Robert Kirschner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3958084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Kirschner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirschner |
| SIGNATURE | KIRSCHNER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Univ. of California at Berkeley 94720 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rabbinic Responsa and Spiritual Resistance during the Holocaust
In this article, we examine in detail a set of little-known texts arising from the Holocaust: the decisions given by rabbis in response to cases where the Germans and their collaborators attempted to force Jews to decide who among them would live and who would die. The genre that these decisions fit into is known as rabbinic responsa: the written decisions of rabbinic authorities on questions of law and practice in daily Jewish life.1 Rarely stud…
On Editing Rabbinic Texts
Two Responses To Epochal Change
Two Responses to Epochal Change
Imitatio Rabbini
Apocalyptic and Rabbinic Responses to the Destruction of 70
Until Titus's destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the national and religious life of Palestinian Jewry was organized around the cultic system of the Temple. Despite many changes in the political status of the nation and of Jerusalem itself, the Temple continued to serve as the seat of the priesthood, the destination of sacred pilgrimage, and the instrument of cultic expiation. Other places and forms of worship are attested during the second common…
The Vocation of Holiness in Late Antiquity
The Rabbinic and Philonic Exegeses of the Nadab and Abihu Incident (Lev. 10
Rabbinic Responsa and Spiritual Resistance during the Holocaust
In this article, we examine in detail a set of little-known texts arising from the Holocaust: the decisions given by rabbis in response to cases where the Germans and their collaborators attempted to force Jews to decide who among them would live and who would die. The genre that these decisions fit into is known as rabbinic responsa: the written decisions of rabbinic authorities on questions of law and practice in daily Jewish life.1 Rarely stud…
The Rabbinic and Philonic Exegeses of the Nadab and Abihu Incident (Lev. 10
The Vocation of Holiness in Late Antiquity
Apocalyptic and Rabbinic Responses to the Destruction of 70
Until Titus's destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the national and religious life of Palestinian Jewry was organized around the cultic system of the Temple. Despite many changes in the political status of the nation and of Jerusalem itself, the Temple continued to serve as the seat of the priesthood, the destination of sacred pilgrimage, and the instrument of cultic expiation. Other places and forms of worship are attested during the second common…
Imitatio Rabbini
Two Responses To Epochal Change
Two Responses to Epochal Change
On Editing Rabbinic Texts
Rabbinic Responsa and Spiritual Resistance during the Holocaust
In this article, we examine in detail a set of little-known texts arising from the Holocaust: the decisions given by rabbis in response to cases where the Germans and their collaborators attempted to force Jews to decide who among them would live and who would die. The genre that these decisions fit into is known as rabbinic responsa: the written decisions of rabbinic authorities on questions of law and practice in daily Jewish life.1 Rarely stud…
Philosophy (7 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (6 works) · History (6 works) · Theology (6 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Biblical studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)