''Ein Yaakov'' () is a 16th-century compilation of all the

Aggadic Aggadah ( he, ''ʾAggāḏā'' or ''Haggāḏā''; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא ''ʾAggāḏəṯāʾ''; "tales, fairytale, lore") is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Juda ...

material in the

Talmud The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law ('' halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cen ...

together with commentaries.ḤABIB, JACOB (BEN SOLOMON) IBN
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chabad.org Its introduction contains an account of the history of Talmudic censorship and the term Gemara. It was compiled by

Jacob ibn Habib Jacob ben Solomon ibn Habib (Hebrew: יעקב בן שלמה אבן חביב) (alternative transliteration: Yaakov ben Shlomo ibn Habib) (c. 1460 – 1516) was a rabbi and talmudist, best known as the author of ''Ein Yaakov'', a compilation of all t ...

and (after his death) by his son Rabbi Levi ibn Habib. ''Ein Yaakov'' was "especially treasured by laborers and others" who lacked the schooling to learn the more difficult parts of the Talmud. Synagogues commonly hold daily ''Ein Yaakov'' classes.Study the Legendary Ein Yaakov
(dojlife.com), Rabbi Yaakov Rich With its commentaries, it is also a work of serious scholarship. Many prints of ''Ein Yaakov'' include commentaries that illuminate the simple meaning of the text and provide additional insight, including the author's own, "Ha-Kotev". The most important commentary is that of

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, under the title "Ha-Boneh", which has appeared in all editions since 1684. The Vilna edition (1883) contains twenty commentaries, mainly reproducing other works on

Midrash ''Midrash'' (;"midrash"
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and

Aggadah Aggadah ( he, ''ʾAggāḏā'' or ''Haggāḏā''; Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא ''ʾAggāḏəṯāʾ''; "tales, fairytale, lore") is the non-legalistic exegesis which appears in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, ...

, esp. those by Zundel ben Joseph and Maharsha. Hayyim Abulafia's "Shebut Ya'akob" was written in 1733. The more recent '' Ein Ayah'' is a separate four-volume work by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, begun in 1883. Older prints of the work often include a Yiddish translation. An English translation in 5 volumes appeared in 1921, prepared by Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Hirsch Glick of

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. It presents the original text on the right column of each page, with the corresponding English version to its left. It does not include any of the commentaries that appear in the classic version, but Rabbi Glick's translation and accompanying footnotes suffice for comprehension. Another English translation, by

Avraham Yaakov Finkel Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic ...

, titled ''Ein Yaakov: The Ethical and Inspirational Teachings of the Talmud'', was compiled in one volume. Beginning in 2019, Mesorah Publications has begun releasing its translation. A Russian-language translation was completed by Rabb
Boruch Gorin
in 2016,Translation of Ein Yaakov complete
collive.com and published by LeChaim.

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