simcha fishbane

The Jewish Intellectual Tradition

The Jewish intellectual tradition has a long and complex history that has resulted in significant...

Beyond a Code of Jewish Law

The ¿ayei Adam, an abridged code of Jewish law, was written by Rabbi Avraham Danzig (1748-1820) a...

Exploring Mishnah’s World(s)

This book provides a new conceptual and methodological framework for the social scientific study ...

Jewish Studies in Violence

This collection of essays was compiled in response to the proliferation of violence throughout th...

The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry

Jewish custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent, minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars f...

Contention, Controversy, and Change

Conflict and change are fundamental elements of social reality and of the Jewish historical exper...

Contention, Controversy, and Change

Conflict and change are fundamental elements of social reality and of the Jewish historical exper...

The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals

This book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Je...

Dynamics of Continuity and Change in Jewish Religious Life

Presents a group of distinguished scholars who examine key themes in Jewish religious life. Essay...

Studies in Judaism, Humanities, and the Social Sciences

Exploring Mishnah’s World(s)

This book provides a new conceptual and methodological framework the social scientific study o...

The Jewish Intellectual Tradition

A series of principles can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad im...