breakthrough; however, the opportunity for cardinals and rabbis to speak face to face is valuable. It's part of a process in which we can talk to each other in a friendly way", and called for "a theological dialogue that asks the tough questions, such as whether Catholicism allows for Jews to enter eternal paradise". Steinsaltz and his wife lived in Jerusalem until his death and had three children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 2016, Steinsaltz suffered a stroke, leaving him unable to speak. His son, Rabbi Menachem ("Meni") Even-Israel, is the executive director of the Steinsaltz Center, Rabbi Steinsaltz's umbrella organization, located in the Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem. Steinsaltz died in Jerusalem on 7 August 2020, from acute pneumonia, at the Shaare Tzedek Medical Center. He was hospitalized earlier in the week with a severe lung infection. He leaves behind his wife Sarah, three children and eighteen grandchildren. Head of the new Sanhedrin Steinsaltz accepted the position as Nasi (President) of the 2004 attempt to revive the Sanhedrin. In 2008, he resigned from this position due to differences of opinion. As an author Steinsaltz was a prolific author and commentator, having written numerous books on Jewish knowledge, tradition and culture, and produced original commentaries on the entirety of Jewish canon: Tanakh (Torah, Prophets, and Writings), the Babylonian Talmud, the Mishna, the Mishneh Torah, and Tanya. His published works include: Biblical Images (1984) The Candle of God (1998) A Dear Son to Me (2011) The Essential Talmud (1976) A Guide to Jewish Prayer (2000) The Passover Haggadah (1983) In the Beginning (1992) My Rebbe (2014) The Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1993) On Being Free (1995) The Miracle of the Seventh Day (2003) Simple Words (1999) The Strife of the Spirit (1988) A Reference Guide to The Talmud (2012) Talmudic Images (1997) Learning from the Tanya (2005) Opening the Tanya (2003) Understanding the Tanya (2007) Teshuvah (1982) The Longer Shorter Way (1988) The Seven Lights: On the Major Jewish Festivals (2000) The Sustaining Utterance (1989) The Thirteen Petalled Rose (1980) We Jews (2005) The Woman of Valor (1994) As a speaker Steinsaltz was invited to speak at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies at Yale University in 1979. Prior to his stroke, he gave evening seminars in Jerusalem, which, according to Newsweek, usually lasted until 2:00 in the morning and attracted prominent politicians, such as the former Prime Minister