Taanit - Megillah - The Talmud Steinsaltz T12 (color), Biblieurope editions

The Steinsaltz Talmud T12

Taanit / Meguila

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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Ta'anit (the "fast") ninth treatise of the "Mo'ed" Collection, is mainly devoted to fasts, public or individual, observed on a fixed date or dictated by circumstances; to the rules that govern them and the reasons that determine them.

The only fast mentioned in the Written Torah (Lev. 16:29) is that of Yom Kippur, which serves as a preparation for purification (ibid. 16:30). Judaism never considers abstinence, or any other form of asceticism, as an end in itself. It is necessarily part of a process of introspection and repentance, motivated by dramatic events perceived as a warning from Providence. Therefore, the rules of fasting itself occupy only a relatively minor place in this treatise. The emphasis will be placed primarily on the rites intended to awaken, during these days, the spiritual impulse of the individual or the community.

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