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The '''''Encyclopedia Talmudit''''' ({{lang-he|אנציקלופדיה תלמודית}} ''entsiyklopediah talmudiyt'') is a [[Hebrew language]] [[encyclopedia]] that aims to summarize the [[halakhah|halakhic]] topics of the [[Talmud]] in alphabetical order. It began in 1942 and is still an active project {{as of|2020|lc=y}}, with 43 volumes (plus several index volumes) published so far. Over half of the project is complete, and it is hoped to finish it in the following decade with the publishing of thirty more volumes. An English translation, the ''[[Encyclopedia Talmudica]]'' began to be published in 1969.
The '''''Encyclopedia Talmudit''''' ({{lang-he|אנציקלופדיה תלמודית}} ''entsiyklopediah talmudiyt'') is a [[Hebrew language]] [[encyclopedia]] that aims to summarize the [[halakhah|halakhic]] topics of the [[Talmud]] in alphabetical order. It began in 1942 and is still an active project as of 2023, with 50 volumes (plus several index volumes) published so far. The 50th volume, known as the [[Jubilee]] volume,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Jubilee volume |url=https://talmudit18.wixsite.com/talmudit/copy-of-75th-anniversary |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Talmudic |language=en}}</ref> was published on January 18, 2023 in honor of [[Hershel Schachter|Rabbi Hershel Schachter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Fiftieth Volume of Encyclopedia Talmudit Dedicated in Honor of Rav Schachter |url=https://yucommentator.org/2023/01/fiftieth-volume-of-encyclopedia-talmudit-dedicated-in-honor-of-rav-schachter/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=The Commentator}}</ref> Over half of the project is complete, and it is planned to be finished by 2024.<ref>As per the publisher's website (in [https://talmudit18.wixsite.com/talmudit/copy-of-past-1 English] and [https://www.talmudic-encyclopedia.org/present Hebrew]).</ref> The encyclopdia is published by the Torah literature publishing group {{Interlanguage link multi|Yad HaRav Herzog|he|3=יד הרב הרצוג|vertical-align=sup}} in [[Jerusalem]], named after Rabbi [[Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog]].
It is published by the Torah literature publishing group {{Interlanguage link multi|Yad HaRav Herzog|he|3=יד הרב הרצוג|vertical-align=sup}}, named after Rabbi [[Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog]], in [[Jerusalem]].


==Formation of the encyclopedia==
==Formation of the encyclopedia==


The project began at the initiative of Rabbi [[Meir Bar-Ilan]] (Berlin) (1880–1949), the son of the [[Netziv]].<ref name="sd">{{cite news |last1=Greenwald |first1=Toby Klein |title=The making of the Talmudic Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/10/27/making-talmudic-encyclopedia/ |accessdate=15 October 2018 |publisher=[[San Diego Jewish World]] |date=27 October 2014}}</ref> The concept was first described in a 1921 lecture by [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel|Chief Rabbi]] [[Abraham Isaac Kook]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yaakovi |first1=Yoel |title=גמרא כהלכה |url=https://www.inn.co.il/Besheva/Article.aspx/6473 |accessdate=16 October 2018 |publisher=Besheva |date=9 March 2007}}</ref> who outlined several projects for Torah scholars, including a work "that elucidates the essence of Torah principles, organized by encyclopedic entries."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kook |first1=Abraham Isaac |title=Orot HaTorah |publisher=Choshen, 1973 |location=Jerusalem |pages=16-18}}</ref> Bar-Ilan organized a group of notable editors.<!-- How ironic for me to write this on Wikipedia! :) --> The purpose was to summarize all the Talmudic discussions and all the opinions of [[Rishonim]] and [[Acharonim]] in encyclopedia articles in alphabetical order.
The project began at the initiative of Rabbi [[Meir Bar-Ilan]] (Berlin) (1880–1949), the son of the [[Netziv]].<ref name="sd">{{cite news |last1=Greenwald |first1=Toby Klein |title=The making of the Talmudic Encyclopedia |url=http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/10/27/making-talmudic-encyclopedia/ |accessdate=15 October 2018 |publisher=[[San Diego Jewish World]] |date=27 October 2014}}</ref> The concept was first described in a 1921 lecture by [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel|Chief Rabbi]] [[Abraham Isaac Kook]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yaakovi |first1=Yoel |title=גמרא כהלכה|url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/560803|accessdate=16 October 2018 |publisher=Besheva |date=9 March 2007}}</ref> who outlined several projects for Torah scholars, including a work "that elucidates the essence of Torah principles, organized by encyclopedic entries."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kook |first1=Abraham Isaac |title=Orot HaTorah |publisher=Choshen, 1973 |location=Jerusalem |pages=16–18}}</ref> Bar-Ilan organized a group of notable editors.<!-- How ironic for me to write this on Wikipedia! :) --> The purpose was to summarize all the Talmudic discussions and all the opinions of [[Rishonim]] and [[Acharonim]] in encyclopedia articles in alphabetical order.


The first edition of the first volume was published in 1947. This volume included 219 articles in an organized format of summaries. The same volume was reprinted three more times: in 1947, 1951, and 1955. After Bar-Ilan died in 1949, it was republished in a newly revised and expanded edition.
The first edition of the first volume was published in 1947. This volume included 219 articles in an organized format of summaries. The same volume was reprinted three more times: in 1947, 1951, and 1955. After Bar-Ilan died in 1949, it was republished in a newly revised and expanded edition.


In 1947 ''Encyclopedia Talmudit'' won the city prize of [[Tel Aviv]] for Torah literature to honor the memory of Rabbi [[Abraham Isaac Kook]].<ref>[http://www.hebrewbooks.org/root/data/pdfs/AS/pardestwentytwo1.pdf הפרדס, תשרי תש"ח]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, עמוד 9</ref>
In 1947 ''Encyclopedia Talmudit'' won the city prize of [[Tel Aviv]] for Torah literature to honor the memory of Rabbi [[Abraham Isaac Kook]].<ref>[https://www.hebrewbooks.org/root/data/pdfs/AS/pardestwentytwo1.pdf הפרדס, תשרי תש"ח]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, עמוד 9</ref>


Major Torah scholars, both [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidim]] and [[Mitnagdim]], supported the project. Supporters included Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]], Rabbi [[Moshe Feinstein]], Rabbi [[Yosef Shalom Eliashiv]], Rabbi [[Yochanan Sofer]], and others.<ref>''Encyclopedia Talmudit'', vol 16, introduction</ref>
Major Torah scholars, both [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidim]] and [[Mitnagdim]], supported the project. Supporters included Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]], Rabbi [[Moshe Feinstein]], Rabbi [[Yosef Shalom Eliashiv]], Rabbi [[Yochanan Sofer]], and others.<ref>''Encyclopedia Talmudit'', vol 16, introduction</ref>


The administrator of the encyclopedia from its founding was Rabbi {{Interlanguage link multi|Yehoshua Hutner|he|3=יהושע הוטנר|vertical-align=sup}} (1910–2009), who succeeded in securing the initiative with stable financial backing, thanks to his connections with leaders of the [[Mizrachi (religious Zionism)|Mizrachi]] movement.
The administrator of the encyclopedia from its founding was Rabbi [[Yehoshua Hutner]] (1910–2009), who succeeded in securing the initiative with stable financial backing, thanks to his connections with leaders of the [[Mizrachi (religious Zionism)|Mizrachi]] movement.


==Editors==
==Editors==
[[File:צוות האנציקלופדיה התלמודית.png|thumbnail|Editors]]
[[File:צוות האנציקלופדיה התלמודית.png|thumbnail|Editors]]
The first editor-in-chief was Rabbi [[Shlomo Yosef Zevin]] (1886–1978). The first editors were Rabbi Benjamin Rabinovitz-Teomim, Rabbi Shimon Stralitz, Rabbi Yonah Martzebach and Rabbi Alter Hilevitz.
The first editor-in-chief was Rabbi [[Shlomo Yosef Zevin]] (1886–1978). The first editors were Rabbi Benjamin Rabinovitz-Teomim, Rabbi Shimon Stralitz, Rabbi [[Yonah Merzbach]] and Rabbi Alter Hilevitz.


In later years tens of Torah scholars joined the editorial board, among them Rabbi [[Eliezer Waldenberg]], the author of [[Tzitz Eliezer]]; Rabbi Isaac Epstein, the judge in the Tel Aviv [[Beit Din]]; Rabbi Yehuda Gershoni; Rabbi Shmuel Kroyzer; Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz, the Rosh Yeshiva of the [[Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)]]; Rabbi Azriel Levi, the chief editor of the Oz VeHadar version of the Talmud; and others.
In later years tens of Torah scholars joined the editorial board, among them Rabbi [[Eliezer Waldenberg]], the author of [[Tzitz Eliezer]]; Rabbi Isaac Epstein, the judge in the Tel Aviv [[Beit Din]]; Rabbi Yehuda Gershoni; Rabbi Shmuel Kroyzer; Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz, the Rosh Yeshiva of the [[Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)]]; Rabbi Azriel Levi, the chief editor of the Oz VeHadar version of the Talmud; and others.


The current editor-in-chief {{as of|2008|lc=y}} is Rabbi [[Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg]]. In late 2006 Professor [[Avraham Steinberg]] took on the role of administrative director.
In late 2006 Professor [[Avraham Steinberg]] took on the role of administrative director.


==Contents==
==Contents==
Rabbi Zevin's style was to abbreviate and summarize wherever possible. In the first two volumes he followed an extremely brief format under the influence of Rabbi Bar-Ilan, but in later volumes published after Rabbi Bar-Ilan died the volumes are more encompassing, and include not only the essence of the article but also many of its details and branched topics.
Rabbi Zevin's style was to abbreviate and summarize wherever possible. In the first two volumes he followed an extremely brief format under the influence of Rabbi Bar-Ilan, but in later volumes published after Rabbi Bar-Ilan died the volumes are more encompassing, and include not only the essence of the subject but also many of its details and branched topics.


Rabbi Zevin established the listing of primary and secondary articles and the system of halakhic analysis of the encyclopedia. He edited the volumes that were published during his lifetime, and prepared other volumes until the end of letter [[Heth]] (ח).
Rabbi Zevin established the listing of primary and secondary articles and the system of halakhic analysis of the encyclopedia. He edited the volumes that were published during his lifetime, and prepared other volumes until the end of letter [[Heth]] (ח).
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''Encyclopedia Talmudit'' is also published on a computer version on a compact disc as part of the searchable [[Bar Ilan Responsa Project]]. (See [[Torah database]].)
''Encyclopedia Talmudit'' is also published on a computer version on a compact disc as part of the searchable [[Bar Ilan Responsa Project]]. (See [[Torah database]].)


'''''Encyclopedia Talmudica''''' is an English translation, commenced 1969.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Review Encyclopedia Talmudica by Isidore Epstein; Harry Freedman | first = Abraham M. | last = Fuss | journal = The Jewish Quarterly Review: New Series | volume = 60 | issue = 4 | date = April 1970 | pages = 356–360 | jstor = 1453560}}</ref>
'''''Encyclopedia Talmudica''''' is an English translation, commenced 1969.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Review Encyclopedia Talmudica by Isidore Epstein; Harry Freedman | first = Abraham M. | last = Fuss | journal = The Jewish Quarterly Review |series=New Series | volume = 60 | issue = 4 | date = April 1970 | pages = 356–360 | doi = 10.2307/1453560 | jstor = 1453560}}</ref>
The founding editors of the translation were [[Isidore Epstein]] and [[Harry Freedman (rabbi)|Harry Freedman]].
The founding editors of the translation were [[Isidore Epstein]] and [[Harry Freedman (rabbi)|Harry Freedman]].


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* אורי פז, [http://www.makorrishon.net/print.asp?id=17230 דם חדש למפעל של דורות], [[מקור ראשון]], ינואר 2007
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The Encyclopedia Talmudit (Hebrew: אנציקלופדיה תלמודית entsiyklopediah talmudiyt) is a Hebrew language encyclopedia that aims to summarize the halakhic topics of the Talmud in alphabetical order. It began in 1942 and is still an active project as of 2023, with 50 volumes (plus several index volumes) published so far. The 50th volume, known as the Jubilee volume,[1] was published on January 18, 2023 in honor of Rabbi Hershel Schachter.[2] Over half of the project is complete, and it is planned to be finished by 2024.[3] The encyclopdia is published by the Torah literature publishing group Yad HaRav Herzog [he] in Jerusalem, named after Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog.

Formation of the encyclopedia

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The project began at the initiative of Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan (Berlin) (1880–1949), the son of the Netziv.[4] The concept was first described in a 1921 lecture by Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook,[5] who outlined several projects for Torah scholars, including a work "that elucidates the essence of Torah principles, organized by encyclopedic entries."[6] Bar-Ilan organized a group of notable editors. The purpose was to summarize all the Talmudic discussions and all the opinions of Rishonim and Acharonim in encyclopedia articles in alphabetical order.

The first edition of the first volume was published in 1947. This volume included 219 articles in an organized format of summaries. The same volume was reprinted three more times: in 1947, 1951, and 1955. After Bar-Ilan died in 1949, it was republished in a newly revised and expanded edition.

In 1947 Encyclopedia Talmudit won the city prize of Tel Aviv for Torah literature to honor the memory of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook.[7]

Major Torah scholars, both Hasidim and Mitnagdim, supported the project. Supporters included Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, and others.[8]

The administrator of the encyclopedia from its founding was Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner (1910–2009), who succeeded in securing the initiative with stable financial backing, thanks to his connections with leaders of the Mizrachi movement.

Editors

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Editors

The first editor-in-chief was Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin (1886–1978). The first editors were Rabbi Benjamin Rabinovitz-Teomim, Rabbi Shimon Stralitz, Rabbi Yonah Merzbach and Rabbi Alter Hilevitz.

In later years tens of Torah scholars joined the editorial board, among them Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg, the author of Tzitz Eliezer; Rabbi Isaac Epstein, the judge in the Tel Aviv Beit Din; Rabbi Yehuda Gershoni; Rabbi Shmuel Kroyzer; Rabbi Refael Shmulevitz, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem); Rabbi Azriel Levi, the chief editor of the Oz VeHadar version of the Talmud; and others.

In late 2006 Professor Avraham Steinberg took on the role of administrative director.

Contents

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Rabbi Zevin's style was to abbreviate and summarize wherever possible. In the first two volumes he followed an extremely brief format under the influence of Rabbi Bar-Ilan, but in later volumes published after Rabbi Bar-Ilan died the volumes are more encompassing, and include not only the essence of the subject but also many of its details and branched topics.

Rabbi Zevin established the listing of primary and secondary articles and the system of halakhic analysis of the encyclopedia. He edited the volumes that were published during his lifetime, and prepared other volumes until the end of letter Heth (ח).

The articles are organized in the following order: definition, sources, reasons and derivations, and various opinions. The first article was Aleph (א) and the last to date has been Kitvei ha-Qodesh (כ). The extent of development in the articles has expanded over time.

There are two volumes of indexes, including an index of topics and of citations from the Babylonian Talmud.

Other editions

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Encyclopedia Talmudit is also published on a computer version on a compact disc as part of the searchable Bar Ilan Responsa Project. (See Torah database.)

Encyclopedia Talmudica is an English translation, commenced 1969.[9] The founding editors of the translation were Isidore Epstein and Harry Freedman.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Jubilee volume". Talmudic. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  2. ^ "Fiftieth Volume of Encyclopedia Talmudit Dedicated in Honor of Rav Schachter". The Commentator. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  3. ^ As per the publisher's website (in English and Hebrew).
  4. ^ Greenwald, Toby Klein (27 October 2014). "The making of the Talmudic Encyclopedia". San Diego Jewish World. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ^ Yaakovi, Yoel (9 March 2007). "גמרא כהלכה". Besheva. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ Kook, Abraham Isaac. Orot HaTorah. Jerusalem: Choshen, 1973. pp. 16–18.
  7. ^ הפרדס, תשרי תש"ח[permanent dead link], עמוד 9
  8. ^ Encyclopedia Talmudit, vol 16, introduction
  9. ^ Fuss, Abraham M. (April 1970). "Review Encyclopedia Talmudica by Isidore Epstein; Harry Freedman". The Jewish Quarterly Review. New Series. 60 (4): 356–360. doi:10.2307/1453560. JSTOR 1453560.
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Hebrew

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