Lecture Announcement: Dr. Marc Shapiro
The Seforim Blog is pleased to announce that esteemed Seforim Blog contributor Dr. Marc Shapiro is speaking at Young Israel Beth-El of Boro Park, 4802 15th Avenue in Brooklyn, this coming Saturday...
View ArticleThe History behind the Ashkenazi/Sephardi divide concerning lighting Chanukah...
The History behind the Ashkenazi/Sephardi divide concerning lighting Chanukah candles By Zachary Rothblatt Zachary Rothblatt learned in Kerem B’Yavneh, Ner Yisroel, and will be receiving Semicha soon...
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Apostates and More, Part 2
Apostates and More, Part 2 Marc B. Shapiro Continued from here 1. Another apostate was Rabbi Nehemiah ben Jacob ha-Kohen of Ferrara, who was an important supporter of R. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto during...
View ArticleConcerning Athei Merahiq, Nasog Ahor, and the Ravia Mugrash, and More
Concerning Athei Merahiq, Nasog Ahor, and the Ravia Mugrash, and More by Rabbi Avi Grossman (The author would like to express his gratitude to those who supported the recent publication of his Haggadat...
View ArticleAn enigmatic Pseudo-Shklov edition of Barukh She’amar
An enigmatic Pseudo-Shklov edition of Barukh She’amar[1] By Marvin J. Heller A title-page describing the work as an 1820 Shklov press publication is indicative of an enigmatic pseudo-edition of Baruch...
View ArticleBerakhot Koren Talmud Bavli and Ein Aya
Berakhot Koren Talmud Bavli and Ein Aya by Chaim Katz Berakhot Koren Talmud Bavli (KE) is a translation (into English) of Rav Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz’s Hebrew edition of tractate Berakhot. It...
View ArticleCemeteries and Response to Criticism
Cemeteries and Response to Criticism Marc B. Shapiro In my last post here I said that when it is safe, I will go to Baghdad to visit the grave of the Ben Ish Hai. I cannot find a picture of the Ben Ish...
View ArticleNew Notes Added in the Koren Talmud Bavli
New Notes Added in the Koren Talmud Bavli Shalom Z. Berger I would like to thank Chaim Katz for his close reading of the Koren Talmud Bavli, focusing on the new notes that were added in Tractate...
View ArticleFour New Books
Four New books By Eliezer Brodt In this post I would like to briefly describe four new (well, newish) works. For a short time, copies of these works can be purchased through me for a special price....
View ArticleReview of Mada Toratekha: Studying Gemara in Broad-based Depth
Review of Mada Toratekha Rav Yehuda Zoldan: Studying Gemara in Broad-based Depth ר’ יהודה ברנדס מדע תורתך מסכת ברכות, מכללת הרצוג, אלון שבות תשעט The Following post is a short review on a new work...
View ArticleThe Maharsha’s Map of Yerushalayim – A Taus Sofer? Berakhot 61b
The Maharsha’s Map of Yerushalayim – A Taus Sofer? “ברכות סא: “הנפנה ביהודה רש”י – ירושלים בארץ יהודה היא בצפונה של ארץ יהודה בגבול שבין יהודה לבנימין By Eli Genauer תנו רבנן, הנפנה ביהודה לא יפנה מזרח...
View ArticleReuven Elitzur, Saul Lieberman, and Response to Criticism, part 2
Reuven Elitzur, Saul Lieberman, and Response to Criticism, part 2 Marc B. Shapiro Since I mentioned R. Reuven Elitzur in my post here, let me note two other interesting items from his posthumously...
View ArticleThe Breadth of Rabbinic Opinion Regarding Mosaic Authorship of the Torah in...
The Breadth of Rabbinic Opinion Regarding Mosaic Authorship of the Torah in the Middle Ages By Ben Zion Katz, MD Arguably, Orthodox theology today is much narrower than what was acceptable in the...
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Notice on the passing of R. Shlomo Biegeleisen
All אוהבי אוהבי join in mourning the passing of R. Shlomo Biegeleisen, זכרונו לברכה. One of the most knowledgeable Jewish bookdealers in recent Jewish history, he did not merely sell books. He...
View ArticleTo Censor or Not to Censor, that is the Question
To Censor or Not to Censor: Electricity on Yom Tov, Illustrations and Other Items of Interest at Legacy Judaica’s March 2020 Auction By: Eliezer Brodt & Dan Rabinowitz Legacy Auction’s latest...
View ArticleMysteries of the Magical Fifth Passover Cup (II): The Great Disappearing Act
Mysteries of the Magical Fifth Passover Cup (II): The Great Disappearing Act By Leor Jacobi Years ago, as a Yeshiva Bochur, a Rabbi explained to me that, according to the GRA, the Cup of Elijah at the...
View ArticleA Gift for Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulay: On R. Yaakov Shimshon Senigallia,...
A Gift for Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulay: On R. Yaakov Shimshon Senigallia, author of the Machshirei Pischa haggada, and his relationship with Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulay,‘the Chida’. Moshe Maimon,...
View ArticlePesach and Haggadah Themed Posts 2020
Pesach and Haggadah Themed Posts 2020 Here’s a roundup of Pesach and Haggadah-themed posts at the Seforim Blog. Illustrations and the Haggadah I....
View ArticleTowards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in...
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in the past month By Eliezer Brodt Many of us have been under lockdown for over a month – some of us for less, some for...
View ArticleHighlights of the Mossad HaRav Kook Sale of 2020, New Rabbi Tovia Preschel...
Highlights of the Mossad HaRav Kook Sale of 2020, New Rabbi Tovia Preschel volume By Eliezer Brodt For over thirty years, beginning on Isru Chag of Pesach, Mossad HaRav Kook publishing house has made a...
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