New book announcement: Chochmo Ba’goyim Taamin, By Rabbi Yonason Rosman
New book announcement: Chochmo Ba’goyim Taamin, By Rabbi Yonason Rosman By Eliezer Brodt I would like to announce a concise new work which deals with some topics that are sure to be of interest to many...
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Interview with Rabbi Moshe Maimon About his Edition of R. Avraham b. HaRambam’s Peirush on Chumash By Eliezer Brodt Last year I wrote: The second volume of R. Avraham b. HaRambam’s peirush on Chumash...
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Rosh Hashana 23b – The Missing Map – Were We Deprived of a Map Drawn by Rashi? Eli Genauer The Mishnah on Rosh Hashana 22b discusses the signal fires which were lit to inform the residents of Bavel of...
View ArticleShiur Announcement: Rabbi Yechiel Goldhaber in Brooklyn, 11/1/21 & 11/3/21
Shiur Announcement: Rabbi Yechiel Goldhaber R’ Yechiel Goldhaber will be visiting the United States for a few weeks. The readership of the Seforim Blog is invited to a lecture by the noted author, Rav...
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Dr. Samuel Vita Della Volta (1772-1853): An Underappreciated Bibliophile and his Medical “Diploma”tic Journey Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD I came upon the name Samuel Vita Della Volta through my usual...
View ArticleHow Dare You Translate Kabbalah!
How Dare You Translate Kabbalah! by Avinoam Fraenkel Avinoam Fraenkel’s new book, Shomer Emunim: The Introduction to Kabbalah (Urim Publications, 2021), is a full facing page translation and expansive...
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View ArticleHaftaros of Vayetze and Vayishlach – A Mistake Rectified1
Haftaros of Vayetze and Vayishlach – A Mistake Rectified[1] By Eli Duker There had been one practice throughout the Jewish world concerning the Haftara of Vayishlach until the print revolution. The...
View Article“Seeing the Infinite in Torah” A Memorial to the Gaon Rabbi Shelomo Fisher...
“Seeing the Infinite in Torah”: A Memorial to the Gaon Rabbi Shelomo Fisher (Author of Beit Yishai) By Rabbi Bezalel Naor ANCESTRY Rabbi Shelomo Yehonathan Yehudah Fisher was born in Jerusalem in 1932...
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Shnei Zeitim: Two Olive Branches – Piyut by Solomon Ibn Gabirol
Shnei Zeitim: Two Olive Branches Piyut by Solomon Ibn Gabirol Translated & Annotated by Ben Zion Katz[1] Two[2] olive branches[3] cut down in the garden[4] will again produce fresh, pure olive...
View ArticleGelatin, Supposed Retractions, and Abraham Goldstein, Part 1
Gelatin, Supposed Retractions, and Abraham Goldstein, Part 1 Marc B. Shapiro In my last post I quoted something from Mesorat Moshe and wondered whether R. Moshe Feinstein could have actually said that...
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ענין הריגת עשו והמסתעף Shlomo (Steven) Flamer is a fourth-year medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He previously studied at Yeshivas Ohr Hachaim (Queens, NY), and holds an M.A....
View ArticleDaf Yomi: Seforim on Masseches Megilah
Daf Yomi: Seforim on Masseches Megilah By Eliezer Brodt Daf Yomi just started learning Masseches Megilah this week. Earlier today I had a conversation with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The purpose...
View ArticleMemories of Harav Shmryahu Shulman zt’l About Rav Ahron Kotler Zt”l
Memories of Harav Shmryahu Shulman zt’l About Rav Ahron Kotler Zt”l By Avrohom Willner In honor of the Sheloshim of Harav Shmryahu Shulman zt’l formerly Rav in Jersey City and Norwich Ct. and later of...
View ArticleGelatin, Abraham Goldstein, R. Moses Isserles, and More, Part 2
Gelatin, Abraham Goldstein, R. Moses Isserles, and More Marc B. Shapiro Continued from here Among the matters I discussed in the previous post were gelatin and consumption of the human body as part of...
View ArticleThe Discovery of a Hidden Treasure in the Vatican and the Correction of a...
The Discovery of a Hidden Treasure in the Vatican and the Correction of a Centuries-Old Error Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD In 2018, I was invited to speak at a conference co-sponsored by the Vatican and...
View ArticleDaf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part one
Daf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part one By Eliezer Brodt Daf Yomi just started learning Masseches Moed Katan. Earlier today I had a conversation with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The purpose of...
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Notes on the Book of Samuel, and the Eternal Sanctity of the Temple in Maimonidean Thought By Rabbi Avi Grossman avrahambenyehuda.wordpress.com Rabbi Label Dulitz, who passed away last week, was an...
View ArticleDaf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part Two and Three
Daf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part Two and Three By Eliezer Brodt Daf Yomi is in middle of learning Masseches Moed Katan. This week I had two conversations with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The...
View ArticleThe Missing Nun Verse in Ashrei
The Missing Nun Verse in Ashrei[1] Ben Zion Katz Northwestern University There are several alphabetic acrostics in the book of Psalms. These acrostics are found in Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 and...
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