Judaic Studies
Go west, young Hebraist.
Questioning “methodological atheism.”
The ancient Jewish historian Josephus is best known today for his Jewish Wars, which chronicles the great revolt against Roman rule in Judea (in which. . .
The Talmud comprises two different works, one (Mishnah) redacted around the year 200 C.E. and the other (Gemara) around the year 600. The latter portion,. . .
The rabbinic scholar Saul Lieberman, who died in 1983, was famed for his comprehensive knowledge of talmudic literature, his meticulous scholarship, and his synthesis of. . .
An Orthodox rabbi and a non-Jewish Yale professor discuss their personal paths, and their respective approaches, to the Talmud. (Video, about 2 hours)
Programs of Jewish studies in colleges and universities have added greatly to the possibilities for Jewish self-understanding. But they offer no sure pathway to Jewish identity.