Monthly Archives: December 2012

A Winter Day in Jerusalem- Dr. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger on “Books within Books”

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

One of the perks of studying in Jerusalem is “winter break”. No, not our winter break, but rather, those of foreign universities, during which many scholars end up visiting Jerusalem. For the Talmud Blog, this allowed us to hear Ron … Continue reading →

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The Talmud Blog Live- Ron on “The Torah as the Divine Logos in Tannaitic Literature”

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

After over a year and a half of blogging, last night, for the first time ever, all of the Talmud Blog’s editors and contributors were actually in the same place at the same time. And what better reason could there … Continue reading →

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Coverup: Two Examples of Censorship, Then and Now

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Censorship, which is supposed to conceal, has the habit of doing just the opposite: To censor is to cover up, and covering up is conspicuous. Here are two cases in point that I recently stumbled upon: (1) I’ve been lucky … Continue reading →

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The Talmud Blog Live: Dr. Ron Naiweld on “The Torah as the Divine Logos in Tannaitic Literature”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

We are excited to announce the Talmud Blog’s third “live” event, which will take place next Tuesday, December 25th, 7:30 PM at Ohel Moshe 5, Jerusalem. We’ll be hosting our very own Dr. Ron Naiweld, a contributor to the blog. Ron … Continue reading →

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A Payytanic Quiz for Hanukkah – “The Answers”

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Hanukkah is almost over and it is time to publish the “answers” to the quiz. I put answers in quotation marks since it is not always clear what the payytan meant or was referring to, but this is the case, … Continue reading →

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A Payytanic Quiz for Hanukkah

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Hebrew liturgical poems (piyyutim) only rarely relate to halakhic matters. However, we do have one intriguing piyyut for Hanukkah that enumerates laws concerning the candle lighting during the days of the feast. This piyyut is attributed in Genizah manuscripts to … Continue reading →

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