2008 Workshop Texts
Community Statutes of Ühlfeld
See: Takkanot Kahal and the origin of communal structures in a Franconian village community in the 17th century
Stefan Litt
Translated by: Stefan Litt, Bar Ilan University, Israel / Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria
See: Takkanot Kahal and the origin of communal structures in a Franconian village community in the 17th century
Stefan Litt
Translated by: Stefan Litt, Bar Ilan University, Israel / Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria
Decree of the Hamburg Senate in Response to Josel Joseph Jonas' Petition
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
Exhortation to those who fear the Lord, not to fall into sin due to lack of understanding of the precepts of his Holy Law.
See: The Herem as the Source of Authority of the Lay Governing Council
Anne Oravetz Albert
Translated by: Anne Albert, University of Pennsylvania
See: The Herem as the Source of Authority of the Lay Governing Council
Anne Oravetz Albert
Translated by: Anne Albert, University of Pennsylvania
Letter of Josel Joseph Jonas to the Senate in Hamburg
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
Paolo Sarpi, the Venetian Consultore in Iure, on the case of Simon Gomez
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Paolo Sarpi, 1616
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Paolo Sarpi, 1616
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
Petition of the Jewish Elders of the Ashkenazi Synagogue in Hamburg
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
Pleasant Ways
See: Jews at the Court of the Kadi
Yaron Ben-Naeh
Translated by: Yaron Ben-Naeh, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
See: Jews at the Court of the Kadi
Yaron Ben-Naeh
Translated by: Yaron Ben-Naeh, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Privilege for the Jews of Lwów
See: Trying Issues: Polish-Lithuanian Jews under Multiple Jurisdictions
Adam Teller
Marek Matczyński, March 21, 1692
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
See: Trying Issues: Polish-Lithuanian Jews under Multiple Jurisdictions
Adam Teller
Marek Matczyński, March 21, 1692
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
Privilege for the Jews of the Przemyśl Region and Rus'
See: Trying Issues: Polish-Lithuanian Jews under Multiple Jurisdictions
Adam Teller
Stefan Czarniecki, March 17, 1660
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
See: Trying Issues: Polish-Lithuanian Jews under Multiple Jurisdictions
Adam Teller
Stefan Czarniecki, March 17, 1660
Translated by: Adam Teller, University of Haifa
Responsa Maharshal
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
Maharshal (Solomon Luria), 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelekh Westreich
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
Maharshal (Solomon Luria), 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelekh Westreich
Responsa Maharshal
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
מהרש''ל -שלמה לוריא, 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelech (Melech) Westreich, Tel Aviv University Law School
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
מהרש''ל -שלמה לוריא, 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelech (Melech) Westreich, Tel Aviv University Law School
Shulhan `arukh
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University
Shulkhan Arukh, Glosses by Moses Isserles
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
Moses Isserles, 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelech (Melech) Westreich, Tel Aviv University Law School
See: The Legal Status of the Wife in Ashkenazi Jewish Legal Tradition: Continuity and Change in the Sixteenth Century
Elimelech (Melech) Westreich
Moses Isserles, 2nd half of the 16th century, 1st half of the 17th century
Translated by: Elimelech (Melech) Westreich, Tel Aviv University Law School
Siftei Kohen-The Priest's Lips
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University
Supplication of Josel Josef Jonas of Hamburg
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
See: Challenging Herem in Hamburg, 1732
David Horowitz
Translated by: David Horowitz, Columbia University
Supplication of Samuel Ullman to Emperor Ferdinand II in case of restitution ct. the Landgraf Wilhelm of Leuchtenberg, s. D.
See: Under imperial Protection? Jewish Presence on the Imperial Aulic Court in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Barbara Staudinger
Translated by: Barbara Staudinger, Institute for Jewish History in Austria
See: Under imperial Protection? Jewish Presence on the Imperial Aulic Court in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Barbara Staudinger
Translated by: Barbara Staudinger, Institute for Jewish History in Austria
Supplication of the Franconian Jews to Emperor Maximilian II in case of a ritual murder accusation, s. D.
See: Under imperial Protection? Jewish Presence on the Imperial Aulic Court in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Barbara Staudinger
Translated by: Barbara Staudinger, Institute for Jewish History in Austria
See: Under imperial Protection? Jewish Presence on the Imperial Aulic Court in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Barbara Staudinger
Translated by: Barbara Staudinger, Institute for Jewish History in Austria
The court records of istanbul
See: Jews at the Court of the Kadi
Yaron Ben-Naeh
Translated by: Yaron Ben-Naeh, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
See: Jews at the Court of the Kadi
Yaron Ben-Naeh
Translated by: Yaron Ben-Naeh, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
The Expulsion of the Marranos From Venice
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
The First Charter of the Levantine and Ponentine Jewish Merchants of Venice
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
The Regulations for the Jews of Amsterdam (1616)
See: Evasion as a Legal Tactic: The 1616 Amsterdam Regulations Concerning the Jews
Miriam Bodian
Translated by: Miriam Bodian and Wijnie de Groot
See: Evasion as a Legal Tactic: The 1616 Amsterdam Regulations Concerning the Jews
Miriam Bodian
Translated by: Miriam Bodian and Wijnie de Groot
The Second Charter of the Levantine and Ponentine Jewish Merchants of Venice
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
See: When the Indelible Sacrament of Baptism Met Mercantile Raison d'Etat
Benjamin Ravid
Translated by: Benjamin Ravid, Brandeis University
Tract on the Jews
See: The Jews and Ius Commune
Kenneth Stow
Translated by: Kenneth Stow, Haifa University
See: The Jews and Ius Commune
Kenneth Stow
Translated by: Kenneth Stow, Haifa University
Turei Zahab-The Golden Columns
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University
See: Expanding Legal Horizons?
Edward Fram
Translated by: Edward Fram, Ben-Gurion University