A Dear Son to Me: A Collection of Talks & Writings

by Adin Steinsaltz

Overview

Enjoy this rare collection of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz's lectures, articles, and personal writing, in which Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses a wide variety of issues, from What is a Jew to The Clash Between Science and Torah, The Boundaries of Holiness, and Peace and the Land of Israel. A Dear Son To Me allows readers to get to know Rabbi Steinsaltz, to overhear conversations held with his closest students and friends, and to appreciate his unique warmth and authenticity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613299876
Publisher:	The Toby Press, LLC
Publication date:	11/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is a teacher, philosopher, social critic, and prolific author who has been hailed by Time magazine as a “once-in-a-millennium scholar.” His lifelong work in Jewish education earned him the Israel Prize, his country’s highest honor. Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Rabbi Steinsaltz studied physics and chemistry at the Hebrew University. He established several experimental schools and, at the age of twenty-four, became Israel’s youngest school principal. In 1965, he began his monumental Hebrew translation and commentary on the Talmud. Now, all forty-four volumes have been completed and are being translated into English with more than half already in print. The Rabbi’s classic work of Kabbalah, The Thirteen Petalled Rose, was first published in 1980 and now appears in eight languages. In all, Rabbi Steinsaltz has authored some sixty books and hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from zoology to theology to social commentary. Rabbi Steinsaltz lives in Jerusalem. He and his wife have three children and many grandchildren.