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Education:
BA
- (w/ distinction) in English Literature and Talmud, Bar Ilan University, Israel
MA
- (w/ distinction) in English Literature, Bar Ilan University, Israel
including a course in translation studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Semikha
– Yoreh Yoreh - Beit Midrash Meretz, Mevasseret Zion, Israel
Hilkhot Niddah, Shabbat and Eruvin - Chief Rabbinate of Israel
PhD –
Ongoing Graduate
Studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hebrew Literature Dept., Midrash and
Aggadah Section (currently on hold)
Professional Background:
Bar Ilan University:
- Teacher of English Composition and Literature, English Department (1992-1995)
- Investigator and supervisor of materials
(including skills workbooks) developed for the "Program for the
Teaching of Mishnah and Talmud", Department of Talmud (2002-2003)
Selected Edited and Translated Works:
- S. Gesundheit, "Introduction",
"Conclusion" & "The Laws of Unleavened Bread and the Firstborn
in Exod 13:1-16" in Three Times a Year (Mohr-Siebeck,
forthcoming) [Translator]
- M. Malina, Reflections of an Honest Skeptic (Devora Publishing: Israel, 2009) devorapublishing.com [Editor]
- Ari Z. Zivotofsky, "The Turning of the Tide: The Kashrut Tale of the Swordfish,"
BDD (Bekhol Derakhekha Daehu): Journal of Torah and Scholarship
, vol. 19 (January 2008) [Editor]
-
L. Himmelfarb, "The Link Between the
Jewish-Christian Polemic and the Masorah Notes in Rashi's Bible
Commentary", Journal of Jewish Studies LIX (2) 2008
[Translator]
- L. Himmelfarb, "The Ethical-Religious
Precondition for Miracle Performance in Rashi's Biblical
Commentary", Journal of the Old Testament Society in Southern
Africa 21(1) 2008 [Translator]
- S. Yahalom, "Historical background to Nahmanides' Acre "Sermon for
Rosh ha-Shanah": the strengthening of the Catalonian center". Sefarad 68, 2 (2008) [Translator]
- Mosheh Lichtenstein,
"The Mitzva of Hadas: Myrtle or Leafy Branch?" VBM (The Virtual Beit Midrash),
Sukkot Journal 5769 (2008) [Translator]
- H. Perlmutter, Gemara Wisdom: Understanding the Ethics in Torah Law
(Targum/Feldheim: Southfield, 2009)
[Translator & Co-editor]
- S. Hammer, Vayaged Yehonatan: The
Eybeshitz Haggadah (Devora Publishing: Israel, 2008)devorapublishing.com [Editor]
- A. A. Trugman, The Mystical
Nature of Light (Devora Publishing: Israel,
2008) devorapublishing.com [Editor]
- L. Layfer, A Chapter
of Talmud (Devora Publishing: Israel,
2007) devorapublishing.com [Editor]
- HaMelucha VeHaMemshala: Issues
of Authority and Leadership. Ed. Harav Aryeh Hendler,
(Yeshivat Sha'alvim, Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Torah Publications:
Shaalvim, 2007) [Chief Translator]
- Z. H. Lifshitz, Zahalti va-Eira
(Jerusalem, 5765). [Translation of Genesis-Numbers, online at www.RabbiLifshitz.com
.]
- D. Ehrlich, "A Reassesment of Natural
Law in R. Joseph Albo's 'Book of Principles'
Hebraic Political Studies , 1:4(2006): 413-439. [Translator]
- P. Meislish, "Introduction" Corals and
Almonds
[Heb.] 2005. [Translator]
- Abstracts of PhD or MA Theses (2003-2009) - Bible, Talmud, Midrash, Jewish Law & Jewish History. [Translator]
- Lectures delivered at the EAJS Congress, the World Congress of Jewish Studies & other venues. [Translator]
- H. Perlmutter, Grow with Gemara: A Hands-On Guide to
Building Better Gemara Skills
, (Targum/Feldheim: Southfield, 2005). [Advanced Substantive Editing,
Index, Glossary]
- H. Fisch, Divine Contradictions: Judaism and the
Language of Paradox
. [Heb.] (Bar Ilan UP: Ramat Gan, 2001) [Index]
- Prayer in Judaism:
Continuity and Change
.
Eds. Gabriel H.Cohn and Harold Fisch, (Jason Aronson Inc., 1996)
[Proofreader]
Online Samples of My Own Published Writings:
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