Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies: Doctoral Dissertations: Recent submissions
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HALAKHOT PESUKOT ("HILKHOT R. YEHUDAI GAON"). (HEBREW TEXT)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1984)This study deals with the book "Halakhot Pesukot" (=HP), the first legal compendium of the post-Talmudic era in Babylonia. The book was known under various titles, and achieved widespread popularity already in the middle ... -
AKKADIAN AND UGARITIC LEXICOGRAPHY: A COMPARATIVE INQUIRY (MIDDLE EAST)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1983)The purpose of this work will be to elucidate problematical Ugaritic vocables through the use of the Akkadian lexicon. Although scholars have utilized other Semitic tongues in attempts to explain difficult Ugaritic words, ... -
POLEMICS OF REBIRTH: DAVID GORDON AND PROTO-ZIONISM, 1858-1886
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1983)Ha-Maggid, the first Hebrew newspaper in Eastern Europe, and its editor David Gordon influenced the development of proto-Zionism (1840-1881) and Hibbat Zion (1881-1896), the forerunners of Herzl's political Zionism. A ... -
Orthodox Judaism In Early Victorian London 1840-1858
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1981)This thesis deals with the observance and philosophy of Orthodox Judaism in London during the years between 1840 and 1858. The issue addressed is whether religious developments in London during this time were parallel to ... -
THE ARAMAIC DIALECT OF NEDARIM
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1980)Not all of the Babylonian Aramaic which is recorded in the Talmud is of a homogeneous nature. There are major grammatical and lexical differences which set the Babylonian tractate of Nedarim apart from the remainder of the ... -
The composition and structure of Mishnah "Sotah"
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1980)Statement of Thesis. Mishnah represents an amalgamation of literary sources joined together in a logical fashion by its editor. A grasp of its literary structure will aid in the clarification of the text and, concomittantly, ... -
MAR BAR RAV ASHI AND HIS LITERARY CONTRIBUTION (HEBREW TEXT)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1980)The period between the death of Rav Ashi (427 CE) and that of Rabina the latter, bar Rav Huna (500 CE) is still beset with serious historical and literary uncertainties. In addition, the very identification of the period's ... -
"THE AMERICAN HEBREW" VIEWS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1879-1884, 1894-1898 AND 1903-1908
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AMERICAN JEWRY'S PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE HOLOCAUST 1938-44: AN EXAMINATION BASED UPON ACCOUNTS IN THE JEWISH PRESS AND PERIODICAL LITERATURE
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FRENCH JEWRY DURING THE SECOND REPUBLIC AND SECOND EMPIRE (1848-1870)
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RABBI JUDAH BEN ASHER
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SUICIDE IN RABBINIC LITERATURE
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STUDIES IN THE "HAYNU TANNA QAMMA" AND "PELONI HAYNU PELONI" SUGYOT: AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR NATURE, COMPOSITION, AND APPROACH TO THE MISHNAH (HEBREW TEXT)
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF KELAL U'FERAT U'KELAL AND RIBBUI U'MI'UT WE-RIBBUI IN THE TALMUDS AND HALAKHIC MIDRASHIM (HEBREW AND ENGLISH TEXT)
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THE TRADITIONAL JEWISH WORLD IN THE WRITINGS OF JOSEPH HAYIM BRENNER. (HEBREW TEXT)
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JOSEPH IBN KASPI'S "GEVIA' KESEF": A STUDY IN MEDIEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHIC EXEGESIS
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BLACK ATTITUDES TO JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM WORLD WAR II TO 1976
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LANGUAGE ATTITUDES IN RELATION TO VARIETIES OF JEWISH IDENTIFICATION
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PORCHES OF THE SUN: THE PROBLEM OF FORM IN WHITMAN'S "SONG OF MYSELF."
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THE EMERGENCE OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING ORTHODOX RABBINATE
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1977)