Main description: The ninth volume of this edition, translation, and commentary of the Jerusalem Talmud contains two Tractates. The first Tractate, 0Documents0, treats divorce law and principles of agency when written documents are required. Collateral topics are the rules for d…
Biographical note: Heinrich W. Guggenheimer, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn NY, USA. Dieser zweite Band einer fünfbändigen Ausgabe der dritten Ordnung des Jerusalem Talmud behandelt in Teil I (So?ah) das Gottesurteil für eine Frau bei Verdacht auf Ehebruch (Num 5) und die Rol…
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by Guggenheimer, Heinrich W., (Heinrich Walter)
fromStudia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.)
This volume of the Jerusalem Talmud comprises the fourth and fifth tractates of the Second Order. Pesahim introduces the prescriptions regarding Passover; Yoma covers regulations related to Yom Kippur, especially the role of the Kohen Gadol and the order of services. The tractat…
The Targums are interpretative translations of the Hebrew text of the Bible which originated in Synagogue teaching, where an interpretation of the Hebrew text had to be given orally for the benefit of non-Hebrew speaking congregations. Over the centuries, a loose 'Targum Traditi…