Rabbinic Creativity

Medieval W. Christendom

1. Introduction
   1. Introduction- Rabbinic Creativity
2. Images
   1. Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Mishneh Torah Manuscript
   2. Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Portuguese Mishneh Torah Manuscript
   3. Rabbi Zedekiah ben Abrahamha-Rofe, Shibbolei Ha-Leket
   4. Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Italian Arba`ah Turim, Yorah De`ah Manuscript
   5. Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Italian Arba`ah Turim Even ha-`Ezer Manuscript
   6. Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Italian Arba`ah Turim, Hoshen Mishpat Manuscript
3. Primary Texts
   1. The Establishment of Rabbinic Studies in Spain, Abraham Ibn Daud’s Sefer ha-Kabbalah
   2. History of Rabbinic Studies in France, Rabbi Moses of Coucy’s Sefer Mizvot Gadol
   3. History of Rabbinic Studies in France, Rabbi Menahem ben Zerah’s Zeidah la-Derekh
   4. Code Introduction, Rabbi Asher ben Yehiel’s Arba`ah Turim
4. Secondary Literature
   1. I. Ta-Shma, “Rabbinic Literature in the Middle Ages- 1000-1492,” The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies (2002), ed. M. Goodman et al. (Oxford- Oxford University Press, 2002), 219-240.
   2. I. Twersky, Rabad of Posquieres, A Twelfth-Century Talmudist (Cambridge MA- Harvard University Press, 1962).
   3. H. J. Zimmels, “Codification by the Jews of Spain,” The Sephardi Heritage, ed. R. D. Barnett (New York- Ktav, 1971), 402-424.
   4. H. Soloveitchik, “Religious Law and Change- The Medieval Ashkenazic Example,” AJS Review 12 (1987)- 205-221.
   5. E. Kanarfogel, “Progress and Tradition in Medieval Ashkenaz,” Jewish History 14 (2000)- 287-315.
   6. H. Soloveitchik, “Catastrophe and Halakhic Creativity; Ashkenaz – 1096, 1242, 1306 and 1298,” Jewish History 12 (1998)- 71-85.
5. Videos
   1. What part did the rabbinic tradition play in Medieval Europe? Prof. Robert Chazan.
   2. Cultural Stimulation. Prof. Robert Chazan.