Pesachim 1 - The Steinsaltz Talmud (color), Biblieurope editions

The Steinsaltz Talmud

Pesachim 1 Part One

Translated paragraph by paragraph
Commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz

Drahi Edition - Color

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The new edition of the Steinsaltz Talmud in French aims, like the previous one, to give everyone, regardless of their level, access to the Talmudic text – originally written without punctuation or vowels, in a concise style, in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic, a language little known to most readers.

In the second half of the ^20th century, Rabbi Steinsaltz, of blessed memory, pioneered the work of publishing a punctuated and vocalized edition in Hebrew, and later in other languages. This edition presents the correspondence of each word of the Talmud in bold, with explanations added in regular type, essential for understanding each sentence and following the Gemara step by step.

In this edition, the text of the Talmud is divided into paragraphs, translated as they appear. It includes numerous studies and halakha taken from the Steinsaltz edition in Hebrew, summarizing the main commentaries and the conclusions of the decisors on each topic addressed. It is enriched new illustrations.

At the end of each book, it includes the original text of the treatise according to the classical Vilna edition, with the commentary of Rashi – which, here, is punctuated and vocalized – and that of the Tosafot, also punctuated.

We hope that this publication will achieve the goal that Rav Steinsaltz zal sought throughout his life: to enable every Jew to know and appreciate his ancestral heritage in order to strengthen the love of the Torah among the people.

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Pesach, in the Torah, refers to the Passover lamb sacrificed on the afternoon of the 14th of Nissan and eaten the following night—by pre-arranged guests—in remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. This commemoration extends from the 15th to the 22nd of Nissan, during the seven days of the Festival of Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatsut), marked primarily by the prohibition of leavened bread and the consumption of matzah. Our tractate examines these two aspects of Pesach. For centuries, it has been divided into two parts: Pesach Rishon (the "First Tractate of Pesach")—which gathers the rules concerning the destruction of chametz, the consumption of matzah, and other rites unrelated to sacrificial worship—and Pesach Sheni (the "Second Tractate of Pesach"), whose main focus is the Temple service and the Passover lamb. Hence, perhaps, the name Pesachim, in the plural, which also alludes to the Pesach of the 15th of Nissan, and to Pesach Sheni, celebrated a month later by those who had not been able to bring the Passover sacrifice in due time.

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