Rabbi Shraga Silverstein was a

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 form of ...

, author, and translator. He translated a number of books, including seventeen that were not published by 2014, and wrote three books himself. He lived in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

until his death in 2014.

Biography

Rabbi Shraga Silverstein graduated from Brooklyn College

summa cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some So ...

, with honours in English. He was also an alumnus of

Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin or ''Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin'' ( he, יְשִׁיבַת רַבֵּינוּ חַיִּים בֶּרלִין) is an American Haredi Lithuanian-type boys' and men's yeshiva in Brooklyn, New York. Chaim Berlin consist ...

. He taught in universities in the United States and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and served as Principal of various

yeshiva A yeshiva (; he, ישיבה, , sitting; pl. , or ) is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are stu ...

Books authored

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Translations

* Shmirath Halashon (by the Chofetz Chaim) * The Knowing Heart: Da'Ath Tevunoth (by Moshe Chayim Luzzatto) * Ways of the Tzaddikim: Orchos Tzaddikim * The Gates of Repentance: Sha'arei Teshuvah (by Jonah Ben Abraham Gerondi) * The Path of the Just/Mesillat Yesharim (by Moshe Chayim Luzzatto) * Derashoth HaRan / The Discourses of the Ran (by Nissim of Gerona) * The Essential Torah Temimah (by

Boruch Halevi Epstein Baruch Epstein or Baruch ha-Levi Epstein (1860–1941) ( he, ברוך הלוי אפשטיין) was a Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, best known for his ''Torah Temimah'' commentary on the Torah. He was the son of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein, rabbi ...

) * The Rashi Chumash (by

Rashi Shlomo Yitzchaki ( he, רבי שלמה יצחקי; la, Salomon Isaacides; french: Salomon de Troyes, 22 February 1040 – 13 July 1105), today generally known by the acronym Rashi (see below), was a medieval French rabbi and author of a compr ...

) * Pathways to Teshuvah (by Moshe Chaim Luzzatto) * Sefer Hamitzvot (by

Maimonides Musa ibn Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (); la, Moses Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( he, רמב״ם), was a Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Torah ...

)

References

External links

Librarything Author Profile
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