Tarbiz

 ( Jewish Studies Journals ) 

Tarbiẕ () is a quarterly academic journal of contemporary Jewish studies, humanities and religion (including Judaism, Biblical criticism, Talmud, Kabbalah, Jewish customs, and Jewish history). It is published in Hebrew by the Institute of Jewish Studies (now "Mandel Institute for Jewish Studies", Hebrew University of Jerusalem). The journal was established in 1930. Etymologically, the word "Tarbiz" means "place of dissemination of learning," particularly that related to an "academy," or "seat of learning."Cf. Babylonian Talmud ( Menachot 82b, where the Aramaic word has been explained by Rashi and the Tosafists as a Beit midrash (House of study) where the Torah is disseminated. In the Soncino Press English edition of the Babylonian Talmud (s.v. Menachot 82b, note 9) the same word is translated as "the garden where scholars of the academy used to congregate for general discussions." The editors-in-chief are Roni Goldstein, Moshe Halbertal, Shlomo Neah, and Sarit Shalu-Aini.

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History The first editor of the journal was who served until 1952, after whom Hayyim Schirmann took-over until 1969. He was followed by (1970–1981), while assisted by E.J. Goleh. Encyclopaedia Judaica (1971), Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, s.v. Tarbiz The following years saw a range of other chief editors.

The current publisher is the Magnes Publishing House at the Hebrew University.

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Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in EBSCO databases, the International Bibliography of Periodical Literature, Linguistic Bibliography, Old Testament Abstracts, and the Modern Language Association Database.

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External links

• Tarbiz - A Quarterly for Jewish Studies (JSTOR back issues)

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