Jewish Manuscripts - כתבות ומאמרים

How a Book About the Bible Became a Diary to the Translator

A glimpse into the rare translation of a work attempting to resolve the contradictions in the Bible – which served as the translator’s own tragic personal diary

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Judaism, Land of Israel

A First Glimpse into the Treasures of the “Afghan Genizah”

Judaism, Land of Israel The National Library of Israel | 12.11.17 |

A first glimpse into a few fascinating documents that reveal the life of the Afghan-Jewish communities during the 11th-13th centuries

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The Jew Who Fought Against the Censors of the Inquisition

Judaism Chen Malul | 09.11.17 |

From a rare Jewish-Italian manuscript: An outraged letter from the Jews of Ferrara to the Inquisition authorities requesting they stop censoring their printed books.

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Just How Literate Were Jewish Women of the Past? The Cairo Geniza Tells All

Judaism Cairo Genizah - A Micro History | 07.11.17 |

Boys in antiquity were taught to read and write – this we know. But were girls their brothers’ peers? What about their mothers?

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The Feminist Version of the Jewish Morning Blessing

Judaism Chen Malul | 06.11.17 |

Do you thank the Almighty for making you a man or a woman? Two fifteenth-century manuscripts show the choice is yours!

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A Rare Find: The Prayers, News and Blessings Concealed Within the Pages of Visitors’ Books from Rachel’s Tomb

Judaism, Land of Israel Chen Malul | 06.11.17 |

The difficulty of daily life in the Jewish Yishuv, coping with the Holocaust and the breakout of the War of Independence revealed.

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How Did Jewish Children Learn to Write a Thousand Years Ago?

Judaism Shulamit Elizur | 06.11.17 |

How did children practice their Hebrew letters in Medieval times? A glimpse through the Cairo Geniza offers us an answer and reveals that not much has changed.

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