Prof. Simcha Emanuel

Simcha Emanuel
Prof.
Simcha
Emanuel
Jewish Studies Institute
Department of Talmud
Talmud

 

Research Fields

  • Medieval halakhic literature
  • Hebrew Manuscripts
  • European Genizah

About

Simcha Emanuel (born in Jerusalem, 1957), is a Professor in the Department of Talmud at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds the Ludwig Jesselson Chair of Codicology and Paleography. Emanuel is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

 

Selected Publications

1. Simcha Emanuel (2006), Fragments of the Tablets: Lost Books of the Tosaphists, Magnes Press, Jerusalem (387 pp.; in Hebrew)

2. Simcha Emanuel (2012), Responsa of Rabbi Me'ir of Rothenburg and his Colleagues, World Union of Jewish Studies: The Rabbi David Moses and Amalia Rosen Foundation, Jerusalem (two volumes, 1251 pp.; in Hebrew).

3. Simcha Emanuel (2015-2019), Hidden Treasures from Europe, Mekize Nirdamim Press, Jerusalem (two volumes; 501 + 408 pp.; in Hebrew).

4. Simcha Emanuel (2021), The Crown of the Wise, Magnes Press, Jerusalem (230 pp.; in Hebrew).

5. Simcha Emanuel (2011), 'Pregnancy without Sexual Relations in Medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Thought', Journal of Jewish Studies, 62, pp. 105-120.

 

Selected Awards

The Council for Higher Education Yigal Alon Fellowship (1996-1998).

Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines (The Hebrew University, 2009).

Rav Kook Prize for Talmud Research (Tel Aviv Municipality, 2012).