Hasan-Rokem explores the relationship between literature and 'reality' in Late Antique Jewish culture by way of sacred Rabbinic stories from the Talmud and the Midrash, focusing on specific Hebrew and Aramaic narratives dating between 150 and 500 CE....
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, many perceived American Jewry to be in a state of crisis as traditions of faith faced modern sensibilities. Published beginning in 1909, Rabbi and Professor Louis Ginzberg's seven-volume The Legends of the Jews appeared at this crucial time and offered a la...
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Hasidism, a Jewish religious movement that originated in Poland in the eighteenth century, today counts over 700,000 adherents, primarily in the U.S., Israel, and the UK. Popular and scholarly interest in Hasidic Judaism and Hasidic Jews is growing, but there is no textbook dedicated to research met...
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