Scholarly yet readable, The Sea of Talmud combines basic, authoritative information on the Talmud with the author's unique and personal journey to traditional Judaism. Tracing the history of the Talmud from its origins in ancient Israel and Babylon to Internet-based texts, Dr. Abramson describes the excitement and thrill of studying Talmud from an insider's perspective. Now specially priced at $2.99 ($4.99 for paperback) in honor of the Daf-Yomi participants completing the Talmud at the Siyum Ha-Shas on August 1.
On sale now as an eBook from the following e-retailers:
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Please Help Shalom Dovid and his Family 
Shalom Dovid is a wonderful eight-year old boy, the oldest of five, who loves learning Torah. The grandson of a local Miami family, he was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma and is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy.
You may help by including his name in your prayers:
Shalom Dovid ben Bracha Margalit
Shalom Dovid's family have dedicated themselves to Jewish education in the Kansas City community through the local Kollel.
You may also help Shalom Dovid's healing by making it easier for the family to support their son through the process of chemotherapy and surgery. Please send checks directly to:
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לרפואה שלמה
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Hello everyone--
The Florida Sun Sentinel ran an article this morning by Jim Davis on the Siyum ha-Shas and my new book. I'm not entirely comfortable with the interview--did I really say the Talmud is a "loopy cocktail conversation?" The lead photo by Steven Mills, however, looks great.
Please click here to read the article, it's kind of funny, I guess.
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Forthcoming for the High Holidays:
 The Difficult Path of Return Moses Maimonides and The Ways of Repentance A New Translation and Commentary (I know, I keep changing the title)
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About Hillel 
Henry (Hillel) Abramson holds a PhD in History from the University of Toronto, and has held post-doctoral and visiting appointments at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Harvard, Cornell, and Oxford Universities. He is the author of three books and many scholarly articles on Jewish history and thought, including Reading the Talmud: Developing Independence in Gemara Learning (Feldheim, 2006) and A Prayer for the Government: Ukrainians and Jews in Revolutionary Times, 1917-1920 (Harvard, 1999). His research has been recognized by grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and he received the "Excellence in the Academy" award from the National Education Association. He currently serves as the Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Services at Touro College South in Miami Beach, Florida.
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