New Drahi Edition French Steinsaltz Talmud Bavli

A significant milestone in Jewish scholarship and French-language publishing: the completion of the  Drahi Edition Steinsaltz Talmud. This edition marks the first time in history that the entire Babylonian Talmud has been translated into French.

This monumental, decades-spanning project, produced by the Steinsaltz Center and Biblieurope with the support of the Patrick & Lina Drahi Foundation, makes one of the foundational texts of Jewish civilization fully accessible to the French-speaking world for the first time ever.

The completion of the translation was marked by an official ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on June 24, 2026, in the presence of President Isaac Herzog. The date itself carried deep historical resonance: it coincided with the 9th of Tammuz, the day on which, in the 13th century, carts of Talmudic manuscripts were publicly burned in Paris. Nearly eight centuries later, the publication of a complete French Talmud stands as a powerful symbol of continuity, resilience, and restoration.

This is more than a publishing achievement; it's a moment of historical reckoning, intersecting French history, Jewish intellectual heritage, and the legacy of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz z"l, whose life's work was devoted to making Jewish texts accessible to readers worldwide, regardless of language or background. The Talmud is available for purchase at www.https://www.biblieurope.fr/