Excerpt from En Jacob, Vol. 1: Agada of the Babylonian Talmud The hope that it may serve to renew the interest in the Talmud among the people and throw new light on its character and contents, encourages the author to announce that the second volume is already in the hands of the printer and that preparations are being made to start the publication of the third and fourth volumes, thus bringing, with the help of the Almighty, the entire set to completion. Again I would urge the esteemed reader that before beginning the reading of my translation, he should read carefully the introduction to the Agada by Abraham, son of Moses Maimonides, in order to become conversant with the real character and spirit, as well as the style of the Sages and Rabbis. By so doing, the reader will be greatly aided, and misconceptions will be avoided. The reading of the same would greatly clarify to a certain extent, numerous passages of my translation which, to the modern reader, who is not initiated into the peculiar dialectical method of the Talmud, may appear not only nu intelligible but even ridiculous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.