In-depth discussions of the "Rishonim" and their books, the Medieval rabbinic scholars who transmitted Torah learning from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. A bit of history, a bit of bibliography, but a lot of Torah. For more info and resources see https://sites.google.com/view/rishonim/
Source sheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lN-O34kPd8FSbtgsNGc8PhkOtgn5_B220OYA-Sk476M/edit?usp=sharing
We grapple with the philosophy of the great poet Shelomo ibn Gabirol, whose identity as the author of Fountain of Life, a highly influential work for Medieval Christain...
Published 11/05/24
Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nTbnPdB3EcACb-gLjd7YL3Ol0ND1akVT/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=113373638612291302231&rtpof=true&sd=true
A historical (and somewhat thematic) introduction to the development of piyyut and poetry. Rewinding a bit in history, we ask,...
Published 10/02/24