Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Adin Steinsaltz
Born: July 11, 1937
Died: August 7, 2020 (aged 83)
Bio: Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz or Adin Even Yisrael was a teacher, philosopher, social critic, and spiritual mentor, who has been hailed by Time magazine as a "once-in-a-millennium scholar". He devoted his life to making the Talmud accessible to all Jews.
Known for:
- The thirteen petalled rose (2010)
- Essential Talmud (2003)
- A Guide to Jewish Prayer (2000)
- My Rebbe (2014)