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Palaces of Time : Jewish Calendar and Culture in Early Modern Europe, by Elisheva Carlebach. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. Article by Zvi Erenyi. Courtesy of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Library Blog In her new book Prof. Elisheva Carlebach focuses on the role manuscript and printed calendars (sifre…

Beyond Expulsion : Jews, Christians, and Reformation Strasbourg, by Debra Kaplan. Stanford University Press, 2011. This book represents a study of the Jewish influence in Strasbourg in the Middle Ages and the early modern era. All Jews were expelled from Strasbourg in 1390, and were only readmitted…

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Opening the Gates of Interpretation: Maimonides’ Biblical Hermeneutics in Light of His Geonic-Andlusian Heritage and Muslim Milieu, by Mordechai Z. Cohen. Brill, 2011. Prof. Mordechai Cohen’s study of Maimonides’ method of biblical interpretation has at its heart an exacting analysis of each…

After Leading an International Research Team on Jewish, Christian and Muslim Scriptural Interpretation, Dr. Mordechai Cohen Returns to Revel Dr. Mordechai Cohen, a leading world scholar of Jewish Bible interpretation, has taught at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ for more than 23 years. Last year, however, this…

A Biblical Translation in the Making : the Evolution and Impact of Saadia Gaon’s Tafsir, by Richard C. Steiner. Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies, 2010. R. Saadia Gaon (882-942), one of the greatest Jewish sages of the Middle Ages, composed a translation of the Torah into Arabic, which…

PhD Students Enrolled at Revel School of Jewish Studies at an All-Time High Article and Photography by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Office of Communication and Public Affairs After successfully defending her dissertation on August 4, Shana Strauch Schick, a New Jersey native now living in Detroit, will be ...

Michelle Ross Goldwyn ’02S, Stern College for Women’s newest member of its Board of Overseers, says Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ was the only choice for her when it came time to attend college. “I was fortunate to be able to attend the Hamilton Hebrew Academy at the Adas Israel Congregation in Hamilton, and…

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Lawrence H. Schiffman, Qumran and Jerusalem : Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism ( Grand Rapids : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2010). With the full publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls come major changes in our understanding of these fascinating ancient texts and their ...