Hebrew printing in Altdorf: A brief Christian-Hebraist Phenomenon
…Christian-Hebraists. Altdorf does not merit an entry in Ch. B. Friedberg’s multi-volume History of Hebrew Typography . . . and in terms of Hebrew printing it might be described as…
Deciphering the Talmud: The First English Edition of the Talmud Revisited. Michael Levi Rodkinson: His Translation of the Talmud, and the Ensuing Controversy
…however, until 1891 that a complete Talmudic tractate was translated into English. In that year, the Rev. A. W. Streane, “Fellow and Divinity and Hebrew Lecturer, of Corpus Christi College,…
Translations of Rabbi Judah Halevi’s Kuzari
…Hebrew translation, Hartwig Hirschfeld also translated the book into English.[16] This work was reissued many times, often with minimal attribution to Hirschfeld.[17] The abridged translation of the Kuzari by Prof….
Churches, Ronald McDonald, and More
…church. I subsequently found that in his Otzar ha-Mikhtavim, vol. 1, no. 280 (p. 133), he tells of a visit to Malaga, Spain, where he also entered a church. Earlier, while…
Two Notes on Censorship and Plagiarism on the Ramban’s Commentary on the Torah
…books have been written to further understand this commentary. The most commonly used edition today is the edition by Charles B. Chavel.[2] This edition, published by Mossad HaRav Kook, in…
Lekah Tov – What’s in a Name?
…Moŝe . . . lekah. Prag 1604, 40. (Yidd. Glossary on the Prophets and Hagigrapha.).[16] Be’er Moshe, is also glosses and notes in Yiddish. 1604, Prague, R. Moses ben Issachar…
