US National Library of Congress to accept book of Talmud for first time

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

For the first time ever, a book of Talmud will be accepted into the US's National Library of Congress, the largest library in the world.

The book of Talmud, translated by world renowned scholar Rabbi Adin Even Israel Steinsaltz, will be released to the library in an a celebratory event due to be held on Thursday. The translation from Hebrew to English took Rabbi Steinsaltz 8 years to complete.

The event, first of its kind, will feature Jewish elected officials Congressman Eliot Engel, member of the United States House of Representatives, and Carla Hayden, Principal Director of the Library of Congress.

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