Steinsaltz Center

What Steinsaltz Center does

The Steinsaltz Center (Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Center) is a Jerusalem-based nonprofit organization founded in 1975 to coordinate the activities and vision of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a globally recognized scholar who completed a 45-year translation and elucidation of the Babylonian Talmud into modern Hebrew (44 volumes, completed in 2010) and authored over 300 titles across Jewish thought, philosophy, and sociology. The organization serves Jewish learners, yeshiva students, and Russian-speaking Jewish communities by distributing the entire translated Jewish canon — Talmud Bavli, Humash, Nakh, Mishnah, Rambam (Maimonides), and Tanya — through three coordinated channels: physical books distributed via Koren Publishers, the Steinsaltz Portal (web-based digital learning platform launched in August 2023), and the Daily Study App on iOS and Android.

The core technology is a digital content platform (Portal and app) that hosts the Rabbi's proprietary commentaries with features such as bookmarks, daily study cycles, achievements, and explanatory videos. The underlying asset is the curated, scholarly corpus itself — not a technology platform per se — and the organization's advantage rests on the irreplaceability of its founder's body of work, safeguarded by international trademarks on 'Steinsaltz' and 'Let My People Know.' The organization operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries (Israeli Institute for Talmudic Publications, Mekor Chaim Educational Institution Network, Shalhevet Yeshiva) and a U.S. office in New York for North American donor engagement.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model: charitable donations (tax-deductible under Section 46 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance), tiered monthly memberships ($36 Supporter, $72 Guardian, $180 Legacy Partner), and physical book sales through Koren Publishers. The organization employs approximately 9 staff and is led by Rabbi Menachem (Meni) Even-Israel, who assumed the CEO role following his father's death in August 2020. The Steinsaltz Center has received numerous prestigious recognitions, including the Israel Prize (1988) and the Library of Congress collection inclusion (2020).

Name

Steinsaltz Center

Legal name

Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Center (Registered Association)

Website

https://steinsaltz-center.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Steinsaltz Center is a Jerusalem-based nonprofit that distributes Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz's translations and elucidations of the Jewish canon — Talmud, Humash, Nakh, Mishnah, Rambam, and Tanya — to Jewish learners globally through physical books, a digital portal, and a mobile app, supported by donations and membership tiers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Education and Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Translation and Interpretation Services (541930)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sacred Texts & Scripture Publishing (Bibles, Qur’ans, Vedas, Torah, Sutras) (MPAJAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Reference & Study Tools Publishing (Commentaries, Concordances, Lexicons) (MPAJAHAL), Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Jewish text translations
• Religious education content
• Digital study platform
• Religious book publishing
• Talmud commentaries

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship/Membership: Monthly recurring membership tiers (Supporter $36/month, Guardian $72/month, Legacy Partner $180/month) with benefits including app dedications, complimentary physical books, early access to new releases.
2. Physical Book Sales: Sale of physical books through Koren Publishers including Talmud Bavli, Humash, Nakh, Mishna, Rambam, Tanya, and original works by Rabbi Steinsaltz.
3. Digital Access via Portal: Digital access to translated Jewish texts through the Steinsaltz Portal, available in Hebrew and English.
4. Donations/Tzedaka: Charitable donations accepted through the website, with the organization being a recognized public institution for donations under Section 46 of the Income Tax Ordinance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Steinsaltz Center publishes and digitally distributes translations and elucidations of the Jewish canon (Talmud Bavli, Humash, Nakh, Mishnah, Rambam, Tanya, and original works) authored by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz. The core offerings include the Steinsaltz Portal (web-based learning platform), the Daily Study mobile app, and a catalog of physical books available through Koren Publishers.

Product overview

Steinsaltz Center is an educational organization that provides a comprehensive digital platform for studying Jewish texts. The core offering consists of the Steinsaltz Portal (a web-based learning platform) and the Daily Study App (mobile application), which provide access to Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz's commentaries on the Jewish canon. The product portfolio includes digitized versions of: Talmud Bavli (the flagship project with the Davidson Family Edition), Humash (5 Books of Moses), Nakh (Jewish Bible), Mishnah, Rambam/Maimonides (Mishneh Torah), Tanya, and Steinsaltz's original writings including the Concise Guide series and articles. Content is available in print and digital formats, with the Portal offering user features like bookmarks, daily study cycles, and explanatory videos. The organization also offers membership sponsorship tiers (Supporter, Guardian, Legacy Partner) with digital dedications and early access benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Steinsaltz Portal: Digital learning platform providing access to the entire Jewish Canon translated and elucidated by Rabbi Steinsaltz
• Let My People Know Portal
• Steinsaltz Daily Study App
• Let My People Know™

Quantifiable outcome

• 45 years of dedicated work to complete the Hebrew publication of the Translated Babylonian Talmud
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Maaynotecha PublishingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration with Maaynotecha Publishing for a series of Hassidic interpretations by Rabbi Steinsaltz, set to include ten volumes. First volume was published in 2022.
• Koren PublisherscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKoren Publishers serves as the bookstore for purchasing physical books including Talmud Bavli, Humash, Nakh, Mishna, Rambam, Tanya, and original works.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ArtScroll / Mesorah Publications: One of the largest English-language Orthodox Jewish book publishers, famous for the Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud. Directly comparable as a publisher of Jewish canonical texts with commentary aimed at English-speaking learners.
• Feldheim Publishers: Long-established Jewish book publisher offering Talmud, Tanakh, Mussar, and Jewish thought titles. Comparable as a broad Orthodox Jewish book publisher with a similar physical retail/distribution model and traditional learner audience.
• Koren Publishers Jerusalem: The Steinsaltz Center's core publishing partner for physical book distribution and Koren-Sacks siddur. Directly comparable as a publisher of Jewish texts and prayer books, serving overlapping Orthodox and traditional Jewish audiences.
• OU Press: Publishing arm of the Orthodox Union producing Jewish books and educational resources. Comparable as an institutional Jewish publisher with similar traditional Orthodox audience and content focus.
• Sefaria: A free digital platform providing Jewish texts and commentaries in Hebrew and English with translation and interlinking. Closely comparable to the Steinsaltz Portal in digital study functionality, though Sefaria is free and crowdsourced while Steinsaltz is subscription-based and single-scholar curated.
• Yeshiva University / YUTorah: Free online archive of Torah lectures from Yeshiva University, providing scholarly shiurim in English. Comparable as a digital platform delivering Jewish learning content, though lecture-based rather than text-based.
• Maggid Books: A division of ArtScroll/Mesorah focused on contemporary Jewish thought and ideas books. Comparable as a Jewish publisher producing curated Jewish intellectual content for the same engaged learner demographic.
• Jewish Publication Society (JPS): Historic publisher of the JPS Tanakh (Jewish Bible translation) and other scholarly Jewish works since 1888. Comparable as a legacy Jewish text publisher with strong scholarly reputation and Bible/JPS commentary catalog.
• Chabad.org: The largest online repository of Jewish learning content, offering Torah study, commentary, and educational materials across multiple languages. Comparable as a global digital Jewish education platform with broad content depth and similar learner audience.

Others

• Mekor Chaim / Russian Jewish educational institutions: A network of post-Soviet Jewish educational institutions originally established under Rabbi Steinsaltz's leadership. Comparable as part of the broader Steinsaltz institutional ecosystem serving Russian-speaking Jewish learners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RabbiSteinsaltz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SteinsaltzCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/Steinsaltz.Center
• Instagraminstagram.com/steinsaltzcenter/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/steinsaltz-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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