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I have a full set of Soncino Shas that belonged to my father, Z”L. I’m wondering if anyone has an idea where such a set would be appreciated (a yeshiva, a shul, or other place of learning). It would be an aliya for his neshama if someone with yiras shamayim were to continue learning from it! Ideas are welcome.
I’ve only used a Soncino once in my life. I was desperate and had no other options available.
Problem was that I still understood the Aramaic better than I understood the Soncino translation
The problem with the Soncino is that it uses very literal English translations, and makes use of a great deal of Latin abbreviations which are unfamiliar to many. With the advent of Artscroll, I think Soncino has fallen by the wayside. Perhaps a university could use it in a reference library . . .
I would be very happy to take a Soncino Shas. I happen to like the Soncino alot.
I prefer Soncino over ArtScroll for gemarra. There is way too much filler in the ArtScroll translation (e.g. The Gemarra is about to discuss XYZ). However, the Latin is a big problem in Soncino.
Thinking out loud: That is so sweet and beautiful of you to reach out and want to share such a beautiful legacy from your father.
Sending you blessings always for the best.
Someone will surely be very very very grateful with these Soncino Shas books.
Thinking out loud: Do you have a newer Gemarra set for your own use and that’s why you’re getting rid of this one?
I replied with the address for a shul which can you it, but I believe my post was deleted because I included the e-mail address for how to contact the gabbaim. I do not know any solution around this as the shul is not always open and I am not going to post the code for the shul on a public forum.
Perhaps you should tell everyone where you and/or your Gemaras are –
it matters quite a bit whether you’re in LA or New York, for example.
Other people can post the name of a shul (etc.),
and you can find the contact information yourself.
where is it?
The translators and editors of the ArtScroll gemoras use the Sonsino Talmud. Ask them if they could use another set.
I thought to keep this in the Talmudic thread here… What do people think of the Koren version? Feedback?
Cherrybim, given that the Artscroll Talmud Bavli has been complete for a number of years, and Soncino didn’t do a Yerushalmi AFAIK, I don’t think they’d have much use for it.
I’ve seen Soncino gemaras on the dollar-a-book tables in front of Pinter’s in BP. There’s very little demand.
Can u drop off at Touro College? I can arrange for someone to pick it up from the guard there.
I will ask Security to put a call through to the office of someone who will pick it up immediately. How many boxes do you think it will fill?
Great. Thanks. Just give me a heads up so I can make the proper arrangements.
Neville ChaimBerlin isn’t Blocked
It’s actually a play on words cleverly concocted by the Mods
Look up Neville Chamberlain former British Prime Minister
“It’s actually a play on words cleverly concocted by the Mods”
Are you sure it came from the mods? I thought he made up his own name.
And is that connected to the “blocked”? I thought it was two separate jokes (although I have no idea what the second joke is).
Just to clarify, I wasn’t suggesting dropping them off at Pinter’s, I was pointing out that there’s little demand for Soncino, so there are often volumes on the dollar table.
Why did I think Neville Chaimberlin was a woman?
I meant that the “Blocked” was word play by the Mods. Instead of Blocked as a user in the traditional sense, they meant that Chamberlain “Blocked.”
” between 26 January and 20 February 1939, Chamberlain also issued guarantees of Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands, believing through such diplomatic devices he could block Hitler from waging aggression in Western Europe” (Wiki)
LU taught me that the reason why you cannot see the user’s profile and posts is because there is a space in the name.
When I click on yours Thinking out loud, it’s also an error page.
I think Randomex said to put a dash where the spaces are and you can find the person’s profile using the URL that way
LB – thanks for explaining the “blocked”. I missed that joke – my history knowledge is rather lacking.
TOL – I’m impressed with your b’kius in Mr. Roger’s. The only thing I remember is his throwing his shoes in the air. I think some of the rest went over my head – I don’t think I ever “chapped” about the make believe land, real life, and train set. Then again, maybe I just wasn’t so into the show.
Thinking out loud, yay 🙂
LU, yay too 🙂
-for the record, I also didn’t know about the Chamberlain thing until recently when one of the Mods mentioned it several weeks or more ago.
Thinking out loud, maybe call the place directly and make sure that you can leave them there and someone has arranged to pick them up.
Or ask them if they need the books or where to take them.
I personally would not feel comfortable trusting any poster to just take my stuff and respect and love it based on CR alone.
But I don’t know. Maybe this in itself is a shaila to ask your LOR.
Sorry, I was ill.
I don’t see how posting something “lomdush” would help. There are even crooked “rabba’s” who can post lomdush things.
I want the Shas. I want it because I like to learn. I do not know for what other reason a person would want a gemara or how one might be used inappropriately???
5ish… Sorry I didn’t mean to offend you.
When someone buys something, even for a dollar, sometimes it is more loved or taken care of than something acquired for free.
Maybe I would be too sentimental with family texts, but I would want to make sure that they went to a good home.
Even in Judaism we’re supposed to check out the charity that we give money too. At least I read that we need to know and don’t give stam without knowing we can trust the organization.
Pretty sure that’s a separate thing than giving money to someone on the street, which in that case we don’t need to know what this person is going to do with the money and it’s not really one’s business.
Also also also… that’s my view and I may be extremely cautious in a sense. Maybe I need more emuna.
At the same time, I’ve witnessed really unpleasant experiences where I gave away something it lead to something tragic.
It wasn’t books, Baruch Hashem. And I’m not going to go into detail, but it’s likely unrelated completely.
Anyway… please forgive me 5ish. You are right and I should have judged favorably.
You’re doing a huge mitzvah and carrying on a legacy here too. Mamash beautiful.
And sending you blessings for a refuah shlema and good health always.
Thinking out loud, Amen you’re right. Thank you for your respectful answer.
May the books go to a good home and be a blessing for 5ish and honor to your father of blessed memory.
5ish —Sorry for judging less than favorably. Sending you blessings and may Thinking out loud’s books in his father’s blessed memory bring you and your family blessings and closer to Hashem always.
The best time would be between 11 AM and 2 PM Monday – Thursday. (Though not the upcoming Monday I believe it is closed for Presidents day) Just tell security its a delivery for Room 305.
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Sorry still not feeling better. I asked security to accept the delivery and to have facilities move it to room 305 where it will be held for me. Just make sure to say it’s a delivery for Room 305
Yeah! 5ish saw the post!
TOL- why shouldn’t they get delivered?
btw, I think it is SO cool that you guys were able to arrange this on an anonymous thread!
This is soooo exciting. Is there a live stream available for those of us in the UK?
Refuah Shleima Feivish! (That’s the European spelling)
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