Rabbi Nosson Scherman is an American Orthodox Jewish Rabbi best known as the General editor for ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications. Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi... Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud (The Oral Law) and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). It is governed by these works and the Rabbinical commentary... Jews (Hebrew: יהודים translit. ... ArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Jewish perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd. ...

He joined ArtScroll in 1976 and has contributed translations and commentaries for ArtScroll's Stone Chumash, the ArtScroll Siddur and Mahzorim, and the Stone Tanakh. He served as General Editor of the Schottenstein Edition, a 73-volume translation, of the Talmud from 1990 until 2005. Humash or Chumash (Hebrew: חומש) is one name given to the Pentateuch in Judaism. ... The siddur is the prayerbook used by Jews the world over, containing a set order of daily prayers. ... 11th century Targum Tanakh [תנ״ך] (also Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. ... The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions on Jewish law, Jewish ethics, customs, legends and stories, which Jewish tradition considers authoritative. ...

References

• OU's Channel Rabbi Nosson Scherman. URL accessed on February 3, 2006.