Mishnat Eretz Yisrael on Pirkei AvotCommentary
Author:Shmuel Safrai, Chana Safrai, Ze'ev Safrai
Mishnat Eretz Yisrael is a 21st-century commentary on the Mishnah that combines traditional and academic methods of interpretation, with an emphasis on the Land of Israel as the backdrop of the Mishnah’s development. Composed by Hebrew University’s Professor Shmuel Safrai along with his son, Bar Ilan University’s Professor Ze’ev Safrai, and his daughter, HUC-JIR’s professor Chana Safrai, the work includes running commentary on the text of the Mishnah, textual variants where significant, and detailed explorations of concepts that appear in the Mishnah.
Sefer HaIkkarimJewish Thought
Author:Joseph Albo
Important religious-philosophical work by Joseph Albo, Sefer HaIkkarim ("Book of Principles") elaborates on aspects of Jewish faith. In contrast to Maimonides who bases religious belief on thirteen principles, Albo narrows them down to three main roots: a) G-ds existence; b) Divine origin of Torah; c) Divine reward and punishment. These three are then divided further into secondary roots ("shorashim"). His omission of the belief in the Messiah drew criticism from Abarbanel and others.
Composed: Castille (1425 CE)
Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome (Hebrew: נתן בן יחיאל מרומי; Nathan ben Y'ḥiel Mi Romi according to Sephardic pronunciation) (c. 1035 – 1106) was a Jewish Italian lexicographer. He authored the Arukh, a notable dictionary of Talmudic and Midrashic words, and consequently he himself is often referred to as "the Arukh".
David ben Naphtali Fränkel or David Hirschel Fränkel (Hebrew: דוד בן נפתלי הירש פרנקל; c. 1704 – 4 April 1762), was a German rabbi.
As a Talmudist, Frankel was almost the first to devote himself to a study of the Jerusalem Talmud, which had been largely neglected.