Category Archives: Guest Posts

Solidarity and Redemption at MetLife Stadium: Notes from the Siyum Ha-Shas- Guest Post by David J. Landes

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

The second post in our series on Daf Yomi comes from field notes taken by Dr. David J. Landes, an anthropologist who has worked on Orthodox Jewish study culture. David was present at the central Siyum held at MetLife stadium … Continue reading →

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Doing Daf Yomi- Guest Post by Yaakov Elman

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

This post, a first in what we hope will be a series on the Daf Yomi as its 12th cycle comes to a close, was written by Yeshiva University’s Prof. Yaakov Elman. A long time daf yomi learner, Prof. Elman … Continue reading →

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Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 18b and Yevamot 37b: is this temporary marriage?- Guest Post by Zvi Septimus and Lena Salaymeh

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Zvi Septimus and Lena Salaymeh are currently (at the time of publication) giving a lecture entitled “Marriage for Sex in Medieval Jewish and Islamic Legal Debates” at The Jewish Law Association’s 17th International Conference, going on now at Yale University. … 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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Revolution or an Evolution? A Review of Bar Ilan Responsa Project 20- Guest Post by Josh Yuter

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

At the end of tractate Horayot (14a), Rabbi Yohanan recounts a Tannaitic dispute between R. Shimon Ben Gamliel and his colleagues over which type of intelligence is superior: being knowledable in the sources or being “able to move mountains” through … Continue reading →

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A Monumental Loss for Jewish Learning- Guest Post by Moriah Be’er Chriki, Yedidah Koren and Davida Klein Velleman

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

This post, crossposted from The Times of Israel, is the first in a series on the state of advanced Talmud study for women.  In a world just opening its eyes to the possibility of women’s advanced and committed Torah study, … Continue reading →

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The Bible in the Bavli: Some First Numbers- Guest Post by Michael Satlow

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Over the past few months, as noted earlier, with the help of research assistants I have been compiling a spreadsheet that records each occurrence of a biblical verse cited in the Bavli. The purpose of this data is not so … Continue reading →

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Simcha Emanuel’s “Responsa of Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg and his Colleagues”- Review by Pinchas Roth

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Simcha Emanuel, Responsa of Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg and his Colleagues: Critical Edition, Introduction and Notes (Jerusalem: World Union of Jewish Studies, 2012) Review by Pinchas Roth The thirteenth century has a reputation for being a little boring. Coming after … Continue reading →

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A Moving Target- Guest Post by Chaim Saiman

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

The View from There As part of the Talmud Blog’s efforts to foster dialogue between and beyond the various academic fields in which rabbinic literature is studied, we present to you “The View from There” a series by scholars from … Continue reading →

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Medicine and the Redaction of the Talmud- Guest Post by Michael Satlow

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

One of The Talmud Blog’s goals is to create a forum for scholarly discussion. This guest post by Michael Satlow is an attempt to start a conversation. Readers are invited to engage in it by writing in the comments section … Continue reading →

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