Monthly Archives: June 2012

What is a Redactor?

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

We are often told that a good scholar has to consistently and continually question the validity of his/her basic assumptions. The problem is that many times an assumption is so inherent to our thinking, that it is easy to mistake … Continue reading →

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Shavua haSefer 2012

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

With the heat intensifying, the first of the summer groups arriving, and the stirrings of social-protest demonstrations, there is no question that the Israeli June is here. For this writer, and I imagine for many readers of the blog, the … Continue reading →

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Daniel Sperber’s Greek in Talmudic Palestine- Review by Yair Furstenberg

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Daniel Sperber, Greek in Talmudic Palestine, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, 2012 How much Greek in Jewish Palestine? Were Samuel Krauss to address the question titling Saul Lieberman’s seminal essay of half a century ago, we could expect in reply … Continue reading →

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