Megilat Rut: The night of Boaz and Rut Revisited
Megilat Rut[1]: The night of Boaz and Rut Revisited By Chaim SunitskyIn a well known story of Megilat Rut, Naomi tells Ruth to bathe herself, put on her [best] clothes and go down at night to where...
View Article“Be-Esek Atevata”: A Contextual Interpretation of an Elusive Phrase in...
“Be-Esek Atevata”: A Contextual Interpretation of an Elusive Phrase in Akdamut Millinby David S. ZinbergA centerpiece of the Ashkenazic liturgy for Shavuot, Akdamut Millin is an artistically...
View Articleפיוט צרפתי לא-ידוע לחג השבועות
פיוט צרפתי לא-ידוע לחג השבועותמאת גבריאל וסרמןלכל חובבי המחזורים של ד'גודלשמידט וחתנו י'פרנקל, "לפי מנהגי בני אשכנז לכל ענפיהם: כולל מנהג אשכנז (המערבי) מנהג פולין ומנהג צרפת לשעבר", ידוע נוסח התפילה...
View ArticleBook week 2015
Book week 2015By Eliezer BrodtBook week just began in Eretz Yisrael. As I have written in previous years every year in Israel, around Shavous time, there is a period of about ten days called Shavuah...
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More About Rashbam on Genesis Chapter 1 and Further Comments about ArtScroll
More About Rashbam on Genesis Chapter 1 and Further Comments about ArtScrollBy Marc B. ShapiroI had thought that I was done with ArtScroll’s censorship of Rashbam to Genesis chapter 1, but a number of...
View ArticleNew Book sale 2015 - Sale #2
New Book sale 2015 - Sale #2By Eliezer BrodtThis list consists of a few parts. Many of these titles are very hard to find. Some of the prices are better than others, butI think they are all very fair....
View ArticleNotes on RASHI, ArtScroll Censorship, and Emendation of Rabbinic Texts
Notes on RASHI, ArtScroll Censorship, and Emendation of Rabbinic TextsBy David ShashaA new post on the Seforim blog by Professor Marc Shapiro discusses the problem of ArtScroll publishers and the way...
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[1]: א״ל הקב״ה … יודע אני כוונתו של אהרן היאך היתה לטובה On a Short Wedding...
[1]: א״ל הקב״ה … יודע אני כוונתו של אהרן היאך היתה לטובהOn a Short Wedding Wish to the Lichtensteins from the Pen of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob WeinbergBy Shaul Seidler-FellerIRabbi Aharon Lichtenstein,...
View ArticleReminder: Book Sale #2
There are 24 hours left to the book sale. Please see this post for a link to the book list. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the Seforim Blog.Email inquiries to eliezerbrodt @ gmail.com
View ArticleRunning on the Inclined Plane of the Altar in the Second Temple
Running on the Inclined Plane of the Altar in the Second Templeby Chaim Katzבראשונה ... רצין ועולים בכבש, וכל הקודם את חברו לתוך ארבע אמות זכה We read in the Mishna:[The priests used to compete for...
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An Honest Account of a Contemporary Jewish Publishing Odyssey
In Your Anger, Please Mercifully Publish My Work:An Honest Account of a Contemporary Jewish Publishing Odysseyby Dovid Bashevkin[1]My recently published sefer, “Berogez Racheim Tizkor” (trans: “In your...
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Rabboni Jesus – Confirmation from the Talmud?
Rabboni Jesus – Confirmation from the Talmud?David M. Goldenberg*The exchange one year ago between Pope Francis and Prime Minister Netanyahu over the language spoken by Jesus overshadowed any other...
View Article"שוק באשה ערוה", לאיזה אבר התכוונו חז"ל?
"שוק באשה ערוה", לאיזה אבר התכוונו חז"ל? מאת זאב וגנרמאמר זה לקוח מהספר "אוצר רש"י" (בערך "שוק"), העומד...
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The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos in General & Censorship (Part Three)
The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos in General & Censorship (Part Three)By Eliezer BrodtThis post is devoted to discussing comments received regarding parts one (here) and two (here). I will...
View ArticleDorshei Yichudcha: A Portrait of Professor Elliot R. Wolfson
Dorshei Yichudcha:A Portrait of Professor Elliot R. Wolfson[1]by Joey RosenfeldJoey Rosenfeld is a psychotherapist in St. Louis where he recently moved with his family. He recently published his first...
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Truth be Told[1] Comments on Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism...
Truth be Told[1] by Aryeh A. Frimer*Comments on Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites its History by Marc B. Shapiro (Oxford – Portland, OR: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization,...
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ArtScroll and More
ArtScroll and MoreMarc B. ShapiroIn an earlier post here I discussed ArtScroll’s use of a censored talmudic text.[1] This happens quite a bit and it is not always clear if the translators were aware...
View ArticleThe Seven Nations of Canaan
THE SEVEN NATIONS OF CANAAN[1]By Reuven KimelmanThis study deals with the war and the seven Canaanite nations.[2] It complements my previous post on Amalek of March...
View ArticleMezuzah Revisited. Parshat Vaetchanan.
Mezuzah Revisited. Parshat Vaetchanan.By Chaim Sunitsky.Rashi on this Parsha (Devarim 6:9) says that since the word Mezuzot is written without the Vav[1], only one Mezuzah is necessary. It’s generally...
View ArticleMishloah Manot: An Insight of the Rav zt"l
Mishloah Manot: An Insight of the Rav zt"lBy Nathaniel HelfgotRabbi Helfgot is Chair of the Dept. of Torah SheBaal Peh at SAR High School and rabbi of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Teaneck, NJ. He has...
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