Title: Be'erot Yitshak : studies in memory of Isadore Twersky /
Authors: Twersky, Isadore; Harris, Jay Michael, 1956-
Publisher: Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University ; Distributed by Harvard University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Maimonides, Moses,; Judaism History; Rabbinical literature History and criticism.; Jews Intellectual life.
Abstract: "This collection of scholarly essays, in memory of Professor Isadore Twersky of Harvard University, displays the depth of and approach to Jewish knowledge and thought conveyed by Prof. Twersky to his students. The authors of these essays, now leading scholars in their fields throughout the world, explore the intellectual history of Judaism by examining the writings of leading individuals, and by analyzing movements and ideas, such as the Halakhah, Kabbalah, the Karaites, reincarnation, and penitence."--BOOK JACKET.