Dr. Boaz Shpigel
Talmudic and Midrashic Literature; Rabbinic Literature; Derush, Sermons and Preachers Literature
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Dr. Boaz Shpigel has a bachelor's degree in Talmud (extended) and a PhD in Talmud (direct route). His doctoral thesis, "The Halachic Derush in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Its Ways, Forms and Contents" (Bar-Ilan University, 2000), was written under the guidance of Prof. Shlomo Zalman Havlin. During his years of study, he won the prize for outstanding students four times, and in addition received a scholarship for outstanding research students.
He has been teaching at School for Basic Jewish Studies since 1993. Over the years, he also taught at The Central School for Teacher Training in Tel Aviv (1995-2005), and at Orot Israel College (2004-2020). For his lectures and classes at Bar-Ilan University, he won awards and grants four times for excellence in teaching.
Dr. Boaz Shpigel’s main areas of research and teaching are Talmudic and Midrashic literature (the Sages literature) and Rabbinical literature. His articles that have been published in academic and rabbinical journals deal with a variety of topics embedded in this literature, such as: Purim matters and the interpretation of the Book of Esther, and they also embrace various personalities in this literature, such as: Avraham, Haran, Og the King of the Bashan, King David, Rabbi Akiva and Rabban Gamliel.
Another area of interest for Dr. Shpigel is the world of angels and their influence on our lives. He published several articles on this subject, the most prominent of which is an article on the activities of the Angel of Death and his special attitude towards Torah scholars.
In addition, he wrote an article concerning the character of Elijah the prophet and his appearances in our world after he ascended to heaven, and he is still researching and writing in this field.
Research
Talmudic and Midrashic Literature; Rabbinic Literature; Derush, Sermons and Preachers Literature
Publications
List of Publications
Articles in journals
Why Did the Angel of Death Shake the Trees at King David's Death? SHMAATIN, 150, (2002), pp. 286-311. (Hebrew)
'Why did 'Yosef Mokir Shabbos' buy the Fish? SINAI, 133, (2004), pp. 44-69. (Hebrew)
'Wine and the Purim Meal - Aspects of Halakha and Literature in the Sugya in Bavli Megillah (7b)', BDD, 15 (2004). pp. 43-63. (Hebrew)
'Ahasuerus' Change of Heart at Esther's Second Banquet - A Special Aspect of Heavenly Intervention in Rabbinic Literature', MEGADIM, 43, (2004), pp. 87-118. (Hebrew)
Different Approaches in the Tanaitic Literature Regarding the 'Husband's Warning' in the Law of Sotah and their Meaning', SHENATON HA-MISHPAT HA-IVRI, 23 (2005), pp. 351-382. (Hebrew)
'The Expression 'Milta Agav Orkheih Ka Mashma Lan' ('He teaches us something [else] incidentally'), and its Characteristic Usages in Babylonian Sugyot', SIDRA, 21 (2006), pp. 113-132. (Hebrew)
'Abraham's Prayers - in the Bible, Talmudic Literature and Rabbinic Commentaries', SINAI, 138, 2, (2006), pp. 28-71. (Hebrew)
'How did Ahasuerus and Haman not Know that Esther was a Jewess? A Variety of Approaches in Rabbinic Literature', MEGADIM, 49, 2008, pp. 71-107. (Hebrew)
'Does the Angel of Death Kill Torah Scholars? The Approach of the Stammaim', HUCA, 79 (2008), pp. 49-86 (Hebrew)
'Did Rabban Gamliel see a real dream? - Studies in Babylonian Talmud in Tractate Brachott, 28, a', SINAI, 148, (2014), pp. 29-72. (Hebrew)
'Why was not Haran Mentioned in Joshua’s Last Speech? - Haran in the Eyes of Rabbinical Literature', MEGADIM, 57, 2018, pp. 31-66 (Hebrew).
Why was Og "Saved from the Flood" - Three Approaches in Rabbinical Literature, SINAI, 150, (2018), pp. 93-142. (Hebrew)
What did the Egyptians Drink During the Plague of Blood? – A Study of Midrashim and Rishonim Literature, ORESHET, 8 ,2018, pp. 199-226. (Hebrew).
Why was Elijah sent to Rabbi Akiva and his wife? - To the ways of providence seen from the story in Bavli Nedarim, 50a, SINAI, 153, (2020), pp. 5-56. (Hebrew).
Chapters and / or articles within books:
'That our Merits Increase like (the seeds of) a Pomegranate', in: ZE'CHU'YOS K'RIMON - Rosh HaShana Symbolic Foods: Sources, Articles and Reflections, in Memory of Eyal Joshua Yaverboim, Rehovot, 2004, pp. 135-144. (Hebrew)
'Why only cities of refuge had signs at a crossroads?' in: Ve-Hinneh Rivka Yotzet - Essays in Jewish Studies in Honor of Rivka Dagan, Jerusalem, 2017, pp. 283-293. (Hebrew)
Academic Conferences
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26 April, 2015 |
Conference of the School for Basic Jewish Studies, on the Topic: "Studying Judaism twenty-first century - directions and trends" | "And from my students I learned the most" Learn and teach Talmud and Midrash, Jewish law and custom |
| 13 May, 2002 | Annual Conference of the Department of Talmud, on the Topic: Women in Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature | The "Special Status" of women from the Bible in the Derush Literature |
Last Updated Date : 28/11/2023
