The demographic history of the Jews in the Middle Ages may be characterized by two main phenomena: i) a sharp drop in the number of Jews until the beginning of the modern period, due mainly to conversions; and, ii) early urbanization. Until now, these features have been analyzed as primarily...

This paper attempts to provide a foundation for the development of a systematic Jewish approach to mediation and conflict resolution, anchored in the analysis of behavior, as distinct from theoretical norms and messianic longings, as reflected in Jewish texts – the Bible, Talmud, early and...