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 Sanhedrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The nascent Sanhedrin was established by Rabbi Dov Levanoni, who received ordination from Rabbi Moshe Halberstam, a leader of the Eda Haredis' Beis Din Zedek religious court.
The nascent Sanhedrin is not recognized by the Israeli government (although a ruling of a subordinate court of the Sanhedrin was consulted by a secular Israeli court) nor by the vast majority of Jews, regardless of their level of observance.
This point that was challenged by Rabbi Yisrael Ariel of the Temple Institute, who said that publicly opposing the expulsion and supporting those Jews expelled from Gaza and northern Samaria could not be referred to as political.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sanhedrin   (3894 words)

  
 What Is the Talmud? - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adin Steinsaltz explains: "The academy head presided, seated on a chair or on special mats.
One sage quoted in the Talmud spoke of "sparks of fire" leaping between the mouths of the rabbis during a debate.
According to Steinsaltz, he did so "fearing that, disorganized as it was, the vast bulk of oral material was in danger of sinking into oblivion."
www.watchtower.org /library/w/1998/5/15/article_04.htm   (1782 words)

  
 Adin Steinsaltz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adin Steinsaltz (born 1937, EHandler: no quick summary.
[For more, click on this link] Steinsaltz founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications.
Elyakim rubinstein (born 1947) was the attorney general of israel from 1997 to 2004....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/adin_steinsaltz.htm   (847 words)

  
 Learn Kabbalah | Books for Beginners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Not the best linear introduction, but excellent treatment of practical Kabbalah in particular, by the inventor of contemporary academic study of Kabbalah.
Many people find Adin Steinsaltz's introduction to Kabbalah to be the best and most inspiring.
Steinsaltz, best known for his massive translation of the Talmud, is an erudite scholar and traditional Jew, and brings these aspects to bear on his work.
www.learnkabbalah.com /books_for_beginners   (1003 words)

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