R. Nathan Nata ben Moses Hannover: The Life and Works of an Illustrious and...
R. Nathan Nata ben Moses Hannover: The Life and Works of an Illustrious and Tragic Figure by Marvin J. Heller[1] Save me, O God; for the waters have come up to my soul. I sink in deep mire (yeven...
View ArticleLighting Shabbat Candles in Jerusalem 40 Minutes Before Sunset
Lighting Shabbat Candles in Jerusalem 40 Minutes Before Sunset By William Gewirtz Introduction There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, of a visit to Jerusalem by R. Yoel Teitelbaum in which he is driven...
View ArticleOn the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 1
On the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 1 Avi Grossman Abstract Typical Jewish calendars list two particular z’manim for “the first time that one may begin to recite kiddush l’vana...
View ArticleTwo Jewish Temples in Egypt
Two Jewish Temples in Egypt Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is the author of the newly-released work God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (Mosaica Press, 2018). His book follows the narrative of...
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Another Obvious Mistake, More Grammatical Points, Bubbe Mayseh, Apostates and...
Another Obvious Mistake, More Grammatical Points, Bubbe Mayse, Apostates and the Zohar Marc B. Shapiro 1. In my last post here I gave an example of an obvious error in a recent book focusing on the...
View ArticleWho Wrote the Late Volumes of Igrot Moshe?
Who Wrote the Late Volumes of Igrot Moshe? By: Moshe Schorr[1] Moshe Schorr is a Computer Science student at the Technion, Research Assistant at University of Haifa, graduate of Yeshivat Har Etzion,...
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View ArticleOn the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 2
On the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 2 By Avi Grossman Continued from here The Truth About The Beth Yosef’s Position A while ago I received this from a disputant (I have not edited...
View ArticleCorrection and Apology For an Earlier Post
Correction and Apology For an Earlier Post A few months back we featured a fascinating two-part post about newly discovered documents from Rav Herzog’s Archive. One of the discoveries of the post was a...
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When Rav Kook Was the Kana’i (Zealot) and His Opponent the Melits Yosher...
When Rav Kook Was the Kana’i (Zealot) and His Opponent the Melits Yosher (Advocate)[1] By Bezalel Naor In 1891, there appeared in Warsaw an anonymous work[2] entitled Hevesh Pe’er,[3] whose sole...
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Book Announcement: The Lost Library by Dan Rabinowitz
Book Announcement: The Lost Library by Dan Rabinowitz By Eliezer Brodt Its with great pleasure that I announce the recent publication of an important work, that I am certain will be of great interest...
View ArticlePurim Roundup 2019
For a collection of posts on Purim see here. These deal with topics as diverse as Jewish humor and parodies, a series on the the origins of hamantaschen (and here and here), banging at the mention of...
View ArticleA Short Note Regarding an Illustrated Title Page and A Possible Unicum
A Short Note Regarding an Illustrated Title Page and A Possible Unicum There are a series of books, Seder ha-haʻarakhah ve-haHanhagah, that record the tax law and taxes paid by the Mantuan community...
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Invitation to Two Lectures by Dan Rabinowitz this Week & Discount Code
This Tuesday Dan Rabinowitz will appear on a panel, “Saving Jewish Cultural Legacy: Libraries and Archives During and After WII,” at Brandeis University. This Thursday he will be discussing his book...
View Articleהנשר הגדול
שלמה זאב פיק מחבר ספר “אהבת שלמה” הנשר הגדול לקראת יום פטירתו של הרמב”ם בכ’ טבת, רציתי לברר מניין הביטוי “הנשר הגדול” ביחס לרמב”ם, מתי התחילו להשתמש בו, ואם כינוי זה מצוי רק ברמב”ם בלבד. אחרי שחקרתי את...
View ArticleLegacy Auction, agunot, censorship, and other notable items
Legacy Judaica will be holding its latest auction on April 4th. The auction includes a few lots regarding agunot and comprehensive attempts to annul marriages. In the early 20th century, especially in...
View ArticleThe Lost Library by Dan Rabinowitz and the “Burial of Souls” by Yehuda Leib...
The Lost Library by Dan Rabinowitz and the “Burial of Souls” by Yehuda Leib Katznelson: Different Expressions of the Same Sentiment By Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD Having just completed Dan Rabinowitz’s...
View ArticleHebrew printing in Altdorf: A brief Christian-Hebraist Phenomenon
Hebrew printing in Altdorf: A brief Christian-Hebraist Phenomenon By Marvin J. Heller[1] Altdorf is remembered in Jewish history, when it is recalled at all, for the small number of Hebrew,...
View ArticleBook announcement: Special sale
Book announcement: Special sale By Eliezer Brodt In this post I would like to briefly describe three new works printed by Schocken Institute, two of which were printed in the past year and the third is...
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