltz Ketuvim features the pioneering translation and commentary of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and includes a treasure trove of information to make the text clear, fascinating, and relevant to users of all backgrounds.

Complete text of the Mishnah in original Hebrew alongside an elucidated English translation

Complete text of Talmud Bavli in original Aramaic with an elucidated English translation

The Koren Mishneh Torah features a clear, contemporary layout that clarifies the text along the brilliant commentary of the prolific Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.

In the Rebbe's writings and talks one will find mention here and there of the past -- the Rebbe's own past, the past of his people and of humanity. But the focus is on the future

The Whole of Torah, for All the People

Where is your heart? Where are your eyes? There are three approaches, each having implications in many realms, including a general view about life and even macroeconomic vision

"Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice…"

The very notion of pardon and atonement contains a conception of reality that transcends the bounds of common rationality.

From the Middle Ages to the 'Musar Movement'

Two thousand years after all the sages of Israel, both the pessimists and the optimists, agreed that man was a failed experiment, the Rebbe re-opened the question...

Introduction to the nature of angels

Having studied angels from the world of emotion, we now move toward the mind

Evil forces are a result of our own doing

During Kiddush, we harmonize love with awe, and recall redemption.

The single wicks of the Shabbat candles, exuding calmness, repose and homeliness; the braided torch accompanying the departing queen, lighting the darkness that becomes more marked in her absence...

If Jews are neither a nation nor a religion, and do not share a common language, culture or ethnicity, what are we?

Shavuot, the day of the giving of the Torah by G-d, is also called the day of the receiving of the Ten Commandments by Israel. And it would seem to be a natural pairing of concepts. Nevertheless, each has its own particular meaning.

People have become so sophisticated that they no longer believe in or understand anything anymore. Basic words, such as "friend", "enemy", "land" and "life" become totally incomprehensible

On the Seder night, we are confronted with a wealth of forms, symbols, complicated customs and rituals, and several different phases of Jewish history.

Jerusalem is perhaps one of the most quarrelsome and troublesome places in the world, but it is still a city of peace.

Can a person still be the master over himself when involved with drugs and other addictive substances?

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Even-Israel provides an introduction to the Jewish Oral Law as a preface to his discussion on the Jewish perspective to medical ethics.

Medical Ethics from a Talmudic Perspective

Neglected, yet unforgettable Jewish historical figures

Jewish Historical Figures from the Spanish Expulsion

Learning Ethics of Our Fathers

Wisdom from the Talmud

Wisdom from the Talmud

Rabbi Steinsaltz examines why it is important for us to study biblical characters, how best to study them, and why they resonate with us still.

Rabbi Steinsaltz explores who Balaam is, why Balak chose him, and his place in the archaeological record. How do we reconcile Balaam being a flawed person who also possesses great gifts? And what about the donkey?

What is the appropriate response to dreams? What’s their meaning, interpretation and significance?

What is the meaning to bless G-d for both the good and the bad? Why a blessing for when bad things happens?

A novel perspective on levels of love, soul mates, relationships, parents and children, and the commandment to love G-d.

Gratitude is embedded everywhere in Jewish life and is so basic in Judaism.

Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz is a world-renowned Jewish scholar. Here, he shares some of the Rebbe’s guidance to him in his own life’s work.

Talmudic Scholar Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) on the Rebbe's scholarship

What is a Rebbe?

Rabbi Adin Even Yisrael (Steinsaltz) sits down for a conversation at Chabad of Westmount in Montreal, Canada. In this frank and informal discussion, he talks about politics, love, family, and more with Murray Dalfen.