Every mishnah had to be understood in the context of all other relevant tannaitic sources. David engel is greenberg professor of holocaust studies, professor of hebrew and judaic studies, and professor of history at new york university. Ephraim kanarfogel, the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz. These three concepts have been the focus of jewish thought throughout history. The volume will provide informative reading for scholars of jewish studies and anyone with an interest in religious history. On the way of book the cambridge history of judaism. Kanarfogel, the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz, speculum 88 20, pp.
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Billi ivry university professor of jewish history, literature and law at yeshiva. Jewish history, literature and law at yeshiva university. Ill simply offer my opinion on whether the book can be read for selfstudy. The intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz kanarfogel, ephraim published by wayne state university press kanarfogel, ephraim. The aha was founded in 1884 and chartered by congress in 1889 to serve the interests of the entire discipline of history. His most recent book, th e intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz.
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The present study aims to trace the views of rabbinic figures in medieval ashkenaz during this period. Progress and tradition in medieval ashkenaz, jewish. The last four centuries have presented jewish thinkers with increasingly difficult challenges. Judaism and jewish culture the cambridge dictionary of judaism and jewish culture is an authoritative and accessible reference work for a twenty. Intriguing case studies challenge the traditional sephardi. Regional identities and cultures of medieval jews edited by javier castano, talya fishman, and ephraim kanarfogel. The economics of torah scholarship in medieval jewish thought and practice introduction the study and teaching of torah is rated as one of the highest goals in judaism. Regional identities and cultures of medieval jews javier. Edelman professor of hebrew and judaic studies at new york university. Jewish spiritual and intellectual history in the medieval christian world overview and sources, to appear in ibid.
Perelis this course explores the cultural history of the jews of spain the sephardim, from the muslim conquest of the iberian peninsula in 711 until the expulsion of 1492. Ephraim kanarfogel, the intellectual history and rabbinic. For a survey of intellectual culture related to the study of the bible see the classic beryl smalley, the study of the bible in the middle ages. Ephraim kanarfogel s book the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz is a tribute to his deep knowledge of medieval rabbinic writings and his ability to mine these texts for invaluable historical information. Littman library of jewish civilization, 2009, papal power and protection in the shebet yehudah.
Early christianity in its hellenistic context, vol. Online pdf the intellectual history and rabbinic culture. In the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz, author ephraim kanarfogel challenges the dominant perception that medieval ashkenazic rabbinic scholarship was lacking in intellectualism or broad scholarly interests. Dec, 2016 buy the worlds of american intellectual history oxfo12 06 2019 1 by isaac, joel, kloppenberg, james t. Full text of notes on the study of merkabah mysticism and. The economics of torah scholarship in medieval jewish. Studies in medieval jewish intellectual and social history. Daily commodities and religious identity in the medieval jewish communities of northern europe volume 50 elisheva baumgarten. Lasker chapter 19 languages and translations by david m. Lasker dreams as a determinant of jewish law and practice in northern europe during the high middle ages ephraim kanarfogel orality and literacy. And the study of torah is equivalent to everything else. Kabbalah and jewish modernity hebrew telaviv university press, 2011, in hebrew the goldsteingoren library of jewish thought. Billi ivry professor of jewish history, stern college for women and bernard revel graduate. Journal of intellectual history and political thought issue.
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The essays in rabbinic culture and its critics offer a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on jewish dissent within a traditional society that cuts across temporal, geographical, and phenomenological boundaries. His most recent book, the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz, won both the goldsteingoren international book award for best book in jewish thought, 20102012, and the jordan schnitzer book prize from the association of jewish studies for the best book in biblical. The intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz. The worlds of american intellectual history oxfo12 06. The intellectual life of medieval ashkenazi jews the met. First, kloppenberg emphasized at the start of his talk that obamas intellectual development occurred in relation to three key themes, or matrices a term left out by cohen but used by him. The worlds of american intellectual history has at its heart studies of american thinkers. Ephraim kanarfogel having served as spiritual leader of teanecks congregation beth aaron from 1984 to 2003 and still a local resident, our scholar in residence is well known by many in our community. The emergence and development of tosafot on the talmud. He is the author of six books, including, most recently, historians of the jews and the holocaust stanford, 2010. The intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz by ephraim kanarfogel.
A fellow of the american academy for jewish research, professor kanarfogel is the author or editor of six books and a winner of the national jewish book award. The intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz is an exceptional book that offers a dramatically new paradigm for understanding intellectual life in medieval ashkenaz. Jan 20, 2012 david engel is greenberg professor of holocaust studies, professor of hebrew and judaic studies, and professor of history at new york university. The bernard revel graduate school of jewish studies, located on yeshiva universitys wilf campus in the washington heights section. Through these lectures you will observe the timehonored intellectual tradition through which judaism analyzes, rethinks, and reformulates itself. Rabbinic culture and its critics wayne state university. Robinson chapter 20 book production by malachi beit. Progress and tradition in medieval ashkenaz progress and tradition in medieval ashkenaz kanarfogel, ephraim 20041005 00. Pdf recent trends in the study of the intellectual. Rabbinic approaches to apostasy and reversion in medieval europe will be published by wayne state university press in 2019. The essays in this book demonstrate the breadth and vitality of american intellectual history. Medieval and jewish history scholars will appreciate kanarfogels volume, which is the culmination of several decades of research on the subject. The cambridge history of judaism edited by robert chazan.
Recent trends in the study of the intellectual history of. These are vast oceans of knowledge and inquiry, and most of the trends i identify as recent have actually existed, in various forms, prior to the last few decades. Rabbi kanarfogels forthcoming book, brothers from afar. Aligning with the ahas mission, the ahr has been the journal of record for the historical profession in the united states since 1895the only. Kanarfogel, the intellectual history and rabbinic culture of medieval ashkenaz detroit. Scholars have attempted to address the paradoxes of the medieval jewish experience in a variety of ways. Journal of intellectual history and political thought. The volume will provide informative reading for scholars of jewish studies and anyone with an. Daily commodities and religious identity in the medieval. The course explores the rich intellectual and artistic heritage of the sephardim. Elisheva baumgarten, ruth mazo karras, and katelyn mesler. Volume 6 examines the history of judaism during the second half of the middle ages.