“Shiurei Harav,” containing Rav Soloveitchik’s shiurim, and “Birkat Yitzchak” by Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher, can enhance participants’ learning experience.

(Courtesy of OU Press) Daf Yomi Sanhedrin began on December 19, and thousands are learning the legal and ethical issues discussed in the Sanhedrin section of the Talmud. It will take participants about four months to complete.

To enhance participants’ learning experience, OU Press has two newly available sefarim relating to Sanhedrin that can be studied alongside the daf: “Shiurei Harav” and “Birkat Yitzchak.” OU Press is the Orthodox Union’s publishing division, dedicated to publishing popular and scholarly works reflecting a broad spectrum of Torah ideas and ideals, with the aim to educate, enrich and enlighten readers.

“Shiurei Harav” contains the brilliant Gemara shiurim of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the first three chapters of Masechet Sanhedrin. This volume was skillfully compiled and annotated by Rabbi Yaacov Sasson, based on the notes of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s students. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, and Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher, are co-editors of the series.

“Birkat Yitzchak” is a collection of essays in Hebrew, authored by Rabbi Menachem Genack and published by OU Press. This newly reprinted and revised volume covers Talmudic subjects relating to Masechet Sanhedrin. The book contains 54 analytical essays on a variety of topics.

“Yasher koach to everyone choosing to learn Daf Yomi Sanhedrin,” said Rabbi Genack. “It’s a commitment that demonstrates the importance of continuous learning. It is our hope that these OU Press sefarim contribute to Klal Yisrael’s Torah study.”

Both sefarim are available for purchase at oupress.org.