Translator

This website is managed by Charles Stein, who has prepared all of the translations shown.

I express my gratitude to The International Organization to Disseminate the Works of the Zera Shimshon, the organization started by Rabbi Yisroel Zilberberg in Jerusalem and Rabbi Benjamin Paskesz in Brooklyn. These men have worked tirelessly for twenty years in learning Zera Shimshon and popularizing this great sefer, as well as publishing a beautiful edition of Toldot Shimshon.

After beginning to learn Zera Shimshon, my wife Batya and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Shaina Sarah, in June 2019. She has brought tremendous joy to our lives. I don't know whether learning Zera Shimshon had any relation to our prayers being answered, but whether one believes in segulot or not, I appreciate the beautiful Torah offered by Zera Shimshon. I have continued learning Zera Shimshon and Toldot Shimshon, and am happy to share my translations with you.

This translation is not intended as a Critical Edition, but more of a Diplomatic edition. I have attempted to maintain the spellings of the First Edition. Corrections to quotations from Tanach have been made silently, while I have noted other necessary corrections within square brackets. The translator begs forgiveness for any errors in translation, nekudot, etc.

—Charles Stein