Medieval History
A University of Pennsylvania professor has been recognized by the Jewish Book Council for her work this past year.
Last Monday, Talya Fishman was awarded a 2011 National Jewish Book Award for her book Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures.
?I feel numbed with honor,? Fishman said when she found out about the award. ?I am enormously gratified and mostly feel very lucky.?
For her work, Fishman received the Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award, which is part of the annual award program?s scholarship category. This award had special significance for Fishman, who knew Sarna personally.
?Nahum Sarna was a really fine Bible scholar known for the breadth and accuracy of his scholarship,? Fishman said. ?It is a high bar to be a scholar of his caliber and that makes this award especially meaningful.?
Fishman?s book attempts to solve the riddle of how the Talmud ? a body of writing that preserves Jewish tradition and establishes guidelines on how to live life in Jewish society ? shifted in meaning when it changed from oral transmission to written presentation. Researching and writing the book took Fishman 11 years.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Pennsylvanian
Click here to visit the Jewish Book Council website
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Medieval History
Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures wins 2011 National Jewish Book Award
Last Monday, Talya Fishman was awarded a 2011 National Jewish Book Award for her book Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures.
?I feel numbed with honor,? Fishman said when she found out about the award. ?I am enormously gratified and mostly feel very lucky.?
For her work, Fishman received the Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award, which is part of the annual award program?s scholarship category. This award had special significance for Fishman, who knew Sarna personally.
?Nahum Sarna was a really fine Bible scholar known for the breadth and accuracy of his scholarship,? Fishman said. ?It is a high bar to be a scholar of his caliber and that makes this award especially meaningful.?
Fishman?s book attempts to solve the riddle of how the Talmud ? a body of writing that preserves Jewish tradition and establishes guidelines on how to live life in Jewish society ? shifted in meaning when it changed from oral transmission to written presentation. Researching and writing the book took Fishman 11 years.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Pennsylvanian
Click here to visit the Jewish Book Council website
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