Author Archives: Ron Naiweld

On the Margins: A Review of E. Marienberg’s ‘La Baraïta de-Niddah’

Posted on February 19, 2013

Evyatar Marienberg, La Baraïta de-Niddah ברייתא דנידה. Un texte juif pseudo-talmudic sur les lois religieuses relatives à la menstruation (Bibliothèque de l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sciences Religieuses 157; Paris : Brepols, 2012). The Baraita deNidah is one of those compositions that … Continue reading →

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What is a Redactor?

Posted on June 26, 2012

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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Reading the Talmud in France

Posted on March 27, 2012

Many people ask me why I chose France when I decided to write my PhD dissertation on rabbinic literature. It is a very good question since there are only a handful of Talmud specialists in this country, and they are hardly … Continue reading →

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I Know it was the Blood

Posted on February 27, 2012

I was invited to participate in a workshop that takes place about three times a year in Paris and Strasbourg. Each time the organizers choose a biblical verse or pericope, and then invite five people to talk about the way … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Read the Talmud?

Posted on February 1, 2012

About a year ago I was asked to write an article for a French Jewish Studies Journal – Tsafon (published by the University of Lille), that would offer to the French scholar a status quaestionis of Talmudic studies. I wrote … Continue reading →

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