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Yaakov Elman

Yaakov Elman (1943-2018) was a Professor of Jewish History, and the Herbert S. and Naomi Denenberg Chair in Talmudic Studies, at Yeshiva University.

  • detail, Pavel Wolberg, 'Jerusalem (Mea Shearim),' 2010.
    detail, Pavel Wolberg, 'Jerusalem (Mea Shearim),' 2010.
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    Purim, the Invention of Anti-Semitism, and the Celebration of Jewish Creativity

    The Book of Esther represents a turning point in Jewish history: the demonization of the Jews

    byYaakov Elman
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    Rav Yitzchok Hutner and the Meaning of Hanukkah

    A poet, educator, and master of religious prose, he believed the holiday represented a watershed in Jewish history: the transition to an intellectual rabbinic Judaism

    byYaakov Elman
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