Biography
Israel Moshe Ta-Shma was an Israeli scholar of Talmud who served as a professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a leader in research on Jewish manuscripts and books, while publishing important histories of rabbinic culture in pre-modern Europe. He examined how the Talmud was interpreted, especially by the Tosafists, and compared Jewish to Christian medieval thinkers. Ta-Shma received significant recognition during his lifetime, including the Israel Prize in 2003.
