I think the Steinsaltz is most user friendly for those who are not fluent in Hebrew and Aramaic.
Judy Greenblatt Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2019, at 9:59 AM, fred--- via Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > wrote: > > I am trying to sort out the incomplete sets of the Talmud Bavli at the > Koreman Library. > > We have got the Artscroll (Schottenstein) 1990 edition, lacking volumes 12, > 25, 31-32, 53-54, 56-60, 62-70, and 72-73 (if there are any beyond 73, we > haven’t got them either). We have duplicate copies of volumes 33b, 47, 48, > and 50. > > We also have the following: > > Soncino Talmud, the first 14 volumes. > Schottenstein Daf yomi edition of the Gemara, vol. 1, 22, 52, 54-56, 61. > Koren Talmud Bavli, Volumes: 1. Berakhot -- 2. Shabbat, part 1 -- 3. Shabbat, > part 2 > Steinsaltz Talmud Bavli, Reference Guide and vol. 1-4. > > It seems to me that the first priority should be to complete the Artscroll > set, so that we will have at least one complete Talmud Bavli in the library. > I’m not sure what to do about the others. My questions for Safranim are these: > > (1) What’s the best way of completing the Artscroll set? > > (2) If we were to complete a second set, which of those I’ve listed should we > choose? > > (3) What should we do with duplicate volumes and sets we’re not going to > attempt to complete? > > I should mention that the Koreman Library is located in the Roth Center for > Jewish Life at Dartmouth College, which serves both Dartmouth Hillel and Kol > ha'Emek, the Upper Valley Jewish Community. Dartmouth’s Baker-Berry Library > is a five-minute walk from the Roth Center, and contains the Talmudic and > other literature that one would expect to find in a major academic library. > This would reduce the necessity for the Koreman Library to collect highly > secialised material that would rarely be consulted by students and > congregation members. > > I would be grateful for any comments or suggestions on this. > > > Fred Lerner, D.L.S. > Hon. Librarian, The Koreman Library > fred.ler...@dartmouth.edu > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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