Hebrew Voices #149 – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 2

November 9, 2022

In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 2, Nehemia and research assistant Nelson Calvillo launch a series on the oldest (nearly) complete surviving Torah. They unpack Nehemia’s lecture at the World Congress of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem presented to the top scholars in the field of Biblical Studies. In part 2, they discuss the spaces dividing the text, their origins dating back to ancient times, and how the manuscript reflects two separate traditions regarding those divisions.

I look forward to reading your comments!

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Comments

Terri TomNovember 20, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Thank you, Nehemia and Nelson. Thank you for all your hard work. It is such a delight to listen while I work in the kitchen, “redeeming the time,” buying it back for God, so to speak, through your wonderful studies. Wow. This is such a blessing.

Nelson, the memory you shared at the end brought to mind, again, what a blessing it is for us to be able to share in this. What a privilege to come along side you guys. I can’t explain how much what you shared moved my heart except to say that it moved me to tears.

Van VannoyNovember 15, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Fantastic as usual!! Question: Would love to have the Maimonides list of Parshiyot that’s in Oxford. Huntington 80 I think you said?? Is it online? Does my JPS have these correct parshiyot?