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Vol. 1 of the "Rabbinical Commentaries on the Book of Ester" provides the German translations of the halakhic texts on Purim: The biblical book of Ester and tractate Megilla in Mishna, Tosefta and in Talmud Bavli.

Rabbinic Literature

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Rabbinic hermeneutics in ancient Judaism reflects this multifaceted world of the text and of reality, seen as a world of reference worth commentary. As a mirror, it includes this world but perhaps also falsifies reality, adapting it to one's own aims and necessities. It consists of four parts: Part I, considered as introduction, is the description of the "Rabbinic Workshop" (Officina Rabbinica), the rabbinic world where the student plays a role and a reformation of a reformation always takes place, the world where the mirror was created and manufactured. Part II deals with the historical environment, the world of reference of rabbinic Judaism in Palestine and in the Hellenistic Diaspora (Reflecting Roman Religion); Part III focuses on magic and the sciences, as ancient (political and empirical) activities of influence in the double meaning of receiving and adopting something and of attempt to produce an effect on persons and objects (Performing the Craft of Sciences and Magic). Part IV addresses the rabbinic concern with texts (Reflecting on Languages and Texts) as the main area of "influence" of the rabbinic academy in a space between the texts of the past and the real world of the present.

Rabbinical literature --- History and criticism. --- Rabbinical literature - History and criticism --- Judaism. --- Rabbinic literature. --- Roman Religion. --- language theories. --- magic.

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Jewish Culture and Creativity honors the wide-ranging scholarship of Prof. Michael Fishbane with contributions of his students on subjects that cover the gamut of Jewish studies, from biblical and rabbinic literature to medieval and modern Jewish culture, and concluding with case studies of the creative application of Prof. Fishbane's thought and theology in contemporary Jewish life. The innovative scholarship represented in this volume offers critical new perspectives from antiquity to contemporary Judaism and will serve as a stimulus for new directions in and beyond the field of Jewish studies.

Jewish studies, biblical literature, rabbinic literature, medieval Jewish culture, modern Jewish culture, theology, Jewish thought, contemporary Jewish life.

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The present volume honors Rabbi Professor Nehemia Polen, a rare scholar whose religious teachings, spiritual writings, and academic scholarship come together into a sustained project of interpretive imagination and engagement. With intellectual integrity and remarkable religious insight, Polen's work expands the reach of Torah into an academic quest for ever-broadening depth and connectivity. The essays in this collection, written by students, colleagues, and friends, are a testament to his enduring impact on the scholarly community. The contributions explore a range of historical periods and themes, centering upon the fields dear to Polen's heart, but they are united by a common thread: each essay is grounded in deeply engaged textual scholarship casting a glance upon the sources that is at once critical and beneficent. As a whole, they seek to give readers a richer sense of the fabric of Jewish interpretation and theology, including the history of Jewish mysticism, the promise and perils of exegesis, and the contemporary relevance of premodern and early modern texts.

Jewish philosophy. --- Jews --- Philosophy, Jewish --- Philosophy, Israeli --- Philosophy --- Hebrew Bible. --- Jewish mysticism. --- Jewish theology. --- Jewish thought. --- history and hermeneutics. --- rabbinic literature.

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This volume collects several articles by scholar Uri Zur on various areas in the field of Jewish studies. Topics discussed include different types of structure in Talmudic texts from a literary point of view, the study of the Aramaic language utilized in the Bible and the Talmud from a linguistic and interpretive perspective, the redaction of sugyot in the Talmud Bavli analyzed from a textual point of view, and matters of halakha and halakhic rules. The author also examines contemporary topics such as modern Judaism in Israel and peacemaking efforts grounded in the Pentateuch and Jewish tradition.

Aramaic. --- Biblical criticism. --- Biblical interpretation. --- Biblical translation. --- Gemara. --- Hebrew. --- Hillel. --- Israel. --- Jewish law. --- Jewish studies. --- Jewish tradition. --- Judaism. --- Modern Orthodox Judaism. --- Pentateuch. --- Talmud Bavli;Eruvin;criticism. --- Talmud. --- ancient texts. --- contemporary Judaism. --- form-stylistic design. --- halakha. --- interpretation. --- linguistics. --- peace. --- peacemaking. --- rabbinic literature. --- redaction. --- sugyot. --- tannaitic text. --- traditional Jews. --- tripartite structure. --- Talmud. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Aramaic. --- Biblical criticism. --- Biblical interpretation. --- Biblical translation. --- Eruvin. --- Gemara. --- Hebrew. --- Hillel. --- Israel. --- Jewish law. --- Jewish studies. --- Jewish tradition. --- Judaism. --- Modern Orthodox Judaism. --- Pentateuch. --- Talmud Bavli. --- Talmud. --- ancient texts. --- contemporary Judaism. --- criticism. --- form-stylistic design. --- halakha. --- interpretation. --- linguistics. --- peace. --- peacemaking. --- rabbinic literature. --- redaction. --- sugyot. --- tannaitic text. --- traditional Jews. --- tripartite structure.