[6] Though best known for his books and over 150 academic articles, David Derovan noted that Ta-Shma's first publication was a collection of Jewish songs, issued by the Chief Rabbinate of the IDF for its soldiers (1960).

[6] According to Yehudah Mirsky, "Perhaps his most arresting conclusion was that much of the early religious life of the Jews of Italy, France, and Germany developed independently of the Babylonian Talmud and its accumulating layers of commentary.

[5] Ta-Shma also argued that the particular method of Tosafists in Evreux, which paid less attention to Talmudic digressions, was due to the influence of Ashkenazi Hasidim.

[9] Ta-Shma found similarities between medieval Jewish and Christian scholars, such as Abelard and Rabbenu Tam, in the 12th century but the resemblances dissipated by the 13th.

[5] He argued that medieval Germany received its Jewish learning, grounded in Palestinian Talmudic discourse, through the Byzantine Empire's center in Constantinople and Greece, with Rabbi Isaiah di Trani in Italy as a key conduit in both directions.

[6] That same year, Ta-Shma received the EMET Prize for "For his contribution to the raising of Talmudic and Rabbinic literature research to new scientific heights.

"[8] In 2003, he was awarded the Israel Prize, with the jury stating: "His uniqueness and greatness lie in his ability to blend research in halakha, culture and literature into an enriching and profound experience."