Journals
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Sidra
Sidra is the only academic journal dedicated to the research of oral tradition literature , including all aspects of rabbinic literature throughout the ages.
The journal is published bi-annually. To date, hundreds of articles by the best researchers in the country and the world, in all areas of Talmudic literature, have been published here. -
Kenishta
Kenishta (Aramaic for synagogue) is a scholarly journal dedicated to the world of the synagogue. The journal includes studies about the synagogue itself: architecture and furnishings, mosaic floors and wall paintings, and the place of the synagogue in Jewish life. But its main thrust is to the spiritual activiity within the synagogue: Jewish liturgy from its ancient beginnings – even before the synagogue existed – until modern times, including liturgical experiences conducted in other locales. The study of liturgy includes the customs of the synagogue and its laws, versions of prayers and their contents, poetry and liturgical music. This study also includes the artefacts of liturgy: prayer books, Passover haggadas and other liturgical paraphernalia.
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Hebrew Linguistics
A Journal for Hebrew descriptive, computational and applied linguistics
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Criticism & Interpretation
CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION IS A REFEREED JOURNAL, WHICH IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY SINCE 1970, ON BEHALF OF THE JOSEPH AND NORMAN BERMAN DEPARTMENT FOR LITERATURE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
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Lyre – Studies in Poetry and Lyric
Lyre: Studies in Poetry and Lyric is a peer-reviewed, online and open-access journal in English. It is published by Bar-Ilan University Press and the Department of Literature of the Jewish People at Bar-Ilan University. Lyre is unique in its dedication to highlighting the transcultural and translingual dimensions of both the Poetry of Hebrew and Jewish Languages, and the Poetry of Israel. Furthermore, Lyre is also unique in comprising two sections: one which contains scholarly articles on poetry, as well as essays by poets; and one which contains original poetry. This combination creates a space for conversation between scholars and poets, which further crosses cultures and languages. While there are literary journals in which poetry is published, and journals in which scholarly articles on poetry are published—Lyre positions poetry at the center of an innovative approach. This approach delineates a shared space for scholarship and poetic creativity, focusing on a major genre that spans historical periods, languages and cultures of Jewish and Israeli experiences.
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BDD
The journal BDD is intended for people who love Torah and wisdom, who are open to both the fields of general and Torah education, and are interested in thought and research that sprouts from the meeting between the various disciplines. It acts as a meeting place between the modern world and the fields of Torah and halakhic knowledge, as well as for spreading new ideas in the field and for expanding and deepening the discourse between the various fields of knowledge. The journal is also intended to serve as a window for an educated person who does not have a Torah background, through which he will be able to know and understand in depth the path of the Torah discourse in dealing with the challenges that science and philosophy pose in the modern age.