"From a Sacred Source"

Ben M. Outhwaite, Ph.D. (2000) in Medieval Hebrew Linguistics, University of Cambridge, is Head of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge University Library. He has published works on the Hebrew language and medieval Jewish manuscripts.Siam Bhayro, Ph.D. (2000) in Semitic Languages, University College London, is lecturer in Early Jewish Studies at the University of Exeter. His research interests include Bible, Semitic Languages, Early Judaism, medicine in the Christian and Islamic orient, and Jewish magic.

• Stefan Reif: an AppreciationBen M. OuthwaitePublications of Professor Stefan C. ReifLegal Writing in Medieval Cairo: ‘Copy’ or ‘Likeness’ in Jewish Documentary FormulaePhillip I. Ackerman-LiebermanThe Paper and Textile Industry in the Land of Israel and its Raw Materials in Light of an Analysis of the Cairo Genizah Documents Zohar Amar, Azriel Gorski and Izhar NeumannIs ‘The Cairo Genizah’ a Proper Name or a Generic Noun? On the Relationship Between the Genizot of the Ben Ezra and the Dar Simḥa SynagoguesHaggai Ben-ShammaiTowards a Catalogue of the Magical, Astrological, Divinatory and Alchemical Fragments from the Cambridge Genizah CollectionsGideon BohakThe Law of Power of Attorney in Maimonides’ Code of Jewish LawMark CohenThe Role of Egyptian Jews in Sixteenth-Century International Trade with Europe:a Chapter in Social-Economic Integration in the Middle EastAbraham DavidThe Contribution of Genizah Texts to the Study of Siddur Rabbi Solomon ben NathanUri EhrlichGenizah Documents as Literary ProductsMiriam FrenkelJudah ha-Levi on Writing the Kuzari: Responding to a HereticMordechai A. FriedmanThe Cairo Genizah Unearthed: the Excavations Conducted by the Count d’Hulst on behalf of the Bodleian Library and their Significance for Genizah HistoryRebecca JeffersonVocalised Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts in the Cairo GenizahGeoffrey KhanEarly Karaite Grammatical Thought as Reflected in a Commentary on HoseaFriedrich Niessen ז״לAn Early Palimpsest Scroll of the Book of Kings from the Cairo GenizahJudith Olszowy-SchlangerCompositional Technique in Qillirian Piyyuṭim for Rain and DewMichael RandThe Genizah and Jewish Communal HistoryMarina RustowOrders of Payment, Orders of Supply, Instructions for Payment and Statements of Credit in the Genizah and Other Collections at Cambridge UniversityAvihai ShivtielThe Weakening of the Bourgeoisie: Social Changes Mirrored in the Language of the Genizah LettersEsther-Miriam WagnerEretz–Israel Maḥzorim in the Genizah: from Palaeography to LiturgyJoseph YahalomConsigned to the Genizah — but for only a third of a centuryStefan Reif