Mitch Schneider

Blogger. Lecturer. Amateur Photographer. Biker.

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Sending my condolences to France and the UK. You repeatedly condemned the IDF operations in southern Lebanon, only to find out tonight that Lebanon actually supports it to dismantle Hezbollah.

May you be spared further sorrow.

[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

Rabbi Eliezer Schnall in The Jewish Press calls Koren’s new English Steinsaltz Mishneh Torah a landmark Torah publishing project.

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz’s elucidation now brings Rambam’s Mishneh Torah to English readers with clarity, precision, beauty, and depth
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[Martin Lieberman @martinlieberman]

This, by @MitchSchneider: "Antisemitism doesn’t spread. It accelerates. What used to require a rally, a pamphlet, a movement now requires a comedian, a wink, and a streaming license. Netflix just handed it a match." https://t.co/x4QEvdslrA

[Hillel Fuld @HilzFuld]

I gotta say, I’ve been very fortunate to meet some incredible human beings in my lifetime. I am even blessed to call some of them friends.

But this friendship is a whole other level!

This is @MeniEvenIsrael, the son of the Torah giant, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.

If you’re not familiar, Rabbi Steinsaltz is famous for making the entire Talmud more accessible and easier to understand.

He is most definitely one of the biggest Torah giants of our times. The fact that I can call his son a good friend blows my mind.

I literally grew up learning Rav Steinsaltz’s Torah.

Well, a few weeks ago, I saw a tweet about a new book coming out. It was the English translation of Maimonides’ most famous work, the Mishne Torah.

Ironically, I recently started learning the Mishne Torah with a rabbi and friend in my neighborhood.

So when I saw the tweet, I knew I needed this new book.

I reached out to Meni and he said to come over and he that he had one for me put aside.

I drove to Jerusalem to meet him and get the book.

Let me tell you a little more Rav Steinsaltz and this specific book.

The English edition was published in 2026 as part of the first bilingual (Hebrew–English) release of the Steinsaltz Mishneh Torah, beginning with Sefer HaMadda.

Mishneh Torah is more than halacha.

The Mishneh Torah is not merely a code of law but a structured vision of life itself. Rambam begins not with technical rulings but with the foundations of faith, knowledge of God, character development, and Torah study.

It integrates abstract principles with practical halachot, demonstrating that belief, thought, and action are inseparable.

Studying Rambam offers something unique: it allows a person to engage, within a single coherent system, virtually every area of the Torah. Even for those who do not follow Rambam’s rulings in practice, the experience provides breadth, structure, and intellectual clarity.

In an age defined by overwhelming access to information, the vast canon of Jewish texts can feel intimidating and fragmented. The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s initiative of daily Rambam study addressed this challenge directly. Through the Mishneh Torah, one can systematically encompass the entire Torah, gaining direction, coherence, and confidence.

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz embraced this vision as a central mission: to make Torah accessible, structured, and alive for every individual.

This section emerged מתוך the recognition that while Rambam is foundational, halacha must also reflect contemporary application.

It reflects Rambam’s rulings in light of accepted halachic practice, incorporating relevant insights from later poskim where needed, and presenting halacha as a living, applicable tradition.

Its purpose is to bridge Rambam’s rulings with present-day practice without transforming the work into a full halachic compendium.

The edition includes conceptual introductions, explanatory notes, and structured layers that combine conceptual depth with practical halachic clarity, allowing the reader to engage the text on multiple levels.

The foundation of this edition is Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz’s original Hebrew edition.

The English edition builds upon this with expanded guides, clarified explanations, integrated teachings, contextual notes, and visual tools designed to enhance accessibility and comprehension.

In addition, the edition significantly upgrades the visual dimension: images, maps, and diagrams from the Hebrew edition have been refined, expanded, and presented in full color, creating a more immersive and intuitive learning experience.

A further significant layer is the integration of conceptual insights drawn from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the Mishneh Torah.

These ideas deepen the philosophical and structural understanding of Rambam’s work, highlighting underlying themes, coherence, and spiritual direction. Their inclusion enriches the learning experience by connecting halachic structure with broader conceptual vision.

The project is well underway. The third volume is currently in print, with additional volumes in production.

The broader vision includes completing the Mishneh Torah and continuing parallel work on the Mishnah and related commentaries.

The goal is completion by 2028, making the full scope of Torah more accessible to a wide and diverse audience.

I am incredibly excited to use this edition of the Mishne Torah as I continue to study the incredible wisdom of the Rambam.

You can buy it here: https://t.co/x7Y9AAs411

[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

Truly grateful for your words, and even more for the friendship.

What my father began was never only about making texts accessible, but about making Torah something a person can live with, structured, clear, and alive.

Seeing you take the Rambam seriously, not just as a book, but as a way of thinking and living, means a great deal.

Let my people know.

Looking forward to learning more together.

[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

Today is Yom HaZikaron. Israel's Memorial Day. The day we remember every soldier who gave their life defending this country.

Today I'm sharing some of their letters. In their own words. If they dared to write, we should summon the courage to read.

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[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First teaser for ‘SPACEBALLS: THE NEW ONE’.

In theaters on April 23, 2027.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son Hersh was abducted on October 7 and killed by Hamas. Now, she is trying to figure out how to live after losing her child. @AndersonCooper reports, Sunday. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW

[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

Fourth outlet covers the Steinsaltz Rambam in English. Momentum is clearly building.
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[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

@LahavHarkov @IlanYLevine @thevoos Taste of Chaim?

[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

I've been thinking about this. Tucker and Candace are having an identity crisis.

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[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

Hi, @TheoVon. I watched your piece on @joerogan . I want to help you. You're using words you don't know how to define.

Please, let me help you! You don't need to be in a padded room; you just need guidance.

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[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

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[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

A Commentary on Rambam Was Rabbi Adin Even-Israel’s Final Mission. Now It’s In English https://t.co/18oEl8WWOL target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'

[Mitch Schneider @MitchSchneider]

@SruliFruchter @jewishinsider @eJPhil Wishing you success and nothing less! Let's stay in touch.

[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

A Farbrengen is not a gathering.

It is where words become bridges, and souls begin to speak.

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz opens that world, intimate, searching, alive.

Not just to read, but to enter:

https://t.co/lDOQTbjlJT

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Join the learning!

[Meni Even Israel @MeniEvenIsrael]

More than 800 years ago, Maimonides, the Rambam, attempted something unprecedented. He organized the entire structure of Jewish law into a single, systematic work: the Mishneh Torah.

Centuries later, in 1984, the Lubavitcher Rebbe launched a global study cycle so Jews everywhere could learn the Rambam daily. His vision was simple yet powerful: unite the Jewish people through a shared framework of Torah learning.

Today, a new edition makes this monumental work newly accessible.

The Steinsaltz Mishneh Torah, beginning with Sefer HaMadda and Sefer Ahava, presents the Rambam in Hebrew and English, together with the commentary of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. The edition also includes the classic glosses of the Raavad, references to the great authorities who engaged the Rambam across the centuries, and explanations that illuminate the structure and reasoning of the code.

One of Judaism’s greatest works is now open to a new generation.

Learn more:
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