Isidore Epstein
Rabbi Ezekiel Isidore Epstein | |
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Rabbi Isidore Epstein | |
| Rabbi of Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation | |
| In office 1920–1928 | |
| Principal of Jews' College, London | |
| In office 1945–1961 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | May 7, 1894 |
| Died | April 13, 1962 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Lithuanian-British |
| Notable work(s) | Editor of the first complete English translation of the Babylonian Talmud |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Rabbi, scholar, educator |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Ezekiel Isidore Epstein (Hebrew: יחזקאל יצחק אפשטיין; 1894–13 April 1962) was an English Orthodox rabbi, Jewish studies scholar, and Jewish educator. Epstein edited the first complete English translation of the Babylonian Talmud (the Soncino Talmud), served as the headmaster of Jews' College, London, and was the author of The Faith of Judaism, a work of 20th-century Jewish philosophy. He was also the author of numerous scholarly and popular books on Judaism.