Women in Judaism a Multidisciplinary Journal, Mar 19, 2015
Tamar Yellin's book The Genizah at the House of Shepher is a well-written novel about the journey... more Tamar Yellin's book The Genizah at the House of Shepher is a well-written novel about the journey of several members of the Shepher family. These aren't just journeys in the literal sense of the word, although there seems to be a definite longing to be somewhere else than where they are. There's also an inner journey; struggling with love, identity and choices made or not made. The book is divided into four parts, each containing small chapters dealing with the different story lines of the four main characters of the book: Shulamit, her father, grandfather and great-grandfather. There are also several chapters on Judaism and Jewish literature, which gives the impression that the author, a lecturer in Jewish Studies, wishes to teach as well as to entertain. The book starts off with the great-grandfather, Shalom Shepher, a great scholar who through diligent study knows the Torah inside out. This knowledge and a keen eye made him the greatest corrector of scrolls of his time. At the age of eighteen he decides to leave for Jerusalem, divorcing his wife of five years, pulled by a longing to go to the East. It takes him a good two and a half years to get there because not only does he get ill on the journey, every Jewish community he passes wants him to correct their texts. Once in Jerusalem he remarries and despite the fact that the marriage isn't really based on love, it lasts and they have many children. Batsheva, his wife, is a hard woman but one who has a head for business. At some point there is an outbreak of cholera and Shalom falls ill. Batsheva nurses him with vinegar and saves him. Yet after his miraculous recovery, Shalom becomes restless again and wants to travel even further to the East. He becomes overly certain that the Messiah is coming and that he's got a task to bring the ten lost tribes back home. With the agreement of his rabbi he leaves only to return two years later. He states that he has found the ten tribes and that they live in great splendour beyond the River Sambatyon. His travel stories are well loved by his
Between 2004 and 2009, the Agunah Research Unit of the University of Manchester (UK) undertook a ... more Between 2004 and 2009, the Agunah Research Unit of the University of Manchester (UK) undertook a major project of halakhic research into the agunah problem, analysing and responding to objections to earlier proposed solutions and seeking to refine them. Six books (including a Hebrew summary of 100 pages) have been published on the Unit's website, along with over 20 working papers (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/).
The present "Composite Index" provides an index to all halachic sources cited in the six books, with links at the beginning of the Index to those books and to the website of the Unit (from which the 2009 Launch Lecture, outlining the approach of the Unit and its proposals, may be downloaded: Working Paper number 21).
בין השנים 2004 – 2009, קבוצת מחקר העגונה באוניברסיטת מנצ'סטר ערכה פרוייקט רחב היקף, המנתח את בעיית העגונות ואת פתרונותיה, בוחן את הפתרונות השונים שהוצעו בעבר, ומציע פתרון משולב לבעיה. חברי הקבוצה פרסמו שישה ספרים (חמישה באנגלית ואחד, סיכום המחקר, בעברית), הניתנים להורדה מאתר קבוצת המחקר, יחד עם למעלה מ-20 ניירות עבודה (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/). מתווה המחקר של הקבוצה וקווים עיקריים להצעת הפתרון מופיע בנייר עבודה מס' 21.
האינדקס המצורף כולל הפניות לכל המקורות ההלכתיים המופיעים בששת הספרים, כמו גם קישורים להורדת הספרים.
Women in Judaism a Multidisciplinary Journal, Mar 19, 2015
Tamar Yellin's book The Genizah at the House of Shepher is a well-written novel about the journey... more Tamar Yellin's book The Genizah at the House of Shepher is a well-written novel about the journey of several members of the Shepher family. These aren't just journeys in the literal sense of the word, although there seems to be a definite longing to be somewhere else than where they are. There's also an inner journey; struggling with love, identity and choices made or not made. The book is divided into four parts, each containing small chapters dealing with the different story lines of the four main characters of the book: Shulamit, her father, grandfather and great-grandfather. There are also several chapters on Judaism and Jewish literature, which gives the impression that the author, a lecturer in Jewish Studies, wishes to teach as well as to entertain. The book starts off with the great-grandfather, Shalom Shepher, a great scholar who through diligent study knows the Torah inside out. This knowledge and a keen eye made him the greatest corrector of scrolls of his time. At the age of eighteen he decides to leave for Jerusalem, divorcing his wife of five years, pulled by a longing to go to the East. It takes him a good two and a half years to get there because not only does he get ill on the journey, every Jewish community he passes wants him to correct their texts. Once in Jerusalem he remarries and despite the fact that the marriage isn't really based on love, it lasts and they have many children. Batsheva, his wife, is a hard woman but one who has a head for business. At some point there is an outbreak of cholera and Shalom falls ill. Batsheva nurses him with vinegar and saves him. Yet after his miraculous recovery, Shalom becomes restless again and wants to travel even further to the East. He becomes overly certain that the Messiah is coming and that he's got a task to bring the ten lost tribes back home. With the agreement of his rabbi he leaves only to return two years later. He states that he has found the ten tribes and that they live in great splendour beyond the River Sambatyon. His travel stories are well loved by his
Between 2004 and 2009, the Agunah Research Unit of the University of Manchester (UK) undertook a ... more Between 2004 and 2009, the Agunah Research Unit of the University of Manchester (UK) undertook a major project of halakhic research into the agunah problem, analysing and responding to objections to earlier proposed solutions and seeking to refine them. Six books (including a Hebrew summary of 100 pages) have been published on the Unit's website, along with over 20 working papers (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/).
The present "Composite Index" provides an index to all halachic sources cited in the six books, with links at the beginning of the Index to those books and to the website of the Unit (from which the 2009 Launch Lecture, outlining the approach of the Unit and its proposals, may be downloaded: Working Paper number 21).
בין השנים 2004 – 2009, קבוצת מחקר העגונה באוניברסיטת מנצ'סטר ערכה פרוייקט רחב היקף, המנתח את בעיית העגונות ואת פתרונותיה, בוחן את הפתרונות השונים שהוצעו בעבר, ומציע פתרון משולב לבעיה. חברי הקבוצה פרסמו שישה ספרים (חמישה באנגלית ואחד, סיכום המחקר, בעברית), הניתנים להורדה מאתר קבוצת המחקר, יחד עם למעלה מ-20 ניירות עבודה (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/). מתווה המחקר של הקבוצה וקווים עיקריים להצעת הפתרון מופיע בנייר עבודה מס' 21.
האינדקס המצורף כולל הפניות לכל המקורות ההלכתיים המופיעים בששת הספרים, כמו גם קישורים להורדת הספרים.
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The present "Composite Index" provides an index to all halachic sources cited in the six books, with links at the beginning of the Index to those books and to the website of the Unit (from which the 2009 Launch Lecture, outlining the approach of the Unit and its proposals, may be downloaded: Working Paper number 21).
בין השנים 2004 – 2009, קבוצת מחקר העגונה באוניברסיטת מנצ'סטר ערכה פרוייקט רחב היקף, המנתח את בעיית העגונות ואת פתרונותיה, בוחן את הפתרונות השונים שהוצעו בעבר, ומציע פתרון משולב לבעיה. חברי הקבוצה פרסמו שישה ספרים (חמישה באנגלית ואחד, סיכום המחקר, בעברית), הניתנים להורדה מאתר קבוצת המחקר, יחד עם למעלה מ-20 ניירות עבודה (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/). מתווה המחקר של הקבוצה וקווים עיקריים להצעת הפתרון מופיע בנייר עבודה מס' 21.
האינדקס המצורף כולל הפניות לכל המקורות ההלכתיים המופיעים בששת הספרים, כמו גם קישורים להורדת הספרים.
The present "Composite Index" provides an index to all halachic sources cited in the six books, with links at the beginning of the Index to those books and to the website of the Unit (from which the 2009 Launch Lecture, outlining the approach of the Unit and its proposals, may be downloaded: Working Paper number 21).
בין השנים 2004 – 2009, קבוצת מחקר העגונה באוניברסיטת מנצ'סטר ערכה פרוייקט רחב היקף, המנתח את בעיית העגונות ואת פתרונותיה, בוחן את הפתרונות השונים שהוצעו בעבר, ומציע פתרון משולב לבעיה. חברי הקבוצה פרסמו שישה ספרים (חמישה באנגלית ואחד, סיכום המחקר, בעברית), הניתנים להורדה מאתר קבוצת המחקר, יחד עם למעלה מ-20 ניירות עבודה (http://www.manchesterjewishstudies.org/publications/). מתווה המחקר של הקבוצה וקווים עיקריים להצעת הפתרון מופיע בנייר עבודה מס' 21.
האינדקס המצורף כולל הפניות לכל המקורות ההלכתיים המופיעים בששת הספרים, כמו גם קישורים להורדת הספרים.