Joseph Yahalom (52 results)

Condition: very_good.

Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, paper covers, 151-313, v, vi pp. In Hebrew with precises of the articles in English. Hebrew language articles are "The Codex, the Pinax and the Wooden Slats," Menahem Haran, "Pages of the Deuteronomy Mekhilta on Ha'azinu and Wezot Ha-berakha," Menahem Kahana, "The First Commandment and the God of History: Halevi and Crescas vs. Ibn Ezra and Maimonides," Warren Zev Harvey, "The Exemplary Story in 'Sefer Hasidim,'" Eli Yassif, "A Karaite(?) Metaphysical Work," Hana kasher, "Some Literary and Iconographic Influences of the Renaissance and Baroque on 'Sfer Gei Hizzayon' of Abraram ben Hanaiyiah Yagel," David B. Ruderman, "Note: on E. Touitou's Article (Tarbiz LXVI, pp. 211-242)," Malachi Beit-Arie. …

Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, paper covers, 297-537, vii pp., a few b/w plates In Hebrew with precises of the articles in English. Hebrew language articles are "Biblical Philology and the Dead Sa Scrolls," Elisha Qimron, "The Renderings of TB Tractate 'Temura,'" E.S. Rosenthal z"l, "On the Date of the 'Sabbatical Year Earthquake,'" Yoram Tsafrir & Gideon Foerster, "R. Saadya's Commentary on 'Parashat Aharey-Mot,'" Yehuda Ratzaby, "Additional Chapters from the Book of R. Shmuel ben Hofni," Gideon Libson, "The Metrical System of Immanuel of Rome," Dvora Bregman, "A Kabbalist Confutation of Philosophy - The Fifteenth-century Debote in Candia," Aviezer Ravitzky, "The French Revolution as Reflected in Hebrew Literature," Samuel Werses, "More Concerning the Codex and the Pinax," Menahem haran, "Ancient Rituals Transmitted by R. Judah - Evidnce of a Transformed Understanding of 'Blood is Life,'" Noam Zohar.…

Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, paper covers with a couple of short tears, 295-476, x pp., a few b/w plates In Hebrew with precises of the articles in English. Hebrew language articles are "A Scroll from Qumran which Includes part of Pslam 154 and a Prayer for King Jonathan and his Kingdom," Esther ande Hanan Eshel and Ada Yardeini, "'Ba'ra,'" eliezer Shimshon Rosenthal, "A Pentateuch Fragment from the Tenth Century Attributed tom Moses Ben-Aher (MS Firkowicz B 188)," Jordan S. Penkower, "Saadya's Introduction to Isaiah as an Introduction to the Books of the Prophets," Haggai Ben-Shammai, "The Scanning of Medieval Hebrew Poetry: Some Linguistic Observations," Shelomo Morag, "Two Priestly Terms: Seqes and Tame," Jacob Milgrom, "Two Notes on Numbers 15: 22-31 and its Purpose," Jacob Milgrom, "Response: to Milgrom's Comments on I. Knohl's Article (Tarbiz LIX)," Israel Knohl, "A Preliminary Publication of 4QSd VII-VIII," Elisha Qimron, "Binyamin Ganzakhyah - Minyamin Saksana'ah," David Rosenthal.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 8vo in glossy illustrated boards. Text in Hebrew, second title page in English. Near Fine.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Avodah: Ancient Poems for Yom Kippur is the first major translation of one of the most important genres of the lost literature of the ancient synagogue. Known as the Avodah piyyutim, this liturgical poetry was composed by the synagogue poets of fifth- to ninth-century Palestine and sung in the synagogues on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Although it was suppressed by generations of rabbis, its ornamental beauty and deep exploration of sacred stories ensured its popularity for centuries. Piyyut literature can teach us much about how ancient Jews understood sacrifice, sacred space, and sin. The poems are also a rich source for retrieving myths and symbols not found in the conventional Rabbinic sources, such as the Talmuds and Midrash. Moreover, these compositions rise to the level of fine literature. They are the products of great literary effort, continue and extend the tradition of biblical parallelism, and reveal the aesthetic sensibilities of the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity.…

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Owners name on flyleaf. DJ has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE. 220pp. Sewn binding in printed hard covers, sans DJ as issued. Entirely clean and sharp.

Condition: New.

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: NEAR FINE. 390pp. Entirely clean and sharp, DJ spine just faintly sunned.

Condition: Good +. OCLC Number: 20045088 Location:2001 312 pp. in Hebrew sfep 2001.

First edition. Octavo. vi, 328pp. Text in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Green boards with red spine label, lettered in white. Illustrated with a color photo frontispiece and a portrait of Yahalom, plus 2 b&w text photos. A fine, as new copy. This volume presents fifteen essays in honor of Joseph Yahalom on a variety of subjects, mainly in the field of Hebrew (liturgical) poetry, poetics, and literature from the early Byzantine period to the Middle Ages. Contents: Giving a Diamond; Copyright; Contents; Biography; Bibliography; Planets in Ancient Hebrew Literature; Translation and the Comprehensibility of Early Piyyut; Figurative Language in Early Piyyut; The Poetics of Yannai's Sixth: Between Scripture, God, and Congregation; Piyyut as Poetics, The Example of Yannai's Qedushta for Deut. 6:4; A Third Dew Shiv'Ata by Eleazar be-rabbi Qillir; Congregational Participation within the Biblical Story in the Yotser Poems of Shlomo Suliman; Concerning the Terminology of Al-Harizi's Virtues Debate. Part of the series: Études sur le judaïsme médiéval; v. 49.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. A nice, bright copy. ; 8vo; 230 pages.

Condition: New. In English.

Library Binding. Condition: Brand New. 390 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. In original shrink wrap, NEW, First ed. 2005.

Hardcover. Condition: New. xiii, 230 pages ; 22 cm. Text in English. Poems also in Hebrew. Yehuda Halevi: Poetry and Pilgrimage follows the life story of the greatest Hebrew poet of medieval times from his first publication in Christian Toledo to his heroic journey toward Zion from Muslim Spain. The description is based, for the first time, on the entire collection of his poetry- the Diwan, which was edited and reedited between East and West at every important crossroad of his life. This in turn is done through comparison to autobiographical letters and contemporary correspondence discovered and collected over the past 50 years in the Cairo Geniza collections. Documentary material and Literary works, which were shun behind the iron wall in The Russian National Library in St. Petersburg, are woven for the first time into one, enabling us to examine closely the intricate relationship between old Jewish traditions and the ideological heritage associated with Halevi's innovative writings in prose and in poetry. Confronting Halevi's "Zion, will thou not ask"? opens the study which is mainly concerned with the story of Halevi's odyssey from Christian to Muslim Spain and eventually to Egypt, including the epic quest to the beloved yet fatal Zion. Professor Joseph Yahalom Studies and teaches Hebrew poetry at the Hebrew Literature Department of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Avodah: Ancient Poems for Yom Kippur is the first major translation of one of the most important genres of the lost literature of the ancient synagogue. Known as the Avodah piyyutim, this liturgical poetry was composed by the synagogue poets of fifth- to ninth-century Palestine and sung in the synagogues on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Although it was suppressed by generations of rabbis, its ornamental beauty and deep exploration of sacred stories ensured its popularity for centuries. Piyyut literature can teach us much about how ancient Jews understood sacrifice, sacred space, and sin. The poems are also a rich source for retrieving myths and symbols not found in the conventional Rabbinic sources, such as the Talmuds and Midrash. Moreover, these compositions rise to the level of fine literature. They are the products of great literary effort, continue and extend the tradition of biblical parallelism, and reveal the aesthetic sensibilities of the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity.…

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. This book follows the origins of the Kedushta, a sequence of poems that leads up to the epitome of Jewish prayer, the Kedusha or Sanctus. It tracks back the earliest forms of prayer in late antiquity and by doing so defines the main characteristics of this genre, both from the standpoint of Rhetoric and poetics. This genre draws from Midrash and Mysticism- adjacent literary forms that influence liturgical poetry. How has such an enigmatic and complex liturgical genre survived the twists and turns of history and is recited to this day, for over 1500 years? The answer to this question pertains to both form and content. When analyzing form, we address rhyme, alphabetical acrostics, and different poetic forms. Those all have a specific rhetorical function in determining the structure of the poem, pushing it forward, and musically aligning the different segments. The form cannot be detached from narratology, referencing early midrash and mysticism. In addition, the emotional approach of the private prayer can express one's existential pain as part of an oppressed community. We can follow the composition of the prayer book for each community over the ages, through the first millennium, starting with Geniza fragments to the European prayer books. Finally, these poems use of sophisticated etymology, correlation by sound, leads to innovative Medieval interpretation of the Torah. It seems that the combination of a public recitation, simulating a divine choir, the musicality of the text and emotional depth all contributed to this eternal poetic genre to penetrate cross cutting traditions of prayer throughout the ages.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.