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Sabbath Controversy: Ibn Ezra And Rashbam In The Twelfth Century, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Sabbath Controversy: Ibn Ezra And Rashbam In The Twelfth Century, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This paper examines the mid-twelfth century controversy that arose over the issue of whether the Sabbath begins at evening or in the morning and was presented at the 43rd International Conference on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University on May 8, 2008.
Temple And Jerusalem In Jewish Life Of The Medieval Diaspora, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Temple And Jerusalem In Jewish Life Of The Medieval Diaspora, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This paper examines the importance of the Temple in Jewish tradition and the presence of Jews and their rabbinic leaders in Jerusalem throughout the Middle Ages. The paper was presented at the 40th International Conference on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University on May 6, 2005.
Research Review: The Phenomenological Dynamics Of Proto-Masorah, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Research Review: The Phenomenological Dynamics Of Proto-Masorah, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
The paper focuses on the phenomenological dynamics of the proto-masoretic text of the Bible and was presented at the 67th Catholic Biblical Society Annual Meeting at St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on August 9, 2004.
Sibling Rivalry Between Church And Jews: Commentaries On Esau And Jacob, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Sibling Rivalry Between Church And Jews: Commentaries On Esau And Jacob, Asher Finkel Ph.D.
Rabbi Asher Finkel, Ph.D.
This essay is based on a paper previously delivered at the Society of Biblical Literature Conference (Anaheim, 1989) and examines the rivalry between Jews and Christians as depicted in Biblical imagery. This paper was presented at the 32nd International Conference on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University on May 11, 1997.