Prof. Jordan S. Penkower, Dept. of Bible, Bar-Ilan University, has focused on three main areas of research: (1) The transmission of the Hebrew Bible and the Masorah in manuscripts and printed editions; (2) The Bible in Rabbinic Interpretation; (3) Jewish Medieval Biblical Exegesis, especially, the commentary of Rashi. In addition to his numerous articles, he has published a number of books in these areas.
His book: New Evidence for the Pentateuch in the Aleppo Codex, Ramat-Gan 1992 (Heb.), was awarded the Belkin Prize on behalf of Yeshiva University in New York.