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Prof. Ephraim Hazan

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03-5318288
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03-384170
Email
ephraim.hazan@gmail.com
Office
building 410, floor 3, room 327
Reception Hours
by appointmen
Publications

BOOKS

  1. The poems of Fradji Shawat, Critical Edition with Introduction and Commentary, Jerusalem 1976, 286 pp.

  2. Liturgical Poems and Fragments of Prayers from the Sidur, Jerusalem 1979, 103 pp.

  3. Shiru Lo Zammru Lo - The Traditional "Piyyutim" in North African Jewish Heritage, Jerusalem 1980, 84 pp.

  4. The Poetics of the Sephardi Piyut - According to the Liturgical Poetry of Yehuda Halevi, Jerusalem 1986, 340 pp.

  5. The Piyyutim of Rabbi Musa Bujnah of Tripoli, Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes, Jerusalem 1989, 251 pp.

  6. Halichot ve Halachot - Ritual and Custom at the Oriental Jewish Congregation, Jerusalem 1990, 165 pp.

  7. (With B. Bar-Tikva) Poetry and Halakha, Ramat-Gan 1991, 104 pp.

  8. Hebrew Poetry In North Africa, Jerusalem 1995, 386 pp.

  9. (With A.E. Elbaz) Tehilla Le David - Poems of David ben Hassine, the poet of the Moroccan Jewry, Critical Edition with Introduction, Notes and Commentary, Lod 1999, 952 pp.

  10. The Hebrew Poetry of Spain, Unit 6, The Open University of Israel, Tel-Aviv 2003, 189 pp.

  11. Hebrew Poetry in Algeria, Lod 2009, 393 pp.

  12. (With Rachel Hitin-Mashiah) Mi Khamokha – Who is Like unto Thee: Local Piyyutimon Miraculous Deliverance in North African  Jewish Community, Beer Sheva 2012. 320pp. 

 

BOOKS - EDITING

  1. Misgav Yerushalayim Studies in Jewish Literature, Jerusalem 1987, 272 pp.

  2. (With J. Dishon) Pirkei Shira - From the Hidden Treasures of Jewish Poetry, vol. 1, Jerusalem- Ramat-Gan 1990, 166 pp.; vol. 2, Ramat-Gan 1999, 154 pp.; vol 3, Ramat-Gan 2003, 179 pp; vol 4, Ramat-Gan 2008, 240 pp.

  3. (With J. Dishon) Studies in Hebrew Literature and Yemenite Culture, Jubilee Volume Presented to Yehuda Ratzaby, Ramat-Gan 1991, 475 pp.

  4. (With T. Alexander, A. Haim, G. Hasan-Rokem) History and Creativity - in the Sephardi and Oriental Jewish Communities, Jerusalem 1994, The Hebrew part - 305 pp., the Non Hebrew part - 364 pp.

  5. M. Zulay, Eretz Israel and its Poetry - Studies in Piyyutim from the Cairo Geniza, Jerusalem 1995, 670 pp.

  6. (With B. Bar-Tikva) Piyyut in Tradition, vol. 1, Ramat-Gan 1996, 129 pp.; vol. 2, Ramat-Gan 2000, 248 pp.; vol 3, Ramat-Gan 2002, 182 pp; vol 4, Ramat-Gan 2008, 344 pp.

  7. (With M. Orfali) Progress and Tradition - Creativity, Leadership and Acculturation Processes Among the Jews of North Africa, Ramat-Gan 2005, The Hebrew part - 281 pp., the Non Hebrew part - 74 pp.

  8. (With J. Yahalom) Studies in Hebrew Poetry and Jewish Heritage, In memory of Aharon Mirsky, Ramat Gan 2006, 480 pp.

  9. (With H. Saadon), The Jews of Tunisia, Heritage, History, Litrerature, Ramat Gan 2009, 382 pp.

  10. (With Z. Livnat), Mishnaic Hebrew and Related Fields, Studies in Honor of Shimon Sharvit, Ramat Gan-Ashkelon 2010, 379 pp.

  11. (With S. Refael), Mahbarot Liheudit – Studies Presented to Professor Judith Dishon' Ramat-Gan 2012, 548 pp.

 

ARTICLES

  1. “The Significance of the Piyyutic Term ‘Muharakh”’, Tarbiz, 46 (1976-1977), pp. 323-325.

  2. “The Piyyut ‘Yona Nichava’of Rabbi Yehuda Halevi”, Sinai, (1977), pp. 10-13.

  3.  “Wedding Poems of Rabbi Yehuda Halevi”, Duchan, 11 (1978), pp. 27-33.

  4.  “Poetry and Piyyut in North Africa - Continuity and Innovation”, Pe’amim, 2 (Summer 1979), pp. 39-47.

  5. (Review) “The fruits of the Language Traditions Project”, Pe’amim, 3 (1980), pp. 94-97.

  6. “Repetition and Homoymous in the Hebrew Poetry in Spain”, Jerusalem Studies in Hebrew Literature, 1 (1981), pp. 182-195.

  7. “Rabbi Musa Bujnah Paytan Of South Libyan Jewry”, In: M.Abitbol (ed.) Communautיs Juives des  Marges Sahariennes Du Maghreb, Jerusalem 1982, pp. 453-468.

  8. “Praise of Zaddikim in North African Jewry’s Poems and Liturgy”, Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore, II (January 1982), pp. 80-93.

  9. “Rabbi Yehuda ibn Draa - An Ancient Poet from Morocco”, Sinai, 92 (1983), pp. 138-149.

  10. “Poetical Additions to the Sabbath Morning Service From North Africa”, Sefunot-New Series,  2/17 (1983), pp. 339-366.

  11. “Language and Style in the Poetry of Rabbi David Kayyam”, Pe’amim, 17 (1983), pp. 53-75.

  12. “Hebrew and Aramaic in the Poetry of R. David ben Aharon Hasin”, East and Maghreb, IV (1983), pp. 111-124.

  13. “The Poetry of Grammar and the Grammar of Poerty in the Sephardi Piyyut”, Jerusalem Studies in Hebrew Literature, 5 (1984), pp. 175-188.

  14. “Language Layers in the Poetry of R. David b. Aharon Hasin”, Massorot, 1 (1984), pp. 19-39.

  15. “Eretz Israel in the Secular and Religious Poetry of North African Jewry”, Cathedra, 34 (January 1985), pp. 37-54.

  16. “Nationality and Individuality in the Liturgical Poetry of R.Yehuda Halevi”, The Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim Memorial Book, vol. 5, Jerusalem 1985, pp. 59-70.  

  17. “The Poetry of R. Eliyahu Sadbon of Tunis”, The Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim Memorial Book, vol. 5, Jerusalem 1985, pp. 147-182.

  18. “The Emissaries of Eretz Israel in the Poetry of the Jews of North Africa”, Pe'amim, 24 (1985), pp. 99-116.

  19. “Language Layers in the Liturgical Poetry of Yehuda Halevi”, in: Z. Malachi (ed.) Aharon Mirsky Jubilee Volume, Lod 1986, pp. 483-502.

  20. “From Spain to its Diaspora - The Poetic Heritage in its Transformation”, Pe'amim, 26 (1986), pp. 46-52.

  21. “The Secret Sealed - Dan Pagis as a Scholar of Hebrew Poetry, His Last Book and His Poetry”, Pe'amim, 28 (1986), pp. 158-163.

  22. “The Bilingual Background of North-African Jewish Poetry and the Rise of the ‘Metruz’ Poetry”, Pe'amim, 30 (1987), pp. 23-40.

  23. “The Transformation of a Piyyut - The Course Taken by ‘Mi Kamocha’ from Spain to the Orient and North Africa”, in: J. Dan (ed.) Culture and History, Jerusalem 1987, pp. 67-76.

  24. “The Weekly Portion of the Torah in Liturgical Poetry”, in: E. Hazan (ed.) Misgav Yerushalaim Studies in Jewish Literature, Jerusalem 1987, pp. 87-98.

  25. “Hebrew Letters, Vowels and Accents as Poetical Similes”, Language Studies, 2-3 (1987), pp. 367-375.

  26. “Repetition of Words of the Same Root in the Poetry of Samuel Ha-Nagid”, Jerusalem Studies in Hebrew Literature (in memory of Dan Pagis), 10-11 (1988), pp. 519-530.

  27. “David Yellin’s Contribution to the Hebrew Language and to its Literature”, Volume in Honor of the 75th Anniversary of David Yellin’s College, Jerusalem 1989.

  28. “The Poetry of Rabbi Musa Bujnah - Poetic Style and Liturgical Usage”, Duchan, 12 (1989), pp. 250-262.

  29. (Review) “Poetic language in the early Piyyut by J. Yahalom”, Kiryat Sefer, vol. 62, No. 3-4 (1988-1989), pp. 751-752.

  30. “I Asked you about a Hasid, not a Ruler, the Ruler Hasid in light of Yehuda Halevi’s Poetry”,  Maim Midalav, Jerusalem 1990, pp. 236-242.

  31. “The Metaphor in Liturgical Poetry in Spain”, Moznaim, 64 (January 1990), pp. 44-46.

  32. “Eight Unpublished Piyyutim from Algier”, in: J. Dishon, E. Hazan (eds.) Pirkei Shira - From the Hidden Treasures of Jewish Poetry, I, Jerusalem- Ramat-Gan 1990, pp. 147-161.

  33. “The Hebrew of the Sefaradi Poetry”, in: M. Bar-Asher (ed.) The Academy of the Hebrew Language, Jerusalem 1990, pp. 60-67.

  34. “In Memory of Dov Sadan - his Literature and Linguistic Work”, Memories of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, 37 (1990), pp. 157-160.

  35. “Argument And Discuss In Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra Poetry”, In: F.D Esteban (ed.) Abraham Ibn Ezra And His Age, Madrid 1990, pp. 155-161.

  36. “The Personal Poems of Rabbi David Hasin”, in: J. Dishon, E. Hazan (eds.) Studies in Hebrew Literature and Yemenite Culture, Jubilee Volume Presented to Yehuda Ratzaby, Ramat-Gan 1991, pp. 279-300.

  37. “Liturgical Piyyutim in the Poetry of R. David Hassin”, in: I. Ben-Ami (ed.) Recherches Sur La Culture Des Juifs D'afrique Da Nord, Jerusalem 1991, pp. 65-73.

  38. “The Elegy Poems of R. David Hasin - their quality and singularity”, Miqqedem Umiyyam, IV (1991), pp. 13-23.

  39. “The Language of the Ancient Piyyut”, Moznaim, 65 (1991), pp. 62-64.

  40. “The Golden Secret of the Golden age of the Hebrew Poetry in Spain”, Apirion, (1992), pp. 72-73.

  41. “The Use of Biblical Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew in the Short Form of Benediction”, in: M. Bar-Asher (ed.) Rabbi Mordechai Breuer Festschrift, Jerusalem 1992, pp. 689-696.

  42. “David Yellin - A Model of the new Hebrew Person”, Moznaim, 66 (1992), pp. 40-41.

  43. “Stylistic Features in Rashi's Commentary on the Pentateuch”, in: Z.A. Sterenfeld (ed.) Rashi Studies, Ramat-Gan 1993, pp. 87-95.

  44. “Rhyming and Pronunciation in the Poetry of Rabbi David Hassine”, Massorot, VII (1993), pp. 77-85.

  45. “From Spain to North Africa - Hebrew Poetry in Transition”, Pe'amim, 59 (1994), pp. 52-64.

  46. “The Syntax of Hebrew Poetry in Spain”, in: A. Doron (ed.) The Culture of Spanish Jewry, Tel-Aviv 1994, pp. 35-42.

  47. “Cyclic Repetition in the Poetry of Shemuel Hanagid”, in: R. Tzur, T. Rozen (eds.) Israel Levin Jubilee Volume, Tel-Aviv 1994, pp. 127-134.

  48. (With A.E. Elbaz) “Three Unknown Piyyutim By David Ben Hassine”, AJS, 20 (1995), pp. 87-­97.

  49. (With U. Ehrlich) “Language issues as Historical Events”, Bamichlala - the College Voice, Research, Essays and Literary Works, 7 (1995/6), pp. 65-72.

  50. “The Palm Valley in Taffilalt - a Description of Morocco in a Hebrew Piyyut of Rabbi David Hassine”, Al-Atar, 1 (January 1996), pp. 99-110.

  51. “Law Issues as Reflected in the Medieval Hebrew Poetry”, Mahanaim-New Series, 13 (August 1996), pp. 222-227.

  52. “The Maqama Tradition in the Epistolary Collection of Rabbi Ya’akov Ibn-Zur”, Studies in Hebrew Language Literature, Strasbourg Congress, Proceedings of the 12th Hebrew Scientific European Congress, University of Strasbourg, July 1996, pp. 111-117.

  53. “Israel and the Nations in the Poetry of Judah Halevi and in Sefer Ha-Kuzari”, in: B. Bar-Tikva, E. Hazan (eds.) Piyyut in Tradition, 1, Ramat-Gan 1996, pp. 83-92.

  54. “Linguistic Studies of Homoymous Rhymes (tzimudim)”, in: M. Bar-Asher (ed.) Hebrew Through the Ages (In Memory of Shoshana Bahat), Jerusalem 1997, pp. 191-196.

  55. “The Poetical Legacy of Fradji Shawat and its Influence“, Pe’amim, 74 (Winter 1998), pp. 9-18.

  56. (With Uri Sharvit), “The Status of the Refrain in Literature and Music illustrated by Moroccan Jewish ‘Bakashot’”, Criticism and Interpretation, 32 (1998), pp. 187-206.

  57. “The Woman’s Image in the Hebrew Poetry of North-Africa”, Maim Midalav, Jerusalem 1999, pp. 113-123.

  58. “Eight Reshut Poems of Mandil Avizamra”, in: J. Dishon, E. Hazan (eds.) Pirkei Shira - From the Hidden Treasures of Jewish Poetry, II, Ramat-Gan 1999, pp. 105-116.

  59. “Interlacing of Sources in Ramban’s Pentateuch Commentary”, in: Z. Betzer, S.Z. Havlin, S. Vargon (eds.) Morashtenu Studies, 1, Rehovot 1999, pp. 163-174.

  60. “The Hebrew Poetry in Spain in A.B. Yehushua’s Novel ‘A Journey to the End of the Millenium’”, in: Z. Shamir, A. Doron (eds.) A Journey to the End of the Millenium, a Collection of Essays on A.B. Yehushua’s Novel, Tel-Aviv 1999, pp. 77-86.

  61. “‘Moses Commanded Us the Torah’: The Image of Moses as the Imparter of the Torah to Israel in Light of the Poetry and the Piyyut”, in: Y. Weiss (ed.) Lilmod ve Lelamed [To Study and To Teach] - Rabbi Aaron Nathan Weiss Memorial Volume, Rehovot 2000, pp. 252-265.

  62. “The Depiction of the Dove: The Development and Expansions of a Metaphor in Yemenite Poetry”, in: A. Mizrahi (ed.) An Unpaved Path: The Way of Life and Life's Work of Ovadiah Ben-Shalom, Netanyah 2000, pp. 295-302.

  63. “Tehinot of the RaSHBaTZ for Mondays and Thursdays: An Introduction”, in: B. Bar-Tikva, E. Hazan (eds.) Piyyut in Tradition, 2, Ramat-Gan 2000, pp. 111-117.

  64. “The ‘Biting Sin’ - Its Basis and Origings”, in: B. Bar-Tikva, E. Hazan (eds.) Piyyut in Tradition, 3, Ramat-Gan 2002, pp. 79-91.

  65. “The Literary Activity of R. Isaac Morali and His Plan to Collect the Hebrew Poetry of Algeria”, Pe’amim, 91 (2002), pp. 65-79.

  66. (Review) Sokoloff and Yahalom, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic Poetry from Late Antiquity, The Jewish Quarterly Review, vol. XCIII (July-October 2002), pp. 293-298.

  67. “The Dove Symbol in Unknown Poem of Mandil Avi Zimrah of Algiers”, Te'uda, 15 (2003), pp. 157-168.

  68. “Five Secular Poems by Mandil ben Abraham Avi Zimra”, in: J. Dishon, E. Hazan (eds.) Pirkei Shira - From the Hidden Treasures of Jewish Poetry, III, Ramat-Gan 2003, pp. 133-145.

  69. “Yo preguntaba por el justo, no por el gobernante: El justo como gobernante en la poesía de Yehudá ha-Leví”, in: J. Targarona Borras, A. Saenz-Badillos (eds.) Poesía Hebrea en Al-andalus, Granada 2003, pp. 213-224.

  70. “The Sense of Sacrifice by the Sacrificed”, in: Y. Rozenson, B. Lau (eds.) Akedat Yitzhak le-Zar'o: The Sacrifice of Isaac for His Seed as Viewed by an Israeli Eye, in Memory of Yitzhak Hirshberg, Tel Aviv 2003, pp. 225-233.

  71. “Five Secular Poems by Mandil ben Abraham Avi Zimra”, Apirion, 85 (2004), pp. 49-55.

  72. “L'image de la femme dans la poésie hébraique d'Afrique du Nord”, Nicole S. Serfaty, Joseph Tedghi (eds.), Présence juive au Maghreb, Hommage à Haïm Zafrani, Paris 2004, pp. 467-477.

  73. “The Development of the Hebrew Poetry from the 16th Century until the 20th Century”, in: H. Saadoun (ed.) Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - Tunisia, Jerusalem 2005, pp. 129-140.

  74. “The Yearly Cycle - Ritual and Custom ”, in: H. Saadon (ed.) Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - Tunisia, Jerusalem 2005, pp. 202-215.

  75. “The Life Cycle - Ritual and Custom ”, in: H. Saadon (ed.) Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries - Tunisia, Jerusalem 2005, pp. 216-226.

  76. “Leaders and Leadership in the Poetry of David Hasin”, in: M. Orfali, E. Hazan (eds.) Progress and Tradition - Creativity, Leadership and Acculturation Processes Among the Jews of North Africa, Ramat-Gan 2005,pp. 116-124.

  77. “The love of Torah and the Giving of the Torah in the Piyyutim of Mandil Abi Zimra”, in: E. Hazan, J. Yahalom (eds.) Studies in Hebrew Poetry and Jewish Heritage, In memory of Aharon Mirsky, Ramat Gan 2006, pp. 379-396.

  78. “Visions and Texts: The Poet as Piyyut Scholar”, in: E. Hazan, J. Yahalom (eds.) Studies in Hebrew Poetry and Jewish Heritage, In memory of Aharon Mirsky, Ramat Gan 2006, pp. 13-17.

  79. “Were there really Court Poets and Court Poetry?”, Criticism and Interpretation, 39 (2006), pp. 9-15.

  80. “Ambiguity and Multiple Meanings in Biblical Texts”, in: M. Bar-Asher, N. Hacham, Y. Ofer (eds.) Teshurah Le-‘Amos,  Collected Studies in Biblical Exegesis Presented to ‘Amos Hakham, Alon Shevut 2007, pp. 487-497.

  81. “The Characterization of the Prolonged Exile in the Reshut Hymns of Mandil Avi Zimra of Algeria”, in: B. Bar-Tikva, E. Hazan (eds.) Piyyut in Tradition, 4, Ramat Gan 2008, pp. 153-168.

  82. “I Asked about a Hasid, Not a Ruler: The Hasid as a Ruler in the Poetry of Rabbi Judah Halevi”, Studies in Medieval Jewish poetry, 18 (2009), pp. 247-255.

  83. “A Study of the Heritage of Tunisian Jewry: Trends and Objectives in the Areas of Language, Literature and Research Infrastructure”, in: E. Hazan, H. Saadon (eds.),  The Jews of Tunisia, Heritage, History, Litrerature, Ramat Gan 2009, pp. 11-25.

  84. “Literary Letters in the Works of Jacob ibn Zur: Genre, Language and Style”, in: E. Hazan, Z. Livnat (eds.), Mishnaic Hebrew and Related Fields, Studies in Honor of Shimon Sharvit, Ramat Gan-Ashkelon 2010, pp. 291-304.

  85. “The Proper Name as a Linguistic and Stylistic Factor in Spanish Poetry”, in: A. Demsky (ed.), These Are The Names, Studies in Jewish Onomastics, 5, Ramat Gan 2011, pp. פז-צח.

  86. "The Characterization of the Prolonged Exile  in the Reshut Piyyutim (Hymns) of Mandil Avi Zimra of Algeria" in: M. Bar-Asher, S.D. Praade (eds.), Studies in the History  and  Culture of North African Jewry, Jerusalem 2011, pp 105 – 108.

  87. "Tahkemoni's Impact on the Epistles  of Rabbi Yaakov Ibn Zur", in: E. Hazan,  S. Refael (eds.), Mahbarot Liyehudit - – Studies Presented to Professor Judith Dishon' Ramat-Gan 2012,  pp. 89 – 106.

 

 

 

 

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