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A Colloquialism in Jer. 5:13 from the Ancestor of Mishnaic Hebrew
(Oxford UP ; U Manchester, 1992)There is, therefore, every reason to view the occurrence of דבר in Jer. 5:13 as original and intentional. To insist that it is anachronistic and/or fortuitous is to ignore its distribution and to deny the artistry of the ... -
Commemorating the Holocaust: A historical and halakhic review
((RCA) Rabbinical Council of America, 2018)The liturgy we propose (page 1024) consists of Torah study and memorial prayers and, hence, is appropriate regardless of where one stands on this fundamental question. Indeed, this liturgy is appropriate for any day of ... -
The commentary of Rabbi David Kimhi on Proverbs: A case of mistaken attribution.
(Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 2003)In his book The Commentaries on Proverbs of the Kimhi Family (Hebrew), F. Talmage attributes the commentary on Proverbs contained in MS Vatican Ebr. 89 to Rabbi David Kimhi (Radak).2 The manuscript itself ascribes authorship ... -
A Common Set of Trial Terms.
(Harrassowitz Verlag, 2011)The purpose of this article is to draw on the formulation of Neo-Babylonian trial records in order to identify a linguistically and conceptually parallel set of trial terms in Dtn 17:4, Jer 8:6 and Job 5:27. The Hebrew ... -
A comparative note on the demand for witnesses in Isaiah 43:9
(Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), 2010)Recent studies have demonstrated the particular value of Neo-Babylonian litigation records for elucidating matters of law in the Hebrew Bible, both in actual legislative passages and in Job’s metaphoric lawsuit.1 The ... -
Compensation for the study of Torah in medieval rabbinic thought
(NY: Peter Lang, 1989)As an inheritor of the legacy of the Geonim, whose academies developed extensive systems of support and fundraising, Andalusian Jewry was predisposed to providing financial support for its scholars.1 Jewish communities ... -
Compromise and Inclusivity in Establishing Minhag and Halakha: Contextualizing the Approach of R. Meir of Rothenburg
(Berlin: de Gruyter, 2019)In two places within the Talmudic corpus, the Amora R. Nahman bar Yizhaq enunciates the principle that a God-fearing person should seek to fulfill both positions in a halakhic dispute or debate: “One who fears Heaven ... -
Consent and coercion at Sinai
(Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future., 2017-05-28)Torah assures the eternity of the Jewish people. Creating, sustaining and nurturing institutions of Torah assures the future of the Jewish people. And here we are in President Joel’s debt. He has devoted a lifetime ... -
Contradictions, Culture Gaps, and Narrative Gaps in the Joseph Story
(Society of Biblical Literature, 2020-10)Two of the questions raised by the Joseph story have attracted the attention of scholars for more than a century. Were Reuben and his brothers present or absent when Joseph was first acquired by traders? Was Joseph sold ... -
Conversion to Judaism as Reflected in the Rabbinic Writings and Culture of Medieval Ashkenaz: Between Germany and Northern France,
(Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2020)More than a half century ago, Jacob Katz briefly sketched the attitudes that the Tosafists of northern France and Germany— and other related rabbinic decisors— displayed toward converts to Judaism. In doing so, he ... -
"The countenance of his father": Twenty-five years since the passing of Hadoar author Isaiah Berger of blessed memory
(Academic Studies Press, 2011)I grew up on the front lines of an incessant war between books and clothing, and the books had the better of it. In the bookcases, they reigned supreme, while in the closets the long coats and dresses had to defend ... -
“Covenants, Messiahs, and Religious Boundaries. [Review of ‘For the sake of Heaven and Earth: The new encounter between Judaism and Christianity’, by Irving Greenberg]
((RCA) Rabbinical Council of America, 2005)Of course there are profound differences between Jesus of Nazareth and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, but Jews rejected the messiahship and divinity of Jesus for reasons of deep principle that transcended his personal characteristics. ... -
Cultural receptivity vs. ethnic pride in early modern times: "Hakham Zevi" Hirsch Ashkenazi and Rabbi Jacob Emden
(Yeshiva University Museum, 1988)Throughout the Middle Ages, Ashkenazim in Franco-Germany and Sephardim in Spain constituted two separate Jewish cultural and ethnic entities. Although contacts between them al ways existed and neither tradition developed ... -
Dabru emet: Some reservations about a Jewish statement on Christians and Christianity
(Academic Studies Press, 2010)Shortly after the publication of Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity in The New York Times of September 10, 2000, I was contacted by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America to ... -
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The dependence of Rabbi David Kimhi (Radak) on Rashi in his quotation of midrashic traditions.
(University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003-04)This article demonstrates that the 13th-century exegete Rabbi David Kimhi (Radak) relied on Rashi as a source for midrashic traditions, in addition to his known use of Rashi as a resource for exegetical interpretations. ... -
The Development and Diffusion of Unanimous Agreement in Medieval Ashkenaz
(Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2000)Any discussion of communal government in medieval Ashkenaz must take into account both the theoretical positions offered by rabbinic authorities and the actual practices of the communities. As is well-known, R. Jacob b. ... -
Did the Rebbe identify himself as the Messiah—and what do his hasidim believe today?
(Nextbook, 2014-07-21)There is no question that the Lubavitcher Rebbe left an impressive, even awe-inspiring legacy. Nonetheless, an assessment of that legacy must take account of the fact that he bears primary responsibility for the development ... -
Did the Tosafists Embrace the Concept of Anthropomorphism?
(Alon Shvut: Tevunot Press, 2011)בקטע מבריק ואופייני על פרשנות האגדה בימי הביניים, כותב פרופ׳ תא-שמע ז״ל את המילים הבאות על האפשרות להגשמת האל אצל חכמי אשכנז: "רש״י וקדמוני אשכנז לא נרתעו כלל מאפשרות ההגשמה, שהם למדוה מפשטות הכתובים הרבים המניחים ציורי ...
