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Category Archives: Jacob Neusner
JACOB NEUSNER, THE MISHNAH, AND VENTRILOQUISM
John C. Poirer writes: Jacob Neusner’s ideas on the Mishnah have already been roundly criticized. Nevertheless many of Neusner’s extraordinary ideas still need to be examined. This response to Neusner’s reading of the Mishnah raises questions in four areas: (1) … Continue reading
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Just One New Idea
In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Moses Kunitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Jacob Neusner used to say that if you find one thing of value in a book, then it is worthwhile. He said this … Continue reading
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Yori Yanover’s Brief Affair With Prof. Jacob Neusner
Yori emails: A few years ago, during a conference on Lubavitch at Bar Ilan University, I went up to introduce myself to Prof. David Berger who was on the dais. Berger, a staunch opponent of Lubavitch, specifically for its perceived … Continue reading
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The Pope’s Favorite Rabbi
From Time magazine: In choosing Neusner as his muse, Benedict selected a man as formidable and controversial in the field of Jewish studies as the Pope is in Catholicism. An expert on the sprawling literature of the 1st through 6th … Continue reading
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