Land and spirituality in rabbinic literature : a memorial volume for Yaakov Elman / edited by Shana Strauch Schick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strauch Schick, Shana, editor.

Series:

Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 71.

Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elman, Yaakov.

Jewish religious poetry.

Jewish scholars.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

This volume is devoted to the texts, traditions, and practices of the Land of Israel from the end of the Second Temple period through late antiquity. Based upon a conference organized by the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies, this collection uses a range of critical methodologies and sources, including the Palestinian and Babylonian Talmudim, archaeology, and Samaritan and Jewish liturgical poetry. It presents a vibrant, complex, and multi-layered series of snapshots of rabbinic culture, written by leading contemporary scholars.

Contents:

Preface

List of Illustrations

Contributors

Part 1 Torat Erets Yisrael

1 Rabbinic Paleontology: Jewish Encounters with Fossil Giants in Roman Antiquity / Elisha Fine and Steven Fine

2 Tosefta Eduyot 1:1 On the Fear of Losing Torah and the Redaction of Tannaitic Materials / Michal Bar-Asher Siegal

3 Minhag and Popular Practice in Roman Palestine / Stuart Miller

4 The Roman Freedman and the Ḥalal : The Legal Models That Shaped Rabbinic Law on the Status of Converts in Marriage / Yael Wilfand

5 Shimon b. Shatah, the Donkey, and the Diamond: The Treasure and the Blessing, Law and Artistry / Nachman Levine

6 Whence Leprosy? An Inquiry into the Theodicies of the Tannaim

Shlomo Zuckier

7 Feasting, Fasting, and the Bounty of the Land: Rituals of Sukkot in Samaritan and Rabbinic Antiquity

Laura Lieber

8 Two Parallel Consolatory Poems for Tisha be’Av in Aramaic and Hebrew / Moshe Bernstein

Part 2 Torat Erets Yisrael in Babylonia

9 The Motif of the Forgetting and Restoration of Law: An Inter-Talmudic Difference about the Divine Role in Rabbinic Law / Alyssa Gray

10 The Use of Literary Considerations as a Key for Assessing the Reliability of Memrot in the Babylonian Talmud: The Case of the Lo Shanu Ela Traditions

Barak Cohen

11 Cultural Attitudes towards Scent in the Interpretation of Isaiah 11:3

Meira Wolkenfeld

12 “And God Blessed Them”: Procreation in Palestinian Halakhah and Babylonian Aggadah / Shana Strauch Schick

Part 3 Tributes to Yaakov Elman

13 Remembering Yaakov Elman ז״ל / Lawrence Schiffman

14 Perpetual Motion / Shai Secunda

15 Professor Yaakov Elman: A Talmud Scholar of Singular Depth and Scope / Shana Strauch Schick

16 A Tribute to Professor Yaakov Elman / Meira Wolkenfeld

List of Yaakov Elman’s Publications

Index.

Notes:

This volume is devoted to the texts, traditions, and practices of the Land of Israel during the Talmudic period. Using a variety of critical methodologies, this collection offers a picture of rabbinic literature and Israelite cultures that are multi-layered and complex.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Strauch Schick, Shana Land and Spirituality in Rabbinic Literature

ISBN:

9789004503168

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004503168 DOI