Who This Author Is

Adin Steinsaltz has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 9 catalog-linked books across 1977 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Candle of God: Discourses on Chasidic Thought and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1977 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Basic Books.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Basic Books

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1977 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc and Basic Books.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Candle of God: Discourses on Chasidic Thought

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 386 pages.

  2. Teshuvah: A Guide for the Newly Observant Jew

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1996 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. The Strife of the Spirit

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 259 pages.

  4. In the Beginning: Discourses on Chasidic Thought

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 318 pages.

  5. The Essential Talmud

    Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 296 pages.

  6. Teshuvah

    Maggid Books • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 192 pages.

  7. Thirteen Petalled Rose

    Basic Books • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 200 pages.

  8. Pebbles of Wisdom from Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

    Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  9. Commentary on the Tanya

    Jason Aronson • 1977 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1977.

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