"In the dwelling of a sage lie precious treasures"
Subtitle: essays in Jewish Studies in honor of Shnayer Z. Leiman
By: edited by Yitzhak Berger and Chaim Milikowsky
Contributors: Yeshiva University
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Brooklyn, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781602804029
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Rabbinical literature; History and criticism; Jews; History; Judaism; Doctrines; Jewish art; Civilization; Jewish law; Festschriften; Bible
Other titles: In the dwelling of a sage lie precious treasures
Description: For over fifty years, Shnayer Leiman-prolific scholar of Jewish Studies, renowned lecturer, dedicated mentor and colleague, and individual of exceptional character-has enriched the lives and minds of scholars and laypeople, contributing to a wide range of academic specialties and imparting fascinating discoveries to the wider public. Consistent with the breadth of its honoree, the present volume features stimulating essays that span a range of fields: Bible and philology, Masorah, biblical interpretation, Jewish philosophy and theology, halakhah and pilpul, works of art and their connection to Jewish law and thought, and the social and intellectual history of medieval and modern Jews of diverse regions and cultures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.