This glossary entry is adapted from references and indicies in Rabbi Steinsaltz's published works. Order your copy of the Steinsaltz Talmud and the Steinsaltz Reference Guide to the Talmud, today.
ספר תורה, the Torah, in scroll form. This is a hand-written scroll used for ceremonial function, distinct from ḥumash, חומש, which is…
רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני - Shimon (Simeon) ben Gamliel II, third generation tanna. As a boy, he survived the…
