Six classic texts of modern Hebrew literature viewed from a variety of critical perspectives. "Reading Hebrew Literature" explores the many ways Israeli literature is read in the United States. In it, ...
When we confess, we bang our chests on top of where our hearts are. Yet, the heart in classical Hebrew thought is not the seat of our feelings or love (‘With all my heart’) but the seat of our ...
The 1,100-year-old book could become the most expensive book ever sold. (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well ...
Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library’s exhibit, “Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book.” A medieval ...