Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hebrew Manuscripts Galore

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

And now for some more good digitization news from Israel. Yisrael Dubitsky of the National Library of Israel announces: We are delighted to announce that The National Library of Israel’s online catalogue now includes more than 2000 linked records to freely … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Journals at J-Stor

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Extra Extra! Real, professional, Hebrew digitization has finally arrived. J-Stor has added Tarbiz, Zion, and Measef Zion! Life on-line will never be the same (hat-tip, Mississippi Fred Macdowell and Leor Jacobi).

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New Iranica Antiqua and a Hebrew Inscription on Ahura Mazda’s Tunic

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

For Talmudists interested in the Bavli’s Sasanian context, a new edition of Iranica Antiqua is always a reason to celebrate. Volume 46 (2011) has just been published, and it does not disappoint. It contains a slew of interesting articles on Sasanian … Continue reading →

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Gafni Continues the Debate

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

A further chapter in the Gafni-Goodblatt debate, and for that matter in the ongoing “Stam Wars,” has recently been published in the journal Jewish History.   In a detailed and important review of Jeffrey Rubenstein’s trilogy- Talmudic Stories, The Culture of … Continue reading →

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Some Less-Well-Known-but-Useful Electronic Resources- Guest Post by Richard Hidary

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

This guest post is by Talmudblog friend Richard Hidary, who runs the extremely helpful website rabbinics.org. 1. ובלכתך בדרך is a free iPad and iPhone app with lots of rabbinic and halakhic works and much more, just search for “onyourway” in the app store. … Continue reading →

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Postscript – Rabbi Raphael Halperin

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

This past Saturday, a most eccentric, traditional Talmudist named Rabbi Raphael Halperin passed away at the age of 87.  In modern Israel, he is probably most recognized as the head of a major chain of optical stores whose (literally) ear-piercing, … Continue reading →

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SBL Conference, Day 2 Part 2- Guest Post by Ari Lamm

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

This is the last post in a three part series of guest posts by Ari Lamm. For prior installments see the Guest Contributors page. During my back-and-forth with Paul Heger I had to make the trek from the back of … Continue reading →

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Around the Web – August 19, 2011

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

A few months ago, Shai and I had the pleasure of hearing Prof. Daniel Boyarin give a talk at Hebrew University’s Havruta beit midrash entitled “Metatron in the Bavli and in Enoch 3″, based on work he has published in such … Continue reading →

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New Dissertations in the Field

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Each year, numerous dissertations are defended on various aspects relating to rabbinic literature. And each year, the variety of angles and approaches to this literature only increases. The most recent crop nicely reflects the participation of women in the study … Continue reading →

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Redaction and Reconstruction

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Two  articles on redaction in the Tannaitic corpus that is not Mishnah were recently published. I thought that each exemplified an interesting facet of the reembracement of source criticism in recent years. The first is Yoav Rosenthal’s article in Tarbiz … Continue reading →

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