Rabbi Steinman and the Messiah, part 3
Rabbi Steinman and the Messiah, part 3 Marc B. Shapiro Continued from here 1. In the last post I wrote: “R. Hayyim Soloveitchik is reported to have said that if the messianic era will bring even one...
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The Haftarah of Parashat Shemot[1] By Eli Duker The Babylonian haftarah for Parashat Shemot was from Ezekiel 16: “Hoda’ et yerushalayim.” The haftarah appears in at least six fragments from the Cairo...
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Book Announcement-Sale: Iggrot Shmuel, by Rabbi Shmuel Askenazi By Eliezer Brodt אוצר כתבי ר‘ שמואל אשכנזי, אגרות שמואל, אלף חסר תליסר מכתבי תורה וחכמה, א, תש“ב–תשל“ה; ב, תשל“ו– תשנ“ה; ג, תשנ“ו–תשס“ט,...
View ArticleWHEN HISTORY IS HIS STORY A Review of R. Dovid Kamenetsky’s “Rabeinu Chaim...
WHEN HISTORY IS HIS STORY A Review of R. Dovid Kamenetsky’s “Rabeinu Chaim Ozer: Raban Shel Kol B’nei Ha’goleh” * (Vol. 1, Hebrew, 671 pages) Rabbi Jonah Steinmetz is a fellow in the Wexner Kollel...
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Four Perplexing Words in Rashi
Four Perplexing Words in Rashi By Eli Genauer Shemot Perek 11, Pasuk 9: (ט) וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, לֹא-יִשְׁמַע אֲלֵיכֶם פַּרְעֹה–לְמַעַן רְבוֹת מוֹפְתַי, בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃ Al HaTorah (based on...
View ArticleIgrot Shmuel: Possible Second printing sign up
Update about Igrot Shmuel: Possible Second printing sign up By Eliezer Brodt Less than two weeks ago I announced the publication of R’ Shmuel Ashkenazi’s monumental collection of letters, Igrot Shmuel...
View ArticleIs there a rotten apple in the Tu-BeShevat Fruit Basket?
Is there a rotten apple in the Tu-BeShevat Fruit Basket? By Dan Rabinowitz and Eliezer Brodt [This post is heavily updated from an earlier Seforim Blog post – here] Some claim that the origins of the...
View ArticlePicturing Pandemic Prayer
Picturing Pandemic Prayer Edward Reichman (with invaluable assistance and inspiration from Menachem Butler and Sharon Liberman Mintz) Among the precious items recently offered by Sotheby’s at its...
View ArticleMore on “New Notes Added in the Koren Talmud”
More on “New Notes Added in the Koren Talmud” Shalom Z. Berger In what seems like another lifetime but was just over a year ago, the Jewish world celebrated the 13th Daf Yomi Siyum HaShas. The...
View ArticleThe Medical Training and Yet Another (Previously Unknown) Legacy of Rabbi Dr....
The Medical Training and Yet Another (Previously Unknown) Legacy of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, zt”l by Edward Reichman and Menachem Butler Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman is a Professor of Emergency...
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Rav Gorelick, the Rav, and Revision by Omission By: Yaacov Sasson Many readers of the Seforim Blog no doubt remember Dr. Shapiro’s post from 2009, in which he documented a back-and-forth from the pages...
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Tzevi Hirsch of Nadworna’s Sefer Alpha Beta
Tzevi Hirsch of Nadworna’s Sefer Alpha Beta by Marvin J. Heller[1] By the riches of the sea they will be nourished, and by the treasures concealed in the sand. (Deuteronomy 33:19). Sefer Alpha Beta...
View ArticleWhat if the Maharal of Prague Had Access to Leipzig 1 and Other Manuscripts?
“What if the Maharal of Prague Had Access to Leipzig 1 and Other Manuscripts?” On Shemos 23:19 – Rashi on ראשית בכורי אדמתך By Eli Genauer Summary: There is a statement in Rashi which appears in the...
View ArticleNew volume of Mekhilta Journal Announcement
New volume of Mekhilta Journal Announcement By Eliezer Brodt מכילתא, כתב עת לתורה ולחכמה, ר‘ עדיאל ברויאר, יעקב ישראל סטל ומשה דוד צ‘צ‘יק (עורכים), גליון ב, כסלו תשפ“א, 323 עמודים Volume two of the new...
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Depression Angles By William Gewirtz Introduction: Depression angles measure the level of darkness or illumination prior to sunrise and, in a parallel fashion, after sunset. There are two halakhic...
View ArticleThe Physicians of the Rome Plague of 1656, Yaakov Zahalon and Hananiah...
The Physicians of the Rome Plague of 1656, Yaakov Zahalon and Hananiah Modigliano Reclaiming a Long-Lost Role and the Only Known Example of Father and Son Diplomas By Edward Reichman Ellen Wells of the...
View ArticleNo, Achashverosh Never Served a Stable-Boy
No, Achashverosh Never Served a Stable-Boy Yaakov Jaffe Writings about Purim from virtually every stripe make reference to a well-known myth that Achashverosh, King of Persia, rose to power from being...
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Rambam The Poet? Ovadya Hoffman Most readers are familiar with the general character and productivity of Maimonides, I will therefore keep the preamble to a minimum. The indelible legacy left by...
View ArticleA Comment of Rashi Found Only in “Defusim Me’Ucharim”
A Comment of Rashi Found Only in “Defusim Me’Ucharim” On Shemot 31:15 By Eli Genauer Summary: We find a lengthy comment attributed to Rashi which is only found in what is termed “Defusim Me’Ucharim”....
View ArticleNew Sefer Announcement –פירוש התורה לרבינו אברהם בן הרמב”ם, ספר שמות
New Sefer Announcement By: Eliezer Brodt פירוש התורה לרבינו אברהם בן הרמב“ם, ספר בראשת, תרעח עמודים פירוש התורה לרבינו אברהם בן הרמב“ם, ספר שמות, תתלב עמודים מאמר על הדרשות ועל האגדות לרבינו אברהם בן...
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