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From Dusk till Dawn: The Transformation and Conversion of the Pietist Missionary Treatise Or le-‘et ‘erev ( The Light at Evening Time ) and Its Dutch Translator 从黄昏到黎明：虔诚派传教论著《黄昏之光》及其荷兰译者的转变与皈依

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921349

Avraham (Avi) Siluk

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The Predicament of a Palestinian Hebraist, 1912–1979 巴勒斯坦希伯来主义者的困境，1912-1979 年

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921351

Caroline Kahlenberg

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“In Love and War”: The Question of Halakhic Controversy in the Tikune Zohar Literature "爱与战争提库恩-祖哈尔文学中的哈拉哈克争议问题

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921347

Ayal Hayut-man

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Hasidic Literature Concerning Rationales for the Commandments: Hasidism and Kabbalah in Their Cultural Context 哈西德教关于诫命理由的文献：哈西德教和卡巴拉的文化背景

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921348

Leore Sachs-Shmueli, Roee Goldschmidt

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The Racial Politics of the Alliance Israélite Universelle 以色列世界联盟的种族政治学

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921350

Rachel Baron-Bloch

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Measure for Measure 量入为出

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2024.a921346

Naphtali S. Meshel

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Entertaining Knowledge: Play and Chance in Premodern Kabbalistic Recipe Books 娱乐知识：前现代卡巴拉食谱书中的游戏与机遇

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JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1353/jqr.2023.a913343

Agata Paluch

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Sour-Cherry Dumplings and Sweet and Sour Meat: How to Cook for Hostile Friends 酸樱桃饺子和糖醋肉：如何为敌对的朋友做饭