CONTENTS
J. Jean Ajdler: Talmudic Metrology III: Units of Measure of Volume and Capacity 7*
Shmuel Avigdor Spero: Kavanah in Healing Prayer: An Experimental Approach 61*
Berel Dov Lerner: RaMBaM and Middle Knowledge: A Puzzle in the Lehem Mishneh 75*
Yehudah (Leo) Levi: Comments on J. Jean Ajdler’s Article, “Talmudic Metrology II: The Mile as a Measure of Time&rdquo, (B.D.D. 20, May 2008, pp. 5-37) 87*
Jean Ajdler’s Reply to Yehudah Levi’s Comments 91*
English Abstracts 93*
Index to Vols. 11-20 Edited by Shai Walter 97*
Hebrew Section
Isaac Hershkowitz: Vayehi Biyeshurun Hamelekh: Trends and Changes in the Two Population Censuses of Sefer Bamidbar 7
Zvi Weinberger: Humanity’s Responsibility for Preserving the Environment and our Planet 27
Joseph Klein: The Letter “vav&rdquo, and other Characters of the Hebrew Alphabet as the Beginning Letter of Scriptural Verses: A Random Linguistic Occurrence or a Meaningful Pattern? 35
Yaakov HaCohen-Kerner, Dror Mughaz, Hananya Beck, Elchai Yehudai: Automatic Classification of Responsa 53
Zohar Amar, Uzi Merin and David Iluz: Curdling of Milk as a Criterion for Determining Kashrut of Animals in the Bible 75
Michal Wolf: Halakhic Judgments in Germany, France and Provence Regarding Educational Beating of Women and Children 95
Comments
Yehudah Levi: Comments on Uri Zur and Yehuda Ashkenazi’s Article: “Rabbi Gamliel’s Telescope and Proposed Method for Measuring Valley Depths , A Talmudic Geodesy&rdquo, (B.D.D. 19, January 2008, pp. 5-25) 113
Shubert Spero: Comments on Alexander Klein’s Article: “On the Philosophical Meaning of the Book of Kohelet in Light of the Philosophy of Albert Camus (B.D.D. 19, January 2008, pp. 79-89) 115
Alexander Klein: Reply to Shubert Spero’s Comments 121
Hebrew Abstracts 125
Index to Vols. 11-20 Edited by Shai Walter 127
Subject Index 134
Danacode: 110-10584 ISSN: 0793-3894 Language: Hebrew Pages: 240 Weight: 485 gr Dimensions: 17X25 cm Publication Date: 03/2009 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press
CONTENTS
J. Jean Ajdler: Talmudic Metrology III: Units of Measure of Volume and Capacity 7*
Shmuel Avigdor Spero: Kavanah in Healing Prayer: An Experimental Approach 61*
Berel Dov Lerner: RaMBaM and Middle Knowledge: A Puzzle in the Lehem Mishneh 75*
Yehudah (Leo) Levi: Comments on J. Jean Ajdler’s Article, “Talmudic Metrology II: The Mile as a Measure of Time” (B.D.D. 20, May 2008, pp. 5-37) 87*
Jean Ajdler’s Reply to Yehudah Levi’s Comments 91*
English Abstracts 93*
Index to Vols. 11-20 Edited by Shai Walter 97*
Hebrew Section
Isaac Hershkowitz: Vayehi Biyeshurun Hamelekh: Trends and Changes in the Two Population Censuses of Sefer Bamidbar 7
Zvi Weinberger: Humanity’s Responsibility for Preserving the Environment and our Planet 27
Joseph Klein: The Letter “vav” and other Characters of the Hebrew Alphabet as the Beginning Letter of Scriptural Verses: A Random Linguistic Occurrence or a Meaningful Pattern? 35
Yaakov HaCohen-Kerner, Dror Mughaz, Hananya Beck, Elchai Yehudai: Automatic Classification of Responsa 53
Zohar Amar, Uzi Merin and David Iluz: Curdling of Milk as a Criterion for Determining Kashrut of Animals in the Bible 75
Michal Wolf: Halakhic Judgments in Germany, France and Provence Regarding Educational Beating of Women and Children 95
Comments
Yehudah Levi: Comments on Uri Zur and Yehuda Ashkenazi’s Article: “Rabbi Gamliel’s Telescope and Proposed Method for Measuring Valley Depths – A Talmudic Geodesy” (B.D.D. 19, January 2008, pp. 5-25) 113
Shubert Spero: Comments on Alexander Klein’s Article: “On the Philosophical Meaning of the Book of Kohelet in Light of the Philosophy of Albert Camus (B.D.D. 19, January 2008, pp. 79-89) 115
Alexander Klein: Reply to Shubert Spero’s Comments 121
Hebrew Abstracts 125
Index to Vols. 11-20 Edited by Shai Walter 127
Subject Index 134