Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preliminary Material / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro -- Legal Writing In Medieval Cairo: \'Copy\' Or \'Likeness\' In Jewish Documentary Formulae / Phillip I. Ackerman-Lieberman -- The Paper And Textile Industry In The Land Of Israel And Its Raw Materials In Light Of An Analysis Of The Cairo Genizah Documents / Zohar Amar , Azriel Gorski and Izhar Neumann -- Is “The Cairo Genizah” A Proper Name Or A Generic Noun? On The Relationship Between The Genizot Of The Ben Ezra And The Dar Simha Synagogues / Haggai Ben-Shammai -- Towards A Catalogue Of The Magical, Astrological, Divinatory, And Alchemical Fragments From The Cambridge Genizah Collections / Gideon Bohak -- The Law Of Power Of Attorney In Maimonides’ Code Of Jewish Law / Mark R. Cohen -- The Role Of Egyptian Jews In Sixteenth-Century International Trade With Europe: A Chapter In Social-Economic Integration In The Middle East / Abraham David -- The Contribution Of Genizah Texts To The Study Of Siddur Rabbi Solomon Ben Nathan / Uri Ehrlich -- Genizah Documents As Literary Products / Miriam Frenkel -- Judah Ha-Levi On Writing The Kuzari: Responding To A Heretic / Mordechai A. Friedman -- The Cairo Genizah Unearthed: The Excavations Conducted By The Count D’Hulst On Behalf Of The Bodleian Library And Their Significance For Genizah History / Rebecca J.W. Jefferson -- Vocalised Judaeo-Arabic Manuscripts In The Cairo Genizah / Geoffrey Khan -- Early Karaite Grammatical Thought As Reflected In A Commentary On Hosea Friedrich Niessen / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro -- An Early Palimpsest Scroll Of The Book Of Kings From The Cairo Genizah / Judith Olszowy-Schlanger -- Compositional Technique In Qillirian Piyyutim For Rain And Dew / Michael Rand -- The Genizah And Jewish Communal History / Marina Rustow -- Persian-Arabic Bilingualism In The Cairo Genizah Documents / Shaul Shaked -- Orders Of Payment, Orders Of Supply, Instructions For Payment, And Statements Of Credit In The Genizah And Other Collections At Cambridge University / Avihai Shivtiel -- The Weakening Of The Bourgeoisie: Social Changes Mirrored In The Language Of The Genizah Letters / Esther-Miriam Wagner -- Eretz–Israel Mahzorim In The Genizah: From Palaeography To Liturgy / Joseph Yahalom -- \'Consigned To The Genizah—But For Only A Third Of A Century\' / Stefan C. Reif -- Index Of Subjects / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro -- Index Of Sources / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro -- Plates / B. Outhwaite and S. Bhayro.

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In August 2007, leading scholars from the world of Genizah Studies assembled in Cambridge for a conference marking the retirement of Stefan Reif, Professor of Medieval Hebrew at the University of Cambridge and founder of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit. This collection of papers demonstrates the breadth and vitality of Genizah Studies today, much of which is due to Reif’s efforts over his thirty-three years as director of the Unit. See a recent review of the book here.