Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. Photo: www.migdalworld.org.

Adin Steinsaltz

Scholar

One of the preeminent Jewish scholars of our era, Rabbi Steinsaltz has made it his life’s work to make the Talmud more accessible to Jews of all levels of observance. Steinsaltz has authored some 60 books and hundreds of articles on subjects including Talmud, Jewish mysticism, Jewish philosophy, sociology, historical biography, and philosophy, all of which have been translated into dozens of languages. In 2012 he was honored by Israeli President Shimon Peres with Israel’s first President’s Prize for his scholarship in Talmud.