The new volume by Marie Buňatová, ed., Migrationsprozesse und Mobilität der europäischen Juden am Übergang vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit (Solivagus-Verlag, 2024) analyses processes of migration and mobility of Jews at the treshold between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.

With the paper “The taxation of consumption in late-medieval Castile: a case of contested authority and a rabbinic judgement in a fourteenth-century Jewish community” by Cecil Reid

Ars Judaica: The Bar Ilan Journal of Jewish Art, Volume 19, Number 1

Introduction by Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig

The decision to dedicate a special issue of Ars Judaica to objects is driven by a recognition of their value in the broader context of Jewish history, culture, and visual expression. This collection of articles unravels multifaceted layers of meaning embedded within these artifacts, offering insights into religious practices, artistic expressions, and communal identities. Through academic exploration and analysis, this issue seeks to foster a deeper appreciation for material heritage within the field of Jewish Studies. The realm of Jewish visual representation is both expansive and flexible, encompassing a broad array of artistic expression. The long and meandering history of the Jewish people as well as developing religious and cultural practices continuously shaped their visual culture. Scholars variously traced the borders of Jewish art history as a discipline, some questioning the existence of any clear boundaries. Our current focus is on how objects are concomitant with ritual and liturgy, and how they were designed to fulfill both individual and communal religious needs.

You can now read the new book edited by Joseph Yahalom about The Secular Poems. According to the Original Diwan (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2024) in Hebrew.