Anonymous contribution keeps Bar-Ilan U. Bible project afloatIt appears they are using the Aleppo Codex to correct copyist errors the biblical text, but I assume they must also be collating manuscripts of Rashi's commentaries, etc.
By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent
The first attempt in 500 years to update the Bible was in danger of being eliminated by continued budget cuts at Bar-Ilan University, but was saved at the last minute by an anonymous contribution.
On the shelf in Professor Menachem Cohen's office at Bar-Ilan University sit nine volumes of an edition of the Bible with numerous commentaries known as Mikra'ot Gedolot.
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
A NEW EDITION OF THE MIKRAOT GEDOLOT is receiving anonymous private funding to continue:
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