AI Killed the Purim Torah Star
We have previously discussed Jewish literature and the genre of parody, which arguably began with Maseches Purim and inspired many other works that use Purim as a catalyst. The genre further developed,...
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Book announcement: New work on Tefilah
Book announcement: New work on Tefilah By: Eliezer Brodt דוד הנשקה, לבקש תפלה: תפילות הקבע בתלמודם של חכמים, ב‘ חלקים, 1304 עמודים I am very happy to announce the publication of an important work (in...
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Azariah de’ Rossi’s Annotations on Sefer ha-Kuzari: Identification and...
Azariah de’ Rossi’s Annotations on Sefer ha-Kuzari: Identification and Preliminary Analysis Yehuda Seewald Abstract This article presents the identification of annotations on a 1547 Venice edition of...
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An Example of Three “Mahadurot” of Rashi
Rashi on Shemot 28:6 and 40:38 “אִם בָּאתִי לְפָרֵשׁ” or “לְפִי שֶפֵרַשְתִי” An Example of Three “Mahadurot” of Rashi Eli Genauer Shemot 40:38 Shemot 28:6 One of the most informative and endearing...
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A Tale of Two Zionist Siddurim in Exile
A Tale of Two Zionist Siddurim in Exile Seth (Avi) Kadish Zionist Siddurim and Modern Orthodoxy Modern Orthodoxy today, in America and throughout the diaspora, is largely a Zionist world. It is, in a...
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Stet in the Beit Yosef: Fish and Milk, from Typographical Error to...
Stet in the Beit Yosef: Fish and Milk, from Typographical Error to Typological Exemplar Aton M. Holzer Rabbi Dr. Holzer is Director of the Mohs Surgery Clinic in the Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv...
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On the History and Development of Nirtza
On the History and Development of Nirtza By Yaacov Sasson Yaacov Sasson is a musmach of RIETS, and author of the recently published ספר שש אנכי, available here. Nirtza is the conclusion of the seder,...
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The Mother Haggados: Models for Modern Analysis of Printed Jewish Illustrations
The Mother Haggados: Models for Modern Analysis of Printed Jewish Illustrations There is a long tradition of illustrating Haggados, dating back to at least the early Middle Ages. Likely only a small...
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Review of Rav Zvi Hirsch Grodzinsky’s Taharas Yisroel
Review of Rav Zvi Hirsch Grodzinsky’s Taharas Yisroel By Shmuel Lubin Shmuel Lubin is a doctoral candidate in biology and creator of “The Rishonim” podcast. ר‘ צבי הירש גראדזענסקי טהרת ישראל, הלכות...
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Ten Commandment Representations in Hebrew Manuscripts & Books: Artistic...
Ten Commandment Representations in Hebrew Manuscripts & Books: Artistic Approaches to Theological Issues in Judaism Dan Rabinowitz Today, the Ten Commandments or Decalogue[1] are among the most...
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R. Moshe Zuriel, the Aderet, Sonya Diskin, and ChatGPT
R. Moshe Zuriel, the Aderet, Sonya Diskin, and ChatGPT Marc B. Shapiro 1. It is hard to believe that more than a year and a half has passed since R. Moshe Zuriel was taken from us. At the time of his...
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A Little-Known Rabbi Doctor and his Exceedingly Rare Medical Diploma Leon...
A Little-Known Rabbi Doctor and his Exceedingly Rare Medical Diploma Leon Cantarini- AKA Yehuda HaKohen Katz Me-HaHazzanim (University of Padua, 1623) Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD Professor of Emergency...
View ArticleBook Week: 2025
Book Week: 2025 By Eliezer Brodt Book Week has recently begun here in Eretz Yisrael. With gratitude to Hashem, this marks the eighteenth consecutive year that I’ve continued my annual tradition of...
View Articleועשו להם ציצת – What to Make of Tzitzit
ועשו להם ציצת – What to Make of Tzitzit By Joseph Wertzberger [1] ויאמר ה׳ אל משה דבר אל־בני ישראל ואמרת אלהם ועשו להם ציצת על־כנפי בגדיהם לדרתם ונתנו על ציצת הכנף פתיל תכלת והיה לכם לציצת וראיתם אתו...
View ArticleBook review – Nafshi BiShe’elati: The Halakhot of Mental Health
Book review – Nafshi BiShe’elati: The Halakhot of Mental Health Ben Rothke T.J. Hooper was a precedent-setting tort case[1] in 1932. Two tugboats, one of which was The T.J. Hooper, were towing...
View ArticleThe Rising Lion: From Balaam to Leibowitz and Back Again
The Rising Lion: From Balaam to Leibowitz and Back Again Warren Zev Harvey Warren Zev Harvey is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the...
View ArticleKey Words in the Narrative of Aaron’s Death
Key Words in the Narrative of Aaron’s Death Itamar Warhaftig Rabbi Dr. Itamar Warhaftig is professor of Jewish law (emeritus) at Bar-Ilan University and affiliated with the Zomet Institute in Alon...
View ArticleThe Star Spangled Banner and The Song at the Sea of Exodus 15
The Star Spangled Banner and The Song at the Sea of Exodus 15 Reuven Kimelman The most rousing expression of American Civil Religion is the well-known The Star-Spangled Banner[1] sung ritually at...
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