Introduction of Abraham ibn Ezra to Commentary on the Torah

by hadassah | Oct 4, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Introduction of Abraham ibn Ezra to Commentary on the Torah   In the name of the great and awesome God, I shall begin to explain the Torah. Please, God of my father Abraham, deal kindly with Your servant Abraham. May the opening of Your words give light to Your...

Page of Fifteenth-Century Italian Printing of Ralbag’s Commentary on Torah

by hadassah | Sep 24, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Page of Fifteenth-Century Italian Printing of Ralbag’s Commentary on Torah   Page from the first printed edition of Ralbag’s Commentary on the Torah, produced in Mantua around 1476–80. One of the earliest Hebrew books printed in Italy, the edition reflects the...

Opening Page of Fifteenth-Century Italian Printing of Ramban’s Commentary on Torah

by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Opening Page of Fifteenth-Century Italian Printing of Ramban’s Commentary on Torah   Opening page of Rabbi Moses ben Nahman’s Commentary on the Torah, printed in Naples in 1490 by the press associated with Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser. The ornamental...

Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Manuscript of Rashi Commentary on Daniel

by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Manuscript of Rashi Commentary on Daniel   Nebuchadnezzar commands the worship of a golden image while the three Hebrew youths are cast into a fiery furnace and protected by the angel Gabriel. This miniature appears...

Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Manuscript of Rashi Commentary on Torah

by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Illuminated Page from Thirteenth-Century German Manuscript of Rashi Commentary on Torah   Abraham welcomes the angels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael in an illustration accompanying Rashi’s commentary on Genesis 18. The manuscript was produced in Würzburg in 1232–33...

Hebrew Bible, Fifteenth Century Spain

by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges

Hebrew Bible, Fifteenth Century Spain   An illuminated page from the Kennicott Bible, copied by Moses ibn Zabarah and decorated by Joseph ibn Hayyim in A Coruña, Spain, in 1476. Its colorful borders, gold ornament and animal figures make it one of the most richly...