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What was the reaction of traditional Rabbis towards the German Haskalah movement?
They vehemently opposed it.
How did the Rabbis view the transformation initiated by the Haskalah?
They perceived it as a threat to Judaism.
What was the relationship between Haskalah and the struggle between Judaism and Hellenism?
They were engaged in a similar struggle.
How did the maskilim view their attempt to reconcile Judaism with secular learning?
As a dangerous enterprise that threatened faith.
Who was considered a great hero by the maskilim?
Maimonides
What action did the Rabbis take in response to the dangers they perceived from the Haskalah movement?
They forbade devout Jews from reading certain materials like the Biur.
What was the first major contribution of the Haskalah to modernization?
Translation of the Bible into German with a Hebrew commentary
What did the Commentary by Mendelssohn and his associates depart from in their approach to the Bible?
Fanciful homiletical style
Who tried to understand the Bible on its own terms unencumbered by midrashic elaborations?
Biurists through their Commentary
What is a key way in which Jews acquired knowledge of the German language through the translation of the Bible?
By reading the Biur Commentary in German
What was fully in line with the exegesis of medieval commentators like Abraham Ibn Ezra and Rashbam?
Stance of the Biurists regarding authorship of biblical books
When did the periodical Hame'asef start being published?
1784
Test your knowledge on the first major contribution of the Haskalah movement to modernization - Mendelssohn's translation of the Bible into German with the Bi’ur Commentary. Explore how this translation and commentary influenced Jewish understanding of both German language and biblical interpretation.
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