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Publication Labaya of Shechem and the Politics of the Amarna Age(1974-03-18) Kufeldt, GeorgeThe Amarna Letters have been the object of many studies since their accidental discovery in 1887 at El-Amarna in Middle Egypt. Beginning with text copies and collations such as those by H. Winckler and L. Abel in 1889-90,1 C. Bezold and E. A. W. Budge in 1892,2 and Otto Schroeder in 1914-15,3 it was not long until what has come to be the definitive edition of these texts was published by J. A. Knudtzon in 1915.4 Since that time, another seven important tablets which were part of the original find at El-Amarna have been published by F. Thureau-Dangin and G. Dossin.5 The site yielded some dozen or so more tablets and fragments in the course of later excavations by German and British archaeologists.6 Similar documents have been added to the total Amarna corpus by discoveries at various locations in Palestine, including Tell el-Hesi, Taanach, Gezer, Shechem,7 Jericho,8 Megiddo,9 and Hazor.10Publication A Critical Edition of Canticles Rabba - Chapter One: Edited on the Basis of Three Manuscripts and Early Editions(1958-03-06) Lachs, Samuel TOne of the very difficult problems of biblical research is the question of how the Song of Songs, a collection of sensual, non-religious love poetry found a place with the highly religious books of the canon.1) Most scholars would agree with the statement of Jellinsk in a note to Theodor on the relationship of Cant. R. and the Pesitka d'Rab Kahana.2) He wrote that when Canticles found a place in the canon it was already interpreted as an allegory between God and Israel.3) Although this has been the accepted view, it does present not only a difficult problem but one which is unique. No other book entered the canon on the basis of an allegorical interpretation at its justification. There were to be sure other books about which there were doubts but each was justified by some less drastic or extreme method.4)Publication The Aims and Methodology of Jewish History Textbooks in the Intermediate Grades of the Jewish School in America(1968-04-21) Lakritz, William BThe problem posed in this dissertation is the analysis of Jewish history textbooks used widely in the elementary Jewish schools of the United States since the decade of 1930. The purposes of this study are to formulate criteria for analyzing the aims and methodology of the Jewish history textbooks and especially to ascertain the developments or trends in the teaching of Jewish history in the elementary Jewish school which may be reflected in the textbooks.Publication Dina D'Malkhuta Dina (The Law of the Kingdom is the Law)(1964-03-11) Landman, LeoA principle of Jewish law set forth in the Talmud is "the law of the kingdom is the law". The Talmud attributes this principle to the Amora, Samuel, and it is quoted in his name a number of times.1Publication Semitic Phonemes with Special Reference to the Ugaritic and in the Light of the Egyptian Evidence(1949-05-11) LaSor, William SOur task is to study the phonemes of the Semitic language, including, so far as is reasonably certain, the Egyptian language, and paying particular attention to new evidence made available by the discovery of Ugaritic. This task will require dealing with descriptive phonemics, which is the analysis of the phonetic nature of each phoneme in each stage of development in the several languages.Publication The Designation of Foreign Territory in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions of the Sargonid Period(1988) Lederman, Richard CThis study is based on an examination of a category of texts referred to as Assyrian royal inscriptions. Discovered over the past one hundred fifty years amid ruins located along or near the Tigris River north of the upper Zab, the Assyrian heartland, and in various locations representing the expansion of Assyrian power in western Asia, the inscriptions cover roughly thirteen centuries of written record culminating in the collapse of the Assyrian Empire at the end of the seventh century B.C.E.Publication The Educational Philosophy of Conservative Judaism and the Curriculum of Its Elementary Schools(1962-04-17) Lerman, Herbert KOur Design. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the element of philosophy in Conservative curricula. We shall seek to determine the extent to which the curricula designed for the Conservative congregational elementary schools reflect the philosophies of Judaism and of education advocated by the leaders of the movement. In the present introductory chapter we shall take a brief glance at the historical and sociological background of the Conservative movement. In the second chapter the main philosophical and theological trends among Conservative thinkers will be described. The third will detail the educational aims of the Conservative school system. The fourth will examine the Jewish and Educational philosophies of past and present Conservative curricula. The fifth and concluding chapter will contain a brief summary of our findings and conclusions.Publication The Chief Rabbinate in the Land of Israel(1957-05-15) Lerner, Israel DThe purpose of this study is to gather, sift, analyze and evaluate the available source material pertaining to the emergence of the Chief Rabbinate as an official institution in the Land of Israel. The analysis is more of an historical one than a sociological one. It is not pre-occupied with persent conditions as much as with past occurrences, which have prepared the ground for the present situation. It concluded with the Mandatory period. The division of the chapters, too, follows a chronological as well as topical pattern.Publication Obaidah di Bertinoro; Contributions to Mishnaic Commentary(1972-04-12) Lerner, Israel DNo single commentary on the Mishnah was received so universally, since its publication, as that of Rabbi Obadiah di Bertinoro. From the Venice edition of 1549 on, it was re-printed with almost all subsequent editions of the Mishnah. In this sense, the Commentary parallels those of Rashi on Torah and Talmud. The question arises, why? What caused it to be accorded so pre-eminent a position? What are its inherent qualities, and how is it to be evaluated and compared to the commentary of Maimonides which preceded it, and that of Yom-Tov Lipman Heller which followed? In general one may ask: what is it place in the whole content of Mishnaic commentaries and literature: where does it stand from a Halakic, historic and linguistic viewpoint?Publication Abraham Savasorda and His So-Called Encyclopedia: The Yesode Ha-Tebunah U-Migdal Ha-Emunah, Its Influence Upon the Development of European Mathematics and Its Place in the History of Mathematics(1952-01-23) Levey, MartinThe latter part of the eleventh century brought with it the end of the golden age of Muslim science.1 The virtual Muslim monopoly on learning and science was finally terminated in this period of Omar Khayyam. At the end of this century, one may recognize one of the great turning points in the history of science and civilization...The integration and absorption of much of the Jewish and Muslim culture by the western world led to the complete hegemony of Christian Europe, and, in turn, to the secular basis of science and learning as it is known today.