You can now use “Genizah Search Pro 4.0” as MiDRASH Automatic Transcriptions of the Cairo Geniza Fragments. According to the makers, “Genizah Search Pro is a powerful desktop application designed for researchers working with Cairo Genizah manuscripts, especially with the transcriptions made available by the MiDRASH Project.”
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MiDRASH Automatic Transcriptions of the Cairo Geniza Fragments
You can now use “Genizah Search Pro 3.6” as MiDRASH Automatic Transcriptions of the Cairo Geniza Fragments. According to the makers, “Genizah Search Pro is a powerful desktop application designed for researchers working with Cairo Genizah manuscripts, especially with the transcriptions made available by the MiDRASH Project.”
Database: Hebrew and Latin Charters from the Cologne Jewish Shrine Book (St. Laurenz Parish)
This digital edition compiled by Ursula Schattner-Rieser, Innsbruck University, provides first-time access to the entire corpus of Hebrew and a large selection of Latin charters from the so-called Judenschreinsbuch of Cologne’s St. Laurenz parish, dating from 1235 to 1347. These documents reflect key legal and social transactions in the medieval Jewish quarter – from property sales to marriage contracts – and illustrate everyday interactions between Jewish and Christian communities.
The database is intended user-friendly, and the tanscriptions and translations are available for download. Over three quarters of the documents are currently accessible, with the remaining ones being added continuously.
SIMS-Katz Fellow Sacha Stern Initiates Us into the Art and Science of Medieval Timekeeping
Read this article about medieval timekeeping.
What did the Geonim of Babylonia really know about the Jerusalem Talmud?
Read Zvi Stampfer’s article “What did the Geonim of Babylonia really know about the Jerusalem Talmud?” via the blog of the Genizah Research Unit.
I, Estellina: Jewish women and early printing
Read the blog post by Alyssa Steiner about “I, Estellina: Jewish women and early printing” via the British Library blog.
Qumran, Qaraites and Controversies: Mosseri I.40
Read the new fragment of the month post by Ben Outhwaite, “Qumran, Qaraites and Controversies: Mosseri I.40” via the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit.
Rabbi Isaiah HaLevi ben Mishaʾel: The Rambam’s Brother-in-Law and His Two Works
Read the new post by Yehuda Seewald about “Rabbi Isaiah HaLevi ben Mishaʾel: The Rambam’s Brother-in-Law and His Two Works” via the blog of the Taylor-Schechter Geniza Research Unit.
Body Parts, Veins and Pathologies in Judeo-Italian and Latin in Hebrew Characters
Read the new blog post by Justine Isserles about “Body Parts, Veins and Pathologies in Judeo-Italian and Latin in Hebrew Characters” via the The Jewish Languages Bookshelf blog.
T-S A36.18 – hole-y megillah it’s the oldest!
Read the new Fragment of the Month post about the oldest megillah.