Conversations on the Torah
For decades, in Israel and abroad, the study halls and auditoriums would fill. Rabbi Yitzchak Zilber—Torah scholar, Russian-trained mathematician and scientist, and critical thinker of the highest caliber—would hold audiences in rapt attention, communicating the Torah’s truth with passion and precision.
With his balanced reconciliation of Torah and modern science, Rabbi Zilber skillfully spoke to the analytical Russian mind. Through the years, he won the hearts of multitudes to Jewish living and learning. His approach was compelling, yet conversational; his delivery was panoramic yet personal. With long-time and first-time listeners alike addressed as close friends, he became a father of the faith to Russian Jews of all persuasions.
In “Conversations on the Torah,” LaMaalot USA invites you to take your seat in the front row. Savor the sagacity of this remarkable Torah leader as Rabbi Yitzchak Zilber converses with you.
LaMaalot USA’s mission is to perpetuate and promulgate the Torah perspectives truly important for spiritual and cultural health of future Jewish generations. That’s why we’re proud to have spearheaded the first-ever English rendition of “Conversations on the Torah.”
If you share our mission of bringing Rabbi Yitzchak Zilber’s Torah to today’s new generations, we’d be honored to welcome your partnership. Each sponsor will be prominently listed on the book’s Sponsorship Page, along with any loved ones whom the sponsorship honors or remembers.
About Rabbi Zilber
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1917, Rabbi Yitzchak Zilber, ZT”L was raised by Torah-observant parents to keep the faith and defy state atheism through discrimination, persecution and Gulag alike. From his 1972 Aliyah on, Rabbi Zilber made Jewish literacy among fellow Soviet Jewish émigrés his life’s new passion—becoming one of Israel’s most prominent Torah leaders. Rabbi Zilber’s championship of Torah and mitzvos became Toldot Yeshurun, among Israel’s leading outreach forces for Soviet Jews, returning thousands to the fold. His passing in 2004 was mourned around the world.
