The article discusses the surprising presence of falconry, the hunting technique using trained hawks, in medieval Jewish communities in Northern France, particularly under the influence of the prominent rabbi Rabbenu Tam.

Tzvi Novick explores the piyyut (liturgical poem) "Yatziv Pitgam" written by Rabbenu Tam in the 12th century.

In a debate between Talya Fishman and Haym Soloveitchik regarding Fishman's book "Becoming the People of the Talmud," Fishman defends her multidisciplinary approach aiming to bridge rabbinic scholarship and cultural history despite admitted errors, acknowledging Soloveitchik's corrections promising to address them in future editions.