Prof. Vered Noam, who serves as a Talmudic researcher at Tel Aviv University, was announced by the Minister of Education that won the prestigious award • Minister Peretz: "Her research and activities constituted a breakthrough"
Prof. Vered Noam // Self-Photo, from Wikipedia
Prof. Vered Noam will receive the Israel Prize in Talmudic Studies, the Minister of Education, Rabbi Rafi Peretz, announced this evening. Prof. Noam is the first woman to be awarded this category.
"I have now informed Professor Vered Noam of her winning the Israel Prize in Talmudic Studies," the minister tweeted on Twitter. "Her work, her research, and her work in making Talmud studies accessible to many populations have been a breakthrough. Prof. Noam is an inspiration to a whole generation of women studying Torah in Midrashim and academia.
I have now informed Professor Vered Noam of her winning the Israel Prize in Talmudic Studies. Her work, her research, and her work in making Talmud studies accessible to many populations have been a breakthrough. Prof. Noam is a source of inspiration for a whole generation of women studying Torah in Midrashim and academia.
And the novelty, for the first time, is a woman in the category of Talmudic Studies.
Ali and the successful!
- Rafi Peretz (@realrafiperets) February 10, 2020
Prof. Noam serves as a Talmud scholar at Tel Aviv University. Since 2016, she has also served as a member of the board of directors of the National Library of Jerusalem.
Prof. Noam, married and mother of six, lives in Kfar Adumim. She is the daughter of Biblical scholar and historical geography of Eretz Israel, Prof. Yehuda Elizur, and children's author, Rebecca Elizur. Prof. Noam has four brothers - journalist Uri Elizur, Tamar Ben Ari, physicist Prof. Samuel Elizur and Prof. Joel Elizur.
