A new annual for Geniza studies

The first volume of a new annual (well, new to me...), called Ginzei Qedem, has appeared last year. Its aim is to publish hitherto unpublished texts from the Geniza as well as research articles in various fields of study concerning the Geniza. It will be accepting articles in Hebrew, English, German and French. This is really good news for anyone who is interested in Geniza.

The annual is published by Yad Ben-Zvi, and from what I understand it is financed by the Friedberg Genizah Project, which is doing a great job financing Geniza publications. This is the annual’s webpage, but it is not as informative as it should be. Here is the table of contents:

Hebrew Section

Fragments of Hermetic Literature in the Genizah
Ayala Eliyahu

‘Visit Your Land with Rain’: Poetic Fragments of Early Shiv‘atat for Rain
Shulamit Elizur

‘Who Made One’: The Six Days of Creation and the Six Orders of the Mishnah in a Poetic Grace after Meals by Joseph ibn Abitur
Yehoshua Granat and Avi Shmidman

The World of Sorrow and Mourning in the Genizah: Transformations of Literary Genres
Joseph Yahalom

Criticism of Maimonides in a Pietist Text from the Genizah
Paul Fenton (Yinnon)

Kesirah = Ewe: A Study in Midrashim and a Genizah Fragment
Paul Mandel

An Anonymous Genizah Commentary on Joel 1:1-12 and Biblical Symbols of the Four Kingdoms
Meira Polliack and Karina Shalem

She’iltot Fragments from Ravenna
Pinchas Roth

English Section

Editorial Statement

Reconstructing Jewish Magical Recipe Books from the Cairo Genizah
Gideon Bohak

From Private Devotion to Communal Prayer: New Light on Abraham Maimonides’ Synagogue Reforms
Y. Tzvi Langermann