| - The most difficult day in the life
of Prof. Shkolnik* - |
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| I'm going downstairs. |
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| Are you coming? |
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| Prof. Uriel Shkolnik, head of the
Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies |
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| at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, |
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| as well as a colleague in the Max Copper
Cathedral of Jewish Thought, |
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| a tenured professor for Talmud studies |
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| and an international expert
in the study of the Talmud and Hazal Literature. |
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| Among the prizes he has won are:
the Bialik Prize for Hebrew Studies, |
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| the Jerusalem Prize for Rabbinical Literature,
the Kaplan Prize and the Orbach Prize. |
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| To the Israel Museum, please. |
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| He was elected as a member of the American Academy
for Jewish Studies in New York. |
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| His research and innovations are
gathered in nine books
and dozens of articles, |
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| discussing subjects such as marital relations
during the Hazal period, |
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| law and morality in the world
of the scholars |
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| and memory and identity during the
Babylon diaspora. |
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| Prof. Shkolnik's scientific achievements
show the depth and courage
of his thought process, |
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| his wide range of knowledge,
and his ability to view problems
in a new light |
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| in the field of editing the Mishna,
Jewish culture,
and the history of intellectualism. |
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| Because of all of the above, and more,
the Committee for Presenting Candidates
in the Dept. of Human Sciences has decided, |
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| with the approval of the High Committee,
the president and vice-president of the Academy, |
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