Eshkolot (Jewish Studies book series)

Jewish Studies Book Series

"Eshkolot" is a Jewish Studies book series, edited by Amos Geula, a project of the Herzog College research institute that is published by the research authority of Herzog College in collaboration with the World Union of Jewish Studies. The Judaic Studies series includes works from the various fields of Judaism, which have a significant contribution and are a complete study of a particular subject or a critical edition (scientific edition) of a manuscript with a comprehensive introduction. Each book is accompanied by a professional academic committee and undergoes academic editing as well as peer review. Some of the books in the series have unique databases open to the public which can be found on the Herzog College's Research Authority website under "Herzog Databases[1]".

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## Books published by the Eshkolot Jewish Studies Series[edit]

The following books have been published by the Eshkolot Jewish Studies book series:

1.Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda:

* Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda, by Professor Yosef Ofer and Professor Jonathan Jacobs (2013).
* Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda, Second Edition, by Professor Yosef Ofer and Professor Jonathan Jacobs (2022).

2.The Geonic Talmud – The Attitude of Babylonian Geonim to the Text of the Babylonian Talmud, by Dr. Uziel Fuchs (2017).

3.Midrash Hachamim Commentary on the Torah, by Dr. Yoav Barzily (2017).

4.Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage:

* Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage, Vol. 1: Critical Edition with an Introduction, by Professor Daniel Reiser (2017).
* Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage, Vol 2: Facsimile Edition with transcription, by Professor Daniel Reiser (2017).
* Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage, Vol. 1: Critical Edition with an Introduction, Second Revised Edition, by Professor Daniel Reiser (2022).

Book cover Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda by Professor Yosef Ofer and Professor Jonathan Jacobs. One of the books from the "Eshkolot Jewish Studies Series"

5.Midrash Agadat Beresheit, by Ezra Kahalani (2021).

6.Rabbi Joseph Hayyun's Commentary on the Book of Jeremiah, By Dr. Yohanan Kapah in collaboration with The David Moses and Amalia Rosen Foundation (2022).

## Funding[edit]

The series is mainly funded by the Research Authority at Herzog College and the World Union of Jewish Studies. Additional support is received by other foundations including the Israel Science Foundation, The Israeli Lottery Council for Culture and Arts- Mifal HaPayis, The Legacy Committee Estates and Trusts Department of the State of Israel, the Amalia and Rabbi Moshe Rosen Foundation and The International Institute for Holocaust Research of Yad VaShem.

## Prizes[edit]

In 2017 The book Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda won the Yad Yitzchak Ben Tzvi prize on exploration of the communities of Israel in the East and the communities of Spain and their dispersal.[2]

In 2018 the book Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage won the Yad Vashem international book prize for Holocaust research.[3]

## Book reviews[edit]

1. Hananel Mack,[4] Yehuda Tropper[5] and Eliezer Brodt[6] each wrote a review on Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda
2. Carmiel Cohen[7] and Pinchas Roth[8] each wrote a review on The Geonic Talmud – The Attitude of Babylonian Geonim to the Text of the Babylonian Talmud
3. Jonathan Jacobs wrote a review on Midrash Hachamim Commentary On the Torah[9]
4. Uriel Gelman,[10][circular reference] James DeMont,[11] Henry Abrahamson,[12] Shaul Maggid[13] and Moria Herman[14] each wrote a review on Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage.
5. Hananel Mack wrote a review on Midrash Agadat Beresheit.[15]

## Databases[edit]

Some of the series' books are accompanied by unique online databases which are open to public use.

1\. Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda has a database which includes a comparison between the different versions of Nahmanides' Torah Commentary that appear in different manuscripts [16]

2\. Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage has a database which includes an exact transcript of the manuscript (at all its layers) as well as the corresponding page from the facsimile, organized by parasha order and holidays.[17]

3\. The book Midrash Aggadat Bereishit is accompanied by a synopsis database of transcripts of all writings, genizah passages and secondary textual witnesses, in the order of the chapters and paragraphs.[18]

## See also[edit]

* Eshkolot

## References[edit]

1. ^ המכללה האקדמית הרצוג, רשות המחקר. "מאגרי מידע הרצוג". המכללה האקדמית הרצוג (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
2. ^ "פרס בן-צבי לשנת תשע"ז". www.ybz.org.il. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
3. ^ "The Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research 2022". www.yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
4. ^ "קתדרה 159". www.ybz.org.il. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
5. ^ "בעל התוספות | יהודה טרופר". מוסף "שבת" - לתורה, הגות ספרות ואמנות (in Hebrew). 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
6. ^ "Book Announcement-Sale: Iggrot Shmuel, by Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi – The Seforim Blog". Retrieved 2021-12-19.
7. ^ "מקור ראשון". digital-edition.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
8. ^ Roth, Pinchas (2019-02-01). "The Geonic Talmud: The Attitude of Babylonian Geonim to the Text of the Babylonian Talmud, written by Uziel Fuchs". European Journal of Jewish Studies. 13 (1): 146–148. doi:10.1163/1872471X-11311020. ISSN 1872-471X. S2CID 172040331.
9. ^ "מקור ראשון".
10. ^ "אוריאל גלמן, "כתב יד קודש", מקור ראשון גיליון 1041, 2017".
11. ^ "The Buried, Raging Sermons of the Warsaw Ghetto Rabbi » Mosaic". Mosaic. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
12. ^ Lehrhaus (2017-10-23). "Deciphering the Rosetta Stone of the Holocaust". Medium. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
13. ^ "Thank G-d This Classic Rabbinic Text Survived the Warsaw Ghetto". Tablet Magazine. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
14. ^ Herman, Moria. "קריאה חדשה בדרשותיו של האדמו"ר מפיאסצנה מתקופת השואה" (PDF).
15. ^ Mack, Hananel (April 19, 2022). "Book review in Haaretz newspaper".
16. ^ Herzog College, Research Authority. "Database- Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda".
17. ^ Herzog College, Research Authority. "Database - Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage".
18. ^ Herzog Colleg, Research Authority. "Database- Midrash Aggadat Bereishit".

## External links[edit]

The Eshkolot book series pages on the Research Authority at Herzog College website:

* Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda page on the Research Authority at Herzog College website
* The Geonic Talmud – The Attitude of Babylonian Geonim to the Text of the Babylonian Talmud page on the Research Authority at Herzog College website
* Midrash Hachamim Commentary On the Torah page on the Research Authority at Herzog College website
* Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira – Sermons from the Years of Rage page on the Research Authority at Herzog College website
* Midrah Agadat Beresheit page on the Research Authority at Herzog College website