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Review of Jay R. Berkovitz’s The Pinkas of Metz By Eliezer Brodt & Dan Rabinowitz Jay R. Berkovitz, Protocols of Justice: The Pinkas of Metz Rabbinic Court 1771-1789, (2 vol., 222 pp. +1084 pp.),...
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Yaakov Mark and Two Episodes from Vilna’s Great Synagogue Related to Yom Kippur David Livni was born in Vilna in 1870. He was educated in traditional Orthodox schools and joined the proto-Zionist...
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The Anatomy of a Mystery: Kohanim, Dissection, and Medical Training Throughout History Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD In September of 2024, I accidentally opened the portal to a priestly mystery. While...
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The Origin and Evolution of a “Rashi Yashan”- In Praise of Artscroll Rashi Breishit 12:2 – “ואעשך לגוי גדול” Eli Genauer The term “רש״י ישן” in printed editions often appears after a comment recorded...
View ArticleDisputatious Divorces: Public Controversies over Gitten and Couple Relations
Disputatious Divorces: Public Controversies over Gitten and Couple Relations by Marvin J. Heller[1] God said “It is not good that man be alone: I will make him a helper, a counterpart to him....
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