This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their cu

The rise of printing had major effects on culture and society in the early modern period, and the presence of this new technology—and the relatively rapid emb

In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions.

Engage fourteen essays from an international group of experts There is little direct evidence for formal education in the Bible and in the texts of Second Templ