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Sidra 32
Sidra is the only academic journal dedicated to the research of oral tradition literature – including all aspects of rabbinic literature throughout the ages.
Hebrew Linguistics 74
Hebrew Linguistics publishes scientific articles dealing mainly with the study of contemporary Hebrew; but also with the Hebrew language through the ages.
Alei Sefer 29
Alei Sefer is the only scientific journal in the study of the Hebrew book from all aspects – the history of the Hebrew book, its emergence and metamorphosis.
Criticism and Interpretation 46
In this issue, twelve articles were collected, each of which illuminates a unique angle of Hebrew and Jewish children's literature in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
B.D.D.- Bekhol Derakhekha Daehu 35
The periodical B.D.D. acts as a vehicle for the dissemination of new ideas; and the expression of different approaches to the interaction between Torah and general scholarship.
Religious Zionism 6
"Religious Zionism" is a journal published by the Dr. Zerach Verhaftig Institute for the Study of Religious Zionism, which deals with the history of religious Zionism, thought and creation among this movement and the processes it undergoes.
Daat 89
Sidra 33
Sidra is the only academic journal dedicated to the research of oral tradition literature – including all aspects of rabbinic literature throughout the ages.
Series
The Second Floor
The Second-Floor biographical essay presents for the first time the connection between the life history of writer Amalia Kahana-Carmon and her literary works. The details of this major writer’s personal life in Hebrew literature are revealed as fundamenta
From Supremacy to Anxiety
This book deals with the theological and practical spheres of religious Zionism at the time of the founding of the state of Israel and in its early years.
The Ba'al Shem Tov and the Lurianic Kabbalah
This book seeks to explore the Baal Shem Tov's revolution
Between Two Mountains
Miron reveals the connections of the work of four of the main modern Jewish artists: Haim-Nachman Bialik, Yitzhak Libush Peretz, Shaul Tchernichovsky and Uri-Zvi Greenberg
Studies in the Thought of R. Shaul Serero
The chapters of the book are devoted to clarifying R. Shaul's conception of the issues discussed in Jewish thought in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period
The Literary Writings of Rabbi Yoseph Haim of Baghdad
The spiritual work of Rabbi Yoseph Haim, nicknamed the 'Ben Ish Hai' because of the name of his well-known composition, is the 'Middle Pillar' in the culture of the Babylonian community in the modern era
In the Spotlight
The Fragrance of the Field
From biblical to current times; a large number of fragrances have been recorded in Jewish literature. This book is dedicated to a discussion of the halakhic domain of the "blessings on scents" that evolved in the time of the Sages.
International Relationships in the Extended El-Amarna Period (1460-1200 BC)
This volume examines international relations in an era of extensive political activity in the ancient Near East.
Rashi and the Jewish-Christian Polemic
A broad historical perspective informs this book, as well as an inclusive consideration of Rashi’s many and variegated writings related directly or indirectly to the Jewish-Christian polemic, which gained momentum in his lifetime.
Rabbenu Tam
An exploration of the intellectual and social world of Rabbeinu Tam.
Zevulun Hammer – A Political Biography
The late Zevulun Hammer (1936-1998) was one of the prominent leaders of the National Religious Party (NRP) in Israel, and this book traces his political path. His story is not just the story of the man, it is the story of a generation.
The Bible in Rabbinic Interpretation – Jonah
This book gathers all the derashot for the Book of Jonah from the Talmud and Midrash literature (150 sermons). The derashot are arranged according to the biblical sequence of verses in each chapter.