About

Hello, my name is Joel S Davidi. I am an independent researcher of  Jewish Studies in various fields.

My personal interests lie in Jewish family history (genealogy)- particularly the Sephardic Diaspora in Eastern Europe; Biblical studies; the development of Halakha; Jewish Sectarianism; and general Medieval Jewish history.

Authors frequently cited and recommended (a very partial list) include: S.D. Goiten, Saul Lieberman, Shadal,  Lawrence Schiffman, Daniel Lasker, Mikhail Kizilov, Howard Adleman, Meira Poliack, Barry Walfish, Fred Astren, Samuel Feiner, Jonathan Schorsch, Meir Benayahu, Jose Faur, Salo Baron, Yisrael Ta-Shma, Haym Soloveitchik, David Ruderman, David Assaf, Moshe Gil, Avraham Kahana, Bezalel Naor, Leon Nemoy, Louis Ginzberg, Yosef Yerushalmi, Solomon Schechter, Heinrich Graetz, Dan Shapira, Haggai-ben Shammai, Yosef Kaplan, Marc Shapiro, Zvi Zohar, Talya Fishman, and many others. Please feel free to email me at yoelswe@gmail.com (I’d love to hear from you!).

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