by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
Hebrew Bible, Fourteenth-Century Castile Decorated opening from a Hebrew Bible produced in Castile, Spain, between 1300 and 1350. Written on parchment in ink, tempera and gold, the manuscript contains the complete Hebrew Bible with vocalization, cantillation...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
The Establishment of Rabbinic Studies in Spain, Abraham Ibn Daud’s Sefer ha-Kabbalah After Hezekiah, head of the academy and exilarch, the academies and the geonim ceased to exist. Before this happened, however, the Holy One, blessed be He, brought about the...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Italian Arba`ah Turim, Hoshen Mishpat Manuscript An illuminated frontispiece to Hoshen Mishpat, the fourth division of Jacob ben Asher’s Arba’ah Turim, from a fifteenth-century Hebrew manuscript. Hoshen Mishpat addresses...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Italian Arba`ah Turim, Yorah De`ah Manuscript Jacob ben Asher’s Arba’ah Turim, copied and illuminated in Mantua in 1435. The scene is from folio 127 bis verso and illustrates Jewish ritual slaughter, a subject addressed...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
Rabbi Zedekiah ben Abrahamha-Rofe, Shibbolei Ha-Leket Rabbi Zedekiah ben Abraham Anav’s Shibbolei Ha-Leket, composed in thirteenth-century Italy, was one of the earliest Italian efforts to organize Jewish law into a practical code. Drawing heavily on Ashkenazic...
by hadassah | Sep 22, 2026 | Jewish Responses to Spiritual Challenges
Illuminated Page from Fifteenth-Century Portuguese Mishneh Torah Manuscript An illuminated page from a fifteenth-century Portuguese manuscript of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, one of the most influential codes of Jewish law. Its decorated text reflects the rich...
