From Online Auction to JTS Special Collections: How Two Historic Bibles Were Reunited in the JTS Library

Part of our winter learning series, What’s Next? New Ways of Engaging Jewish Sources

Monday, March 17, 2024
1:00–2:00 p.m. ET 
Online

This summer, for his 40th birthday, David Moster purchased a rare set of books from the 1800s. The chain of events that followed led to the JTS Library temporarily welcoming a rare and valuable 13th Century Tanakh manuscript into its collection. In this session, you’ll learn about the fascinating backstory of this manuscript and the thrilling story of its reunification. We’ll explore how the study of manuscripts and the scribes who created them can help you think about your own translation and interpretation of the Tanakh.