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Dr. Shlomi Efrati | Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities

Dr. Shlomi Efrati

Department of Talmud and Halakha

Subject: Psiqata of Ten Commandments and Psiqta of Matan Torah: Text, Redaction and Tradition Analysis

Supervisor: Prof. Menahem Kister

Abstract: In my dissertation I study two rabbinic compositions, which weave together various sources and traditions around the verses of the Ten Commandments. In my work I will establish a reliable text for these compositions, determine their date and provenance, and explore their relations to other rabbinic compositions. Finally, I intend to delve into some of the more interesting (and puzzling) traditions that are gathered in these composition. Thus I hope to shed some light on the development and contents of these (intriguing) Pesiqatas. Furthermore, this work will contribute to the understanding of the evolution and transmission of traditions in the rabbinic literature.

Publications:

•    "הגלות השנייה: גלות, חזרה וגלגולי עריכה בספר הצוואות", מגילות יא-יב (תשעד-תשעה), עמ' 221-256
•    "קונטרס פרק חלק ופרקי מגילה (א): מסורת נוסח ייחודית של פרק חלק"; "קונטרס פרק חלק ופרקי מגילה (ב): מסורת נוסח ייחודית של פרק 'מגילה נקראת' והערות על התהוות נוסח התלמוד", תרביץ (הוגש לשיפוט)

 

Presidential Stipend 2015/16