Category Archives: Around the Web

Updates to the Lieberman Databases

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I can’t claim to be much of a sports guy. Yes, I enjoy running, and I joined a makeshift ultimate frisbee team at my highschool for a couple of months (we were doomed from the get go- when it came … Continue reading →

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Some Useful New Websites

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Some new sites have gone up over the past couple of weeks that might be of use to our readers. The first, brought to our attention by Talmud Blog reader and commentor Zohar, is the Israel National Library’s new website … Continue reading →

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The APJ’s Symposium on Halakha (Jewish Law) and Philosophy of Law: Authority, Halakha, and the ‘Official Vigilante’

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

We just got this announcement from the Association for the Philosophy of Judaism‘s (APJ) Aaron Segal: The Association for the Philosophy of Judaism is pleased to invite all interested parties to its forthcoming online symposium on halakha (Jewish law) and … Continue reading →

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Two New Online Resources (Around the Web-January 11, 2012)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

We’ll be back to blogging as usual, although the discussion of Demonic Desires will continue.  Stay tuned for Ishay’s response and for announcements regarding the next Book Club. A group of mainly British scholars have started to put together an … Continue reading →

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Around the Web and Around Town- November 30, 2011

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Yes, we know, it’s been a while since our last around the web post.  This is mainly due to our Twitter feed, which has been covering a lot of internet based Talmudic going-ons.  If you want to stay up-to-date, make … Continue reading →

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GoogleDSS!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

In its continued mission “to organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful”, Google, in partnership with the Israel Museum, has developed an absolutely beautiful and powerful site for the viewing of the following Dead Sea scrolls: The Great … Continue reading →

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Around the Web- September 20, 2011

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

First, in local news, we’d like to formally announce the opening of our Twitter account. You can now follow us @TalmudBlog. Thanks to our handy-dandy twitter-widget, our updates appear on the blog itself as well. The new issue of the “Safranim’s … Continue reading →

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Essential Languages for the Study of Rabbinic Literature

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

The Early Christianity blogosphere has been abuzz discussing which languages one needs in order to study The New Testament. I thought we should take a stab at raising the discussion with regards to Rabbinic literatures. Here’s my attempt, broken down into different … Continue reading →

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Another Synopsis Hits the Web

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

The Midrash Project of the Shechter Institute of Jewish Studies just added a synopsis of Midrash Qohelet Rabbah. The synopsis was put together by Shaul Barukhi under the guidance of Marc Hirshman and Reuven Kiperwasser, both of whom authored dissertations on … Continue reading →

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Some Notes and Questions on Digitization (Around the Web- September 5, 2011)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

The Sunday Book Review of the New York Times ran an article yesterday by Lev Grossman on the place of the e-book in relation to the scroll and codex. Grossman outlines what he sees as the weaknesses in reading from digital … Continue reading →

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