The crowns of the letters = Ketarim la-otiyot : essays on aggada and the lives of the sages / Rabbi Ari D. Kahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahn, Ari D., author.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Aggada.

Tannaim--Biography.

Tannaim.

Amoraim.

Amoraim--Biography.

Talmud--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Talmud.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiv, 452 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Ketarim la-otiyot

Place of Publication:

New York : OU Press, 2020.

Brooklyn, NY : Ktav Publishing House, 2020.

Language Note:

In English with occasional Hebrew ; additional primary sources in Hebrew (pages 447-452).

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. "These And These": The Schools Of Hillel And Shammai And Multiple Truths (Eruvin 13B)

2. The Crowns On The Letters: Revelation And Concealment (Menahot 29B)

3. It Is Not In Heaven: Rabbi Eliezer, The Sages, And A Problematic Oven (Bava Metzia 59A)

4. Rabbi Elazar Ben Arakh: The Rabbi Who Disappeared (Avot 2:8)

5. The Lives And Deaths Of Ben Azzai (Hagiga 14B)

6. Elisha Ben Avuya/Ajter: The Story Of A Scholar Gone Astray (Hagiga 14B

15A)

7. Rabbi Elazar Ben Durdia: The Teacher Of Teshuva (Avoda Zara 17A)

8. Resh Lakish And The Power Of Teshuva (Bava Metzia 84A)

9. The Great Principle Of The Torah And The Tragic Death Of Rabbi Akiva's Students (Yevamot 62B)

10. Bar Kokhba And The Messianic Era: A Second Look At The Death Of R. Akiva's Students (Y. Taanit 5:4)

11. Rabbi Akiva And Rabbi Shimon: The Calf And The Cow, The Big Tree And The Book (Pesahim 112A)

12. The Metamorphosis Of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai (Shabbat 33B).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781602804098

1602804095

OCLC:

1245392360

Publisher Number:

99988467082