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David Henshke

Bar-Ilan University, Talmud, Faculty Member

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Professor David Henshke is a Talmud Professor in Bar Ilan University, editor of Sidra – Journal for the Study of Rabbinic Literature, and Head of Naftal Centre for the Study of Oral Law.

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Books by David Henshke

David Henshke, *Statutory Jewish Prayers in the Sages’ Discourse, vol. 2* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2025; Hebrew)

הנשקה, דוד. לבקש תפילה: תפילות הקבע בתלמודם של חכמים – פרקי יסוד. כרך ב. ירושלים: הוצאת ספרים ע"ש... more

David Henshke, *Statutory Jewish Prayers in the Sages’ Discourse, vol. 1* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2025; Hebrew)

הנשקה, דוד. לבקש תפילה: תפילות הקבע בתלמודם של חכמים – פרקי יסוד. כרך א. ירושלים: הוצאת ספרים ע"ש... more

David Henshke, *‘Mah Nishtanah: The Passover Night in the Sages’ Discourse* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2016; Hebrew)

David Henshke, *The Original Mishna in the Discourse of Later Tanna’im* (Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University, 1997; Hebrew)

Articles & Reviews by David Henshke

David Henshke, “On the Dates of Mentioning Rain and Their Request in Prayer: Towards an Understanding of the Mishnah’s Arrangement,” in Aharon Barak and David Gliksberg, eds., Yaakov Neeman Memorial Volume (Jerusalem: Sacher Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2023), 191-216 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Maimonides’ Approach to ‘Even During the Plowing Season and Harvest You Must Rest’: A Lesson and Remarks in Memory of Rav Shlomo Fischer ztl,” ha-Ma’ayan, vol. 62, no. 4 (July 2022): 102-115 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Identifying Rabban Yohanan Ben Zakkai's Innovation in the Law of ‘Hadash’: The Regulation and its History,” in From the Disciples of Aharon: Studies in Tannaitic Literature and its Origins in Memory of Aharon Shemesh [=Te’uda, vol. 31] (Tel-Aviv: TAU Press, 2021), 451-478 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Ma’amadot: A First Stage in the History of Rabbinic Prayer,” Tarbiz, vol. 87, no. 4 (July-September 2020): 509-551 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Iggeret ha-Shemad (The Epistle of Martyrdom): Its Halakhic Validity and Its Attribution to Maimonides,” Dine Israel, vol. 33 (2019): 109-146 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Firstborn of a Kosher Animal Outside the Land of Israel: From the Talmud to Maimonides and Back,” in Moshe Bar-Asher, et al., eds., Meir Benayahu Memorial Volume, vol. 1: Studies in Talmud, Halakhah, Custom, and Jewish History (Jerusalem: Yad haRav Nissim, 2019), 241-274 (Hebrew)

בכור בהמה טהורה בחוץ לארץ: מן התלמוד אל הרמב"ם: וחזרה”, מ' בר-אשר (ואחרים, עורכים), ספר זכרון לפר... more

David Henshke, “The Children of Ir Ha-Nidahat: Bible, Midrash and Maimonides,” in Avigdor Shinan and Israel Jacob Yuval, eds., The Wisdom of the Sages: Biblical Commentary in Rabbinic Literature – Presented to Hananel Mack (Jerusalem: Carmel, 2019), 135-170 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Framework of the Counting of the Taryag Mitzvot as a Factor in the Halakhic Determination of Maimonides: Two Issues,” in Arye Edrei, et al., eds., Studies in Law and Halakhah: Menachem Elon Memorial Volume (Jerusalem: Hotzaat Nevo, 2018), 373-397 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “‘It is Joy for Him’: On Additions to the Mishnah and Their Developments,” Tarbiz, vol. 85, no. 3 (April-June 2018): 371-397 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Ptil Tekhelet and Tzitzit Strings,” Asif, vol. 5 (2018): 358-405 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “On a Responsum Concerning the Counting of the Omer which was Mistakenly Attributed to Maimonides and on Maimonides’ Position on the Matter,” Sidra, vol. 32 (2017): 203-211 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Maimonides and Jerusalem: On the Literary Features of the Mishneh Torah,” in Adam S. Ferziger and David Sperber, eds., The Paths of Daniel: Studies in Judaism and Jewish Culture in Honor of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber (Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2017), 53-66 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Review of ‘Jews and Words’, by Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger,” ha-Shiloah, vol. 3 (February 2017): 200-208 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Between Blessings and Prayer: On the History of the Amidah Prayer,” Tarbiz, vol. 84, no. 3 (2016): 345-395 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Is Reciting ‘Shema’ a Biblical Commandment? The Babylonian ‘Amoraim’ versus the Anonymous Redactors of the ‘Sugya’,” Sidra, vol. 31 (2016): 33-57 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Optional War in Tannaitic Literature,” Shenaton ha-Mishpat ha-Ivri, vol. 28 (2014-2015): 110-145 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, *Statutory Jewish Prayers in the Sages’ Discourse, vol. 2* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2025; Hebrew)

הנשקה, דוד. לבקש תפילה: תפילות הקבע בתלמודם של חכמים – פרקי יסוד. כרך ב. ירושלים: הוצאת ספרים ע"ש... more

David Henshke, *Statutory Jewish Prayers in the Sages’ Discourse, vol. 1* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2025; Hebrew)

הנשקה, דוד. לבקש תפילה: תפילות הקבע בתלמודם של חכמים – פרקי יסוד. כרך א. ירושלים: הוצאת ספרים ע"ש... more

David Henshke, *‘Mah Nishtanah: The Passover Night in the Sages’ Discourse* (Jerusalem: Magnes, 2016; Hebrew)

David Henshke, *The Original Mishna in the Discourse of Later Tanna’im* (Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University, 1997; Hebrew)

David Henshke, “On the Dates of Mentioning Rain and Their Request in Prayer: Towards an Understanding of the Mishnah’s Arrangement,” in Aharon Barak and David Gliksberg, eds., Yaakov Neeman Memorial Volume (Jerusalem: Sacher Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2023), 191-216 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Maimonides’ Approach to ‘Even During the Plowing Season and Harvest You Must Rest’: A Lesson and Remarks in Memory of Rav Shlomo Fischer ztl,” ha-Ma’ayan, vol. 62, no. 4 (July 2022): 102-115 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Identifying Rabban Yohanan Ben Zakkai's Innovation in the Law of ‘Hadash’: The Regulation and its History,” in From the Disciples of Aharon: Studies in Tannaitic Literature and its Origins in Memory of Aharon Shemesh [=Te’uda, vol. 31] (Tel-Aviv: TAU Press, 2021), 451-478 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Ma’amadot: A First Stage in the History of Rabbinic Prayer,” Tarbiz, vol. 87, no. 4 (July-September 2020): 509-551 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Iggeret ha-Shemad (The Epistle of Martyrdom): Its Halakhic Validity and Its Attribution to Maimonides,” Dine Israel, vol. 33 (2019): 109-146 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Firstborn of a Kosher Animal Outside the Land of Israel: From the Talmud to Maimonides and Back,” in Moshe Bar-Asher, et al., eds., Meir Benayahu Memorial Volume, vol. 1: Studies in Talmud, Halakhah, Custom, and Jewish History (Jerusalem: Yad haRav Nissim, 2019), 241-274 (Hebrew)

בכור בהמה טהורה בחוץ לארץ: מן התלמוד אל הרמב"ם: וחזרה”, מ' בר-אשר (ואחרים, עורכים), ספר זכרון לפר... more

David Henshke, “The Children of Ir Ha-Nidahat: Bible, Midrash and Maimonides,” in Avigdor Shinan and Israel Jacob Yuval, eds., The Wisdom of the Sages: Biblical Commentary in Rabbinic Literature – Presented to Hananel Mack (Jerusalem: Carmel, 2019), 135-170 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Framework of the Counting of the Taryag Mitzvot as a Factor in the Halakhic Determination of Maimonides: Two Issues,” in Arye Edrei, et al., eds., Studies in Law and Halakhah: Menachem Elon Memorial Volume (Jerusalem: Hotzaat Nevo, 2018), 373-397 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “‘It is Joy for Him’: On Additions to the Mishnah and Their Developments,” Tarbiz, vol. 85, no. 3 (April-June 2018): 371-397 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Ptil Tekhelet and Tzitzit Strings,” Asif, vol. 5 (2018): 358-405 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “On a Responsum Concerning the Counting of the Omer which was Mistakenly Attributed to Maimonides and on Maimonides’ Position on the Matter,” Sidra, vol. 32 (2017): 203-211 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Maimonides and Jerusalem: On the Literary Features of the Mishneh Torah,” in Adam S. Ferziger and David Sperber, eds., The Paths of Daniel: Studies in Judaism and Jewish Culture in Honor of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber (Ramat-Gan: Bar-Ilan University Press, 2017), 53-66 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Review of ‘Jews and Words’, by Amos Oz and Fania Oz-Salzberger,” ha-Shiloah, vol. 3 (February 2017): 200-208 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Between Blessings and Prayer: On the History of the Amidah Prayer,” Tarbiz, vol. 84, no. 3 (2016): 345-395 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Is Reciting ‘Shema’ a Biblical Commandment? The Babylonian ‘Amoraim’ versus the Anonymous Redactors of the ‘Sugya’,” Sidra, vol. 31 (2016): 33-57 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Optional War in Tannaitic Literature,” Shenaton ha-Mishpat ha-Ivri, vol. 28 (2014-2015): 110-145 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “Blessings over Mitsvot: The ‘Halakha’ and its History,” Sidra, vol. 27-28 (2012-2013): 109-127 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “On the Strata in the Passover Haggadah in the Mishnah,” Tarbiz, vol. 81 [=Yaacov Sussman Jubilee Volume] (2013): 25-45 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Prayer of the Priests in the Temple and their Blessing: The Early Mishha and the Teaching of Later Tannaim,” in Arnon Atzmon and Tzur Shafir, eds., Ke-Tavor Be-Harim: Studies in Rabbinic Literature Presented to Joseph Tabory (Alon Shvut: Tevunot, 2013), 51-87 (Hebrew)

David Henshke, “The Direction of Prayer: Towards the Temple Or Towards Other Directions?" Jewish Studies Internet Journal, vol. 12 (2012): 1-21 (Hebrew)