Be'erot Yitzhak
Subtitle: studies in memory of Isadore Twersky
By: edited by Jay M. Harris.
Contributors: Twersky, Isadore.; Harris, Jay Michael, 1956-
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng; heb
Number of pages: 453
Subjects: Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204; Judaism -- History -- Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism; Jews -- Intellectual life
Description: "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.
Notes: Text chiefly in English; some articles in Hebrew.
Includes bibliographical references and index.