History of the Jewish People
Subject: Proselytes, Apostates and the Social Boundaries of the 'Geniza Society' in the 10th-13th Centuries
Supervisor: Prof. Miriam Frenkel
Abstract: My study deals with Jewish communal identity under medieval Islam. This identity will be studied through the examination of cases when the social and communal boundary was crossed - people who converted to Judaism, Jews who converted to other religions, and non-Jewish slaves who were purchased by Jews and subsequently integrated into the Jewish community. The main sources for my research are the documentary writings found in the Cairo Geniza, as well as contemporary Jewish literature in a variety of genres.
Recent Publications:
http://www.haaretz.co.il/blogs/sadna/1.3082279
Presidential Stipend 2013/14