Based on current linguistic approaches, an empirical study was conducted to demonstrate the discrepancies between normative grammar, as taught in schools, and actual pronunciation in the verb system. Gaps were attributed to sociolinguistic vari...
This collection of articles written by scholars involved in research and in teaching unfolds a variety of methods suitable for use in the teaching of portions of the Torah and the Prophets in secondary schools.
Methods of interpretation based on the theories of Derrida, Levi-Strauss and others are presented and analysed. Theoretical assumptions are substantiated by specific interpretations. The work is a must for scholars, teachers and students of Heb...
Taken from a manuscript that reached Turkey after the Expulsion from Spain, the sermons focused on death and the eternity of the soul and were delivered on occasions such as weddings, circumcisions, festivals and funerals.
A unique book, which focuses on the Sephardic Romance. Originating in medieval Spanish literature, the Romance is a well-known genre in Sephardic literature and became one of the most popular genres in Judeo-Spanish literature after the Expulsi...
A comprehensive review of the climate of Israel. The first part analyses the spatial and temporal distribution of the atmospheric parameters in Israel. The second part deals with the application of these elements in various fields of forecastin...
Historical accounts and oral traditions of the eating of locusts among Jewish communities throughout the diaspora. Extensive attention is paid to the geo-cultural aspect and its influence on eating practices and rabbinical halakhic rulings amon...
The Jewish Badchan has many faces: from that of the clown (leiz), who wandered from place to place during the Middle Ages together with non-Jewish performers, to that of the wedding preacher (muserzoger). The author traces the course of the bad...