Category Archives: Postscripts
Postscript: Jonah Frankel, 1928-2012
The world of Jewish Studies and the Talmud Blog mourn the passing of Prof. Jonah Frankel, teacher, pioneer, scholar and Israel prize laureate. Frankel was born in Munich in 1928 and arrived in Palestine when the Nazis came to power. … Continue reading
Prof. Avraham Goldberg ז”ל
The world of Talmud scholarship mourns the passing of Avraham Goldberg, professor emertius at Hebrew University’s department of Talmud and Halakha. Professor Goldberg was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1913, served as a US Army chaplain in the Second World War, and … Continue reading
The Walking Book
The other week, Leil Leibovitz lodged a complaint against the e-sefer and bemoaned the way that the iPad and its peers strip away the sense of holiness from the traditional experience of studying Talmud. Leibovitz laments the loss of the … Continue reading
Postscript – Rabbi Raphael Halperin
This past Saturday, a most eccentric, traditional Talmudist named Rabbi Raphael Halperin passed away at the age of 87. In modern Israel, he is probably most recognized as the head of a major chain of optical stores whose (literally) ear-piercing, … Continue reading
Haim Zalman Dimitrovsky ז”ל- Guest Post by Prof. Shamma Friedman
Haim Zalman Dimitrovsky ז”ל Shamma Friedman Haim Zalman Dimitrovsky (1920-2011) belonged to the first generation of academic Talmud scholars born and educated in Israel, and certainly one of the outstanding among them. His personality encompassed a unique blend of knowledge, … Continue reading
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