Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor emeritus at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a visiting professor at a number of leading American universities including Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, The Jewish Theological Seminary, and the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, he was a Starr Fellow at Harvard, a Joyce Zeger Greenberg Fellow at University of Chicago, and a Strauss Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his books are: A Rivalry of Genius: Jewish and Christian Biblical Interpretation in Late Antiquity (1995) and The Stabilization of Rabbinic Culture 100 C.E- 350 C. E: Texts on Education in their Late Antique Context (2009).

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: "Torah from Sinai": From the Book of Jubilees to the Babylonian Talmud and Beyond Chapter 3: Charity: A Capital Matter Chapter 4: Love and Passion: Between Earth and Heaven Chapter 5: Philosophy in Rabbinic Circles: More Than Meets the Eye? Chapter 6: Mysticism and Rabban Yo.hanan ben Zakkai Chapter 7: The Language of Creation: An Enduring Power Chapter 8: Torah Study: A Double-Edged Sword Chapter 9: Why Does Tannaitic Universalism Leave No Trace in Amoraic Literature? Chapter 10: "This Is My Lord and I Will Glorify": Rabbinic Religiosity Chapter 11: Epilogue: Why Study Late Antique Judaism

Grounded Spirituality is as much an exploration of rabbinic texts and topics as it is an homage to the rabbinic tradition itself. Hirshman's deep regard for rabbinic literature, ethics, reasoning, and the rabbis' ability to accommodate alternative forms of reverence, while privileging torah study above others, is evident throughout. ... The work is placed firmly within contemporary scholarship, perspicacious in its own right and passionate about its subject.

Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor emeritus at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a visiting professor at a number of leading American universities including Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, The Jewish Theological Seminary, and the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, he was a Starr Fellow at Harvard, a Joyce Zeger Greenberg Fellow at University of Chicago, and a Strauss Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his books are: A Rivalry of Genius: Jewish and Christian Biblical Interpretation in Late Antiquity (1995) and The Stabilization of Rabbinic Culture 100 C.E- 350 C. E: Texts on Education in their Late Antique Context (2009).

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: "Torah from Sinai": From the Book of Jubilees to the Babylonian Talmud and Beyond Chapter 3: Charity: A Capital Matter Chapter 4: Love and Passion: Between Earth and Heaven Chapter 5: Philosophy in Rabbinic Circles: More Than Meets the Eye? Chapter 6: Mysticism and Rabban Yo.hanan ben Zakkai Chapter 7: The Language of Creation: An Enduring Power Chapter 8: Torah Study: A Double-Edged Sword Chapter 9: Why Does Tannaitic Universalism Leave No Trace in Amoraic Literature? Chapter 10: "This Is My Lord and I Will Glorify": Rabbinic Religiosity Chapter 11: Epilogue: Why Study Late Antique Judaism

Grounded Spirituality is as much an exploration of rabbinic texts and topics as it is an homage to the rabbinic tradition itself. Hirshman's deep regard for rabbinic literature, ethics, reasoning, and the rabbis' ability to accommodate alternative forms of reverence, while privileging torah study above others, is evident throughout. ... The work is placed firmly within contemporary scholarship, perspicacious in its own right and passionate about its subject.

Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor emeritus at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a visiting professor at a number of leading American universities including Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, The Jewish Theological Seminary, and the University of Notre Dame. Additionally, he was a Starr Fellow at Harvard, a Joyce Zeger Greenberg Fellow at University of Chicago, and a Strauss Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his books are: A Rivalry of Genius: Jewish and Christian Biblical Interpretation in Late Antiquity (1995) and The Stabilization of Rabbinic Culture 100 C.E- 350 C. E: Texts on Education in their Late Antique Context (2009).

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: "Torah from Sinai": From the Book of Jubilees to the Babylonian Talmud and Beyond Chapter 3: Charity: A Capital Matter Chapter 4: Love and Passion: Between Earth and Heaven Chapter 5: Philosophy in Rabbinic Circles: More Than Meets the Eye? Chapter 6: Mysticism and Rabban Yo.hanan ben Zakkai Chapter 7: The Language of Creation: An Enduring Power Chapter 8: Torah Study: A Double-Edged Sword Chapter 9: Why Does Tannaitic Universalism Leave No Trace in Amoraic Literature? Chapter 10: "This Is My Lord and I Will Glorify": Rabbinic Religiosity Chapter 11: Epilogue: Why Study Late Antique Judaism

Grounded Spirituality is as much an exploration of rabbinic texts and topics as it is an homage to the rabbinic tradition itself. Hirshman's deep regard for rabbinic literature, ethics, reasoning, and the rabbis' ability to accommodate alternative forms of reverence, while privileging torah study above others, is evident throughout. ... The work is placed firmly within contemporary scholarship, perspicacious in its own right and passionate about its subject.