Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
· Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum;
· Title: “Understanding the Talmud: A Systematic Guide to Talmudic Structure and Methodology.”
· Pages: 122 pages
· Publisher: Feldheim; 2nd edition (1988)
· ISBN-13: 978-0873064651
· Price: $29.99 (Amazon prime)
· Rating: 4 star
· Reviewer: Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
Some Aramaic scholarly friends of mine who speak and know Talmudic Aramaic often complain about the ...
Learn More ShareYes, I have great news for everyone who has inquired when the last volumes of the Philo Torah commentary series will be released, the answer is hopefully within the next couple of weeks. In fact, I will also be releasing Philo’s Commentary on Deuteronomy, which I must confess is my favorite volume of the entire series. The rest of the Philo series from Genesis to Leviticus will soon be out as well, newly edited, along with brand new introductions and ...
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The Golden Age of Islam extended from the 8th century to the 13th century, when much of the historically Islamic world embraced a flowering of scientific, economic and cultural prosperity until the time of the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258 CE , when the Islamic Golden Age officially ended. Before that time, Islam was vastly ahead of their counterparts in Europe, and excelled in just about every ancient secular and ...
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It’s hard to believe that the birth of a concept I had when I was about 18, has finally come to fruition! The rest of the series is moving at warp speed and Exodus will be coming out sometime in November or possibly December. It looks to be a longer work, perhaps the longest of the series.
Leviticus will be out around Purim and Numbers will be out in the early spring of 2015. By summer of 2015, Deuteronomy will ...
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This past week, the Jewish Chronicle published a remarkable article that caught my attention that I would like to write about, which just appeared in the news for the first time.[1]
The time: 2012
The place: Modern day Amsterdam.
The event: A group of university scholars and leaders of the Amsterdam Jewish community meet to discuss the possibility of lifting a ban of excommunication made against Baruch Spinoza. This ban has been in effect for 356 ...
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