Jewish Studies – Journal of the World Union of Jewish Studies has appeared since 1996 when it replaced the WUJS Newsletter, which had been published since 1970. It presents original innovative essays in all fields of Jewish Studies, and includes lists of new publications in these fields. The articles in the volume: Language mix and multilingualism in ancient Palestine: Literary and inscriptional evidence (English) Leopold Low and the study of rabbinic literature - a bicentennial appraisal (English) Myth and ritual: a study in the rituals of "Passover sacrifice" (Exodus 12) and "The festival of YHWH" (Leviticus 23) Philosophical and political aspects of the migration of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans to Philo The presence of the Shekinah in the second temple Hermeneutic lexicon Rosh Hodesh Torches - cancellation and renewal

Jewish Studies – Journal of the World Union of Jewish Studies has appeared since 1996, when it replaced the WUJS Newsletter, which had been published since 1970. It presents original innovative essays in all fields of Jewish Studies, and includes lists of new publications in these fields. The Subjects in the book: Preface: Legends and Folklore: Some Aspects of Louis Ginzberg's The Legends of the Jews in a Historical and Critical Perspective (English) Aggadah in Higher Unity": The German Manuscript of The Legends of the Jews (English) The Legends of the Jews as Viewed by Louis Ginzberg and by Others The Legends of the Jews: On Theological Contacts Between the Babylonian Rabbis and the Church Fathers in Late Antiquity - A Model and a Case Study Ginzberg , the Church Fathers, and The Legends of the Jews The Silent Revolution: The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg and the Genre of Midrashic Anthology Ancient Jewish Folk Literature: The Legends of the Jews and Folklore Research at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century The Legend of The Legends: Methodological Observations Regarding The Legends of the Jews

The events that occurred when the Crusader armies marched on Jerusalem in the spring and summer of 1096 AD were deeply etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people. They created in this memory an early template and prototype for the disasters that occurred later. Contemporaries and even more so those who came after them, including historians, gave the events of those days a wealth of meanings and interpretations. Did these decrees constitute a turning point in the history of European Jewry? Did they herald a new era, in which the status of the Jews would change fundamentally compared to previous periods? How reliable are the Hebrew chronicles that describe the Jewish response to the persecutions? Should the chronicles be treated as historical literature? Whatever our judgments regarding the historical reality of 1096, the implications of the decrees on the lives of the Jews in Central and Western Europe were undoubtedly comprehensive and far-reaching. The decrees left their mark on the consciousness, on their leaders, and on all aspects of the lives of the Jews of the region and beyond. The articles presented in the collection were written by the best experts in the field, they cover a wide range and discuss all the important aspects of the decrees of the gods - in reality and in consciousness, in images and hallucinations, of Jews and Christians.