The Segulah of Kiddush Levanah
The Segulah of Kiddush Levanah By: Eliezer Brodt The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming article of mine on when to say Kiddush Levanah. This is particularly timely, as this it deals with the...
View ArticleTowards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in...
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in the past month (updated) Black Weddings and others Segulot By Eliezer Brodt Introduction When the lockdown began in...
View ArticleOn the Passing of Yeshayahu Vinograd, the Bibliographer and the Man
On the Passing of Yeshayahu Vinograd, the Bibliographer and the Man Moshe Dovid Chechik Yeshayahu Vinograd (1933–2020), the renowned scholar and bibliographer, passed away on Thursday, 7 May 2020. He...
View ArticleThe Lost Library, Missing Manuscripts, Saul Lieberman, and More
The Lost Library, Missing Manuscripts, Saul Lieberman, and More Marc B. Shapiro When I finished my new post, it ended up being so long that I had to split it into five parts. Here is part 1. 1 All of...
View ArticleThe Hafetz Hayyim’s Statement on Teaching Torah to Girls in Likutei Halakhot:...
The Ḥafetz Ḥayyim’s Statement on Teaching Torah to Girls in Likutei Halakhot: Literary and Historical Context Rachel Manekin and Charles (Bezalel) Manekin Rachel Manekin is Associate Professor of...
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An “Artscroll”™ Illustration in the Vilna Shas-Masechet Shabbat 98b
An “Artscroll” Illustration in the Vilna Shas–Masechet Shabbat 98b By Eli Genauer לזכר נשמת אבי מורי ר׳ יעקב קאפל בר׳ משה יהודה הלוי גענויער ז״ל. היארצייט שלו י״ד סיון. For those studying Daf Yomi...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z”l
In Memoriam: Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm z”l by David Berger In the early modern period, we find reference in the works of Jews in the Islamic orbit to the ideal of a hakham shalem—expert in both Torah and...
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Pets on Shabbat, Rabbi Morenu, and Epidemics
Pets on Shabbat, Rabbi Morenu, and Epidemics Marc B. Shapiro 1. In my last post here I wrote as follows: R. Yitzhak Nahman Eshkoli calls attention to what he sees as another mistake made by those who...
View ArticleSummer 2020 Sale Announcement: Eight New (or newish) book recommendations
Summer 2020 Sale Announcement: Eight New (or newish) book recommendations By Eliezer Brodt Normally this time of the year I post to announce book week and to list out many of the seforim and books...
View ArticlePost-Mosaic Additions to the Torah?
Post-Mosaic Additions to the Torah? Marc B. Shapiro In his post here, Ben Zion Katz deals with medieval rabbinic views regarding post-Mosaic additions to the Torah. Katz refers to The Limits of...
View Article‘Yikar Sahaduta Dipum Bidatta’ R. Tzvi Hirsch Levin, the Besamim Rosh and the...
‘Yikar Sahaduta Dipum Bidatta’ R. Tzvi Hirsch Levin, the Besamim Rosh and the Chida Rabbi Moshe Maimon, Jackson NJ Some of the worst epidemics we have known in our history have indirectly been the...
View ArticleJewish Treasures From Oxford Libraries
JEWISH TREASURES FROM OXFORD LIBRARIES By Paul Shaviv Ed. Rebecca Abrams and Cesar Merchan-Hamann / Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2020 / ISBN 978 1 85124 502 4 / Available in the USA via...
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The Fundraising Campaign to Print the Letters of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi...
The Fundraising Campaign to Print the Letters of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi (1922-2020) By Eliezer Brodt Over Shabbos one of the hidden giants of the seforim world, both within ultra-orthodox and academic...
View ArticleIn Praise of Ephemera: A Picture Postcard from Vilna Reveals its Secrets More...
In Praise of Ephemera: A Picture Postcard from Vilna Reveals its Secrets More than One Hundred Years after its Original Publication* by Shnayer Leiman I belong to a small group of inveterate...
View ArticleResponse to Criticism, Part 3
Response to Criticism, Part 3 Marc B. Shapiro Continued from here. Let me continue with Rabbi Herschel Grossman’s review. [1] This post will complete my response to around a quarter of his review, so...
View ArticleR. Ahron Soloveichik: “In Defense of My Brother”
R. Ahron Soloveichik: “In Defense of My Brother” Marc B. Shapiro In his recent post here Professor Shnayer Leiman showed how almost magically, things from the past, thought to be lost, can be brought...
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“Did The Bach Really Draw a Cow?” Eruvin 20 b – Hagahot HaBach on Rashi “הא...
“Did The Bach Really Draw a Cow?” Eruvin 20 b – Hagahot HaBach on Rashi “הא אתמר עלה” Eli Genauer Summary The diagram in the first edition of the Bach (1824) is much more accurate than how it is...
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Book Announcement: Volume Five of Amudim beToldot haSefer haIvri
Book Announcement: Volume Five of Amudim beToldot haSefer haIvri By Eliezer Brodt I am very happy to announce the recent publication (and Sale) of an important work, which will be of great interest to...
View ArticleTorah & Rationalism – Writings of the Gaon Rabbenu Aaron Chaim HaLevi...
Torah & Rationalism – Writings of the Gaon Rabbenu Aaron Chaim HaLevi Zimmerman zt”l (Feldheim 2020, 216pp.)* Ovadya Hoffman Deviating from conventional book reviews I shall not enter into a...
View ArticleRomm Press, Haggadah Art, Controversial Books, and other Bibliographical...
Legacy Auctions: Romm Press, Haggadah Art, Controversial Books, and other Bibliographical Historica Legacy Judaica’s fall auction is next week, September 13, and we wanted to highlight some...
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