HIST419T (Cooperman): Medieval Readings in Hebrew: Biblical Exegesis

Included in this category are written works by which Rabbinic Judaism, or at least organized religious groups within it, have defined their religious philosophy or their religious practice.  Among them are the Torah, Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, Responsa, Shulkhan Aruth and Kabbalah.  These ancient documents embody not only Judaism's religious precepts, but also the historical, cultural and social heritage of the Jewish people. 

The University of Maryland Libraries owe an excellent collection of Jewish sacred texts in a variety of formats, including print, CD-Roms and online. Do not overlook any of these material based solely  on the format available at the Libraries. 

• To find Jewish sacred books in the UM Libraries please use the Catalog.  For additional help on how to do this please see Books section of this guide.
• You will find most of these books in McKeldin Library. Most of them will be in McKeldin Stacks or Folios (oversize), and these items you can check out.  Some of these books are in McKeldin Reference.  Reference materials you can't check out, but you can read them as long as McKeldin library is open.  Finally some of these items are in Hornbake Library Rare Books Special Collection.  These means that these items are either very old or in some way especially special and have to be handled with special care. Please check their visitation rules and hours.