Judah D Galinsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 1004810 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judah D Galinsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judah D |
| FAMILY NAME | Galinsky |
| SIGNATURE | GALINSKY J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8538-1636 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Final Judgement and the Dead in Medieval Jewish Thought
Law, Liturgy, and Intent
From the late twelfth century onward, the Church shows increasing concern for the religious welfare of all Christians. This development within Church policy is reflected in the educational reforms of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and in the flourishing of works written for the sake of "pastoral care." This study presents one example of a Jewish scholar who wished to influence the religiosity of the entire community by enacting a liturgical in…
Love and fear of God in the thought of Isaac of Corbeil
In this study I present Isaac of Corbeil's thoughts on the topic of the love and fear of God, and their relationship to the other biblical commandments. His position is strikingly similar to that of Nahmanides (Ramban) found in his commentary on the Torah, although they both seem to have arrived at their understanding independently of the other. In the first part I show how his theological musings seemingly deepened and became better defined over…
A View from 14th Century Toledo
In this study, I explore the way in which a German émigré rose to the status of a cultural hero in Castile, Spain, and how his work of law became one of the three "pillars" of Jewish law. A survey of the Jewish legal landscape in medieval Spain during the fourteenth century reveals a shift in the status of one of the centers of Talmudic and legal (halakha) studies there as compared with the previous century. The fortune of the center in Toledo ch…
The Impact of Ḥasidei Ashkenaz in Northern France
Jews and Christians in Thirteenth-Century France
The Significance of Form
Sefer miẓvot gadol ( Semag ) by the French Tosefist R. Moses of Coucy was a most influential halakhic work in medieval times. Originally titled Sefer ha-miẓvot ( The Book of Commandments ), it was written in northern France in the first half of the thirteenth century and in many ways reveals the influence of Maimonides' Mishneh Torah . Indeed, to understand R. Moses of Coucy's legal project properly, it is important to comprehend the availability…
Custom, ordinance or commandment? The evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe in Ashkenaz
In this study the author describes the evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe ( ma'sar kesafim ) in Germany from the late twelfth century until the fifteenth century. He traces the references to the practice found in rabbinic literature and describes the developments that occurred in terms of its practice and with regard to its perception. The monetary-tithe first appears in rabbinic sources in the late twelfth century and early thirteenth cent…
Introduction to the Articles on Expulsion
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
A Straightforward Path for All«
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
On Popular Halakhic Literature and the Jewish Reading Audience in Fourteenth-Century Spain
The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries was not an auspicious period for the Jews of Europe. In contrast, the Jewish communities of Christian Spain seem to have been the exception as for the most part achieved a certain degree of normalcy. In the area of medieval Rabbinic literature, we observe an unprecedented growth in literary creativity. At a time when Rabbinic literary activity was on the wane elsewhere in Christian Europe, we witness in the…
Rabbi Jeruham b. Meshullam, Michael Scot, and the Development of Jewish Law in Fourteenth-Century Spain
One of the most mysterious and haunting of all medieval halakhic figures must certainly be the fourteenth-century sage Rabbi Jeruham b. Meshullam. During the sixteenth century, he was known as “Tamiri”—“the concealed one”—a moniker given to him by Joseph Karo's heavenly interlocutor, the Maggid. Years later, David Azulai, the eminent eighteenth-century rabbinic bibliographer, reported that “a number of Rabbis who had composed commentaries on his …
Jewish Charitable Bequests and the Hekdesh Trust in Thirteenth-Century Spain
Charitable bequests after death were popular among Jews of Christian Spain. Wealthy Jews preferred to establish private charitable foundations—the hekdesh trusts, which show traces of both Christian and Islamic influence—to make such donations. Jewish religious traditions said that those who gave to charity would benefit in afterlife
Custom, ordinance or commandment? The evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe in Ashkenaz
In this study the author describes the evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe ( ma'sar kesafim ) in Germany from the late twelfth century until the fifteenth century. He traces the references to the practice found in rabbinic literature and describes the developments that occurred in terms of its practice and with regard to its perception. The monetary-tithe first appears in rabbinic sources in the late twelfth century and early thirteenth cent…
The Significance of Form
Sefer miẓvot gadol ( Semag ) by the French Tosefist R. Moses of Coucy was a most influential halakhic work in medieval times. Originally titled Sefer ha-miẓvot ( The Book of Commandments ), it was written in northern France in the first half of the thirteenth century and in many ways reveals the influence of Maimonides' Mishneh Torah . Indeed, to understand R. Moses of Coucy's legal project properly, it is important to comprehend the availability…
Jewish Charitable Bequests and the Hekdesh Trust in Thirteenth-Century Spain
Charitable bequests after death were popular among Jews of Christian Spain. Wealthy Jews preferred to establish private charitable foundations—the hekdesh trusts, which show traces of both Christian and Islamic influence—to make such donations. Jewish religious traditions said that those who gave to charity would benefit in afterlife
Rabbi Jeruham b. Meshullam, Michael Scot, and the Development of Jewish Law in Fourteenth-Century Spain
One of the most mysterious and haunting of all medieval halakhic figures must certainly be the fourteenth-century sage Rabbi Jeruham b. Meshullam. During the sixteenth century, he was known as “Tamiri”—“the concealed one”—a moniker given to him by Joseph Karo's heavenly interlocutor, the Maggid. Years later, David Azulai, the eminent eighteenth-century rabbinic bibliographer, reported that “a number of Rabbis who had composed commentaries on his …
Introduction to the Articles on Expulsion
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
A Straightforward Path for All«
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
On Popular Halakhic Literature and the Jewish Reading Audience in Fourteenth-Century Spain
The thirteenth and fourteenth centuries was not an auspicious period for the Jews of Europe. In contrast, the Jewish communities of Christian Spain seem to have been the exception as for the most part achieved a certain degree of normalcy. In the area of medieval Rabbinic literature, we observe an unprecedented growth in literary creativity. At a time when Rabbinic literary activity was on the wane elsewhere in Christian Europe, we witness in the…
The Significance of Form
Sefer miẓvot gadol ( Semag ) by the French Tosefist R. Moses of Coucy was a most influential halakhic work in medieval times. Originally titled Sefer ha-miẓvot ( The Book of Commandments ), it was written in northern France in the first half of the thirteenth century and in many ways reveals the influence of Maimonides' Mishneh Torah . Indeed, to understand R. Moses of Coucy's legal project properly, it is important to comprehend the availability…
Custom, ordinance or commandment? The evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe in Ashkenaz
In this study the author describes the evolution of the medieval monetary-tithe ( ma'sar kesafim ) in Germany from the late twelfth century until the fifteenth century. He traces the references to the practice found in rabbinic literature and describes the developments that occurred in terms of its practice and with regard to its perception. The monetary-tithe first appears in rabbinic sources in the late twelfth century and early thirteenth cent…
Jews and Christians in Thirteenth-Century France
The Impact of Ḥasidei Ashkenaz in Northern France
A View from 14th Century Toledo
In this study, I explore the way in which a German émigré rose to the status of a cultural hero in Castile, Spain, and how his work of law became one of the three "pillars" of Jewish law. A survey of the Jewish legal landscape in medieval Spain during the fourteenth century reveals a shift in the status of one of the centers of Talmudic and legal (halakha) studies there as compared with the previous century. The fortune of the center in Toledo ch…
Final Judgement and the Dead in Medieval Jewish Thought
Law, Liturgy, and Intent
From the late twelfth century onward, the Church shows increasing concern for the religious welfare of all Christians. This development within Church policy is reflected in the educational reforms of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) and in the flourishing of works written for the sake of "pastoral care." This study presents one example of a Jewish scholar who wished to influence the religiosity of the entire community by enacting a liturgical in…
Love and fear of God in the thought of Isaac of Corbeil
In this study I present Isaac of Corbeil's thoughts on the topic of the love and fear of God, and their relationship to the other biblical commandments. His position is strikingly similar to that of Nahmanides (Ramban) found in his commentary on the Torah, although they both seem to have arrived at their understanding independently of the other. In the first part I show how his theological musings seemingly deepened and became better defined over…
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