“…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud…”
…the Korean Talmud, in some ways, is an inversion of the Babylonian Talmud –...
Author Archives: Drew Kaplan
“…a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically AND ideologically for both conservative and liberal sides of the community”
I think a schism in American Modern Orthodoxy will have grave consequences both practically...
“…the great divides are about how or whether American Jews feel essentially safe and at home or eternally vulnerable and vigilant…”
The basic political theory behind organized Jewish communal (read: establishment) politics in America since...
“Neusner moved the study of Judaism from Near Eastern Language or History departments into Religious Studies”
As both a scholar and an academic politician, Neusner moved the study of Judaism...
“Neusner was a rabbinic historian. He can be credited with reinventing rabbinic historiography in the modern period”
Neusner was a rabbinic historian. He can be credited with reinventing rabbinic historiography in...
“The field of rabbinics is peopled by two types of scholars—literary scholars and historians”
The field of rabbinics is peopled by two types of scholars—literary scholars and historians....
“A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and differences between the compositions…”
A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and...
“…journalism, as a field, is as addled as an addict, gaunt, wasted, and twitchy, its pockets as empty as its nights are sleepless”
In the past half century, and especially in the past two decades, journalism itself—the...
The Phrase משתה in the Book of Esther
Many English versions translate משתה generally as either “feast” (e.g., ESV, KJV, NKJV) or...
“Philologists can sometimes forget that texts are not themselves autonomous subjects that move here and there, or chameleons that change color to fit the scenery”
Philologists can sometimes forget that texts are not themselves autonomous subjects that move here...