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Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel | The Massacre That Never Was Sara Jo Ben-Zvi 101 Treasures from the National Library of Israelby Raquel Ukeles et al. Scala Arts Publishers2023, 334 pages Artfully...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 67 | December 2023

Book Review | Koren Talmud Bavli, Berakhot

Michael Goldblum

A new annotated translation of the Talmud is not just more of the same, but signifies a departure in Talmud study, inviting engaged discussion instead of enshrining tradition Michael Goldblum Koren Talmud Bavli, BerakhotCommentary by...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 11 | July 2012

Book Review | Demonic Desires

Shai Secunda

The lustful demon of the Babylonian Talmud gamely withstands all scholarly attempts at rehabilitation Shai Secunda Demonic Desires“Yetzer Hara” and the Problem of Evil in Late Antiquity Ishay Rosen-ZviUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 2011, 280 pages...

AntiquityBook ReviewsColumnsIssue 10 | April 2012Middle EastReligions

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Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Jews and the Wine Trade in Medieval Europe | One Day in October Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Jews and the Wine Trade in Medieval EuropePrinciples and Pressures Haym Soloveitchik Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2024274 pages ...

Book ReviewsColumnsEuropeIssue 70 | September 2024Medieval Period

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Elka Weber

The Legacy | The Jew in Czech and Slovak Imagination, 1938–89 | Dirty Jewess | Writing on the Wall Elka Weber The Legacy Melanie PhillipsBombardier Books, 2018, 400 pages Celebrated British journalist Melanie Phillips’...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 45 | November 2018

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Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic | Reading Herzl in Beirut Sara Jo Ben-Zvi The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s AtticRereading the Women of the Talmud Gila FineMaggid Books, 2024, 249 pages It’s rare to...

Book ReviewsColumnsEuropeIssue 71 | December 2024Medieval Period

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

Elka Weber

Was Abraham Lincoln’s attitude to Jews just an extension of his genuine affection for all men, regardless of race or creed, or did it reflect a special regard for the people of the book? Marking...

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Book Review | Pleasant are their Names

Elka Weber

Tell me your name and I’ll tell you where you come from. The origins and significance of Jewish names is a fast developing field of research, a rare window opening onto a world long-thought left...

Book ReviewsColumnsEarly modern periodIssue 10 | April 2012

Book Review | Maimonides in His World

Shai Secunda

Shai Secunda Maimonides in His WorldPortrait of a Mediterranean Thinker Sarah StroumsaPrinceton University Press 2009 Faced with a sophisticated yet uncomplicated gadget, the New York Times’ review of the iPad™ offers two assessments side...

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