H-Judaic is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Yaakov Elman (1943-2018), Herbert S. and Naomi Denenberg Chair in Talmudic Studies at Yeshiva University. Prof. Elman founded the field now known as Talmudo-Iranica, which seeks to understand the Babylonian Talmud in its Middle-Persian context.A Festschrift for Professor Elman was published in 2012, noted here and here.
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May his memory be for a blessing.
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