Workshop
Workshop on Jewish Amulets and Jewish History with Prof. Dr. Gideon Bohak (Tel Aviv University)
The aim of this workshop is to offer a broad survey of the history of Jewish amulets and a hands-on experience of studying specific amulets from different periods.
Theorizing Jewish-Arab Transculturation
Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies Landfriedstraße 12, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWorkshop at the Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies.
Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
Masterclass on Geonic Responsa in Munich with Dr. Zvi Stampfer (Hebrew University Jerusalem)
Edmund-Rumpler-Strasse 9, Room A 119 Edmund-Rumpler-Strasse 9, Raum 119, Munich, Bavaria, GermanyIn this workshop, we will examine various aspects of the Geonic Responsa, including their physical features, their cultural contexts, and their contribution to the study of medieval Jewish scholarship and of Jewish history. During each session, different sources will be used. Participants will work with reference material and samples of both published and unpublished responsa.
Saadya Gaon in the Qaraite literature of the 10th–11th centuries
Seidlvilla Nikolaiplatz 1B, Munich, Bavaria, GermanySaadya Gaon’s anti-Qaraite polemic was fundamental for the development of Qaraite literature. In their turn, Qaraites quoted Saadya and discussed his views so much that their treatises can now be used to reconstruct Saadya’s lost works. This workshop explores anew the inextricable connection between Saadya and the Qaraites by looking at a wide range of previously little studied Qaraite sources from the 10th-11th centuries.
