Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present
Languages in Jewish Communities, Past and Present

Author: Benjamin Hary

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-11-05

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 150150455X

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This book offers sociological and structural descriptions of language varieties used in over 2 dozen Jewish communities around the world, along with synthesizing and theoretical chapters. Language descriptions focus on historical development, contemporary use, regional and social variation, structural features, and Hebrew/Aramaic loanwords. The book covers commonly researched language varieties, like Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, and Judeo-Arabic, as well as less commonly researched ones, like Judeo-Tat, Jewish Swedish, and Hebraized Amharic in Israel today.

The Wisdom of the Talmud
The Wisdom of the Talmud

Author: Ben Zion Bokser

Publisher: Citadel Press

Published: 2001-08

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780806522555

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A fascinating and revelatory introduction to the Talmud discusses the Talmudic mind, its conceptions of God, and its thoughts on social ethics, personal morality, law, and general human wisdom. Original.

Jewish Economy in the Medieval Crown of Aragon, 1213-1327
Jewish Economy in the Medieval Crown of Aragon, 1213-1327

Author: Yom Tov Assis

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-08-07

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 9004679200

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This is a seminal study of the economic history of the Jewish community of Aragon, covering a period of about 125 years from the beginning of the thirteenth century until 1327. Among other topics, the book deals with the policy of the Crown towards moneylending and commerce in the Jewish community; the community's control over its members' economic activities; the Jews' loans to the king, and their taxes and subsidies to the Crown. The book offers information on the Jews' contribution to economic history, that has been very little studied so far. It will be of interest to economic historians, historians of Jewish Middle Ages, hispanists, and medievalists in general.