פיוטי פורים באשכנז ובצרפת
פיוטי פורים באשכנז ובצרפת מאת גבריאל וסרמןבאשכנז ובצרפת נהגו מימים ימימה לומר את קרובת הי"ח של הקלירי, "ויאהב אומן", עם ההרחבות הקליריות "אזרח בט חוץ – תמימים כרשו ארץ – אותו מבהלת"ו"אספרה אל חוק – אמל...
View ArticleNew Seforim and Books 2015
New Seforim and Books 2015by Eliezer BrodtWhat follows is a list of new seforim and books I have seen around in the past few months. Some of the titles are brand new others are a bit older. I am well...
View ArticleNew Book Announcement: Gabriel Wasserman's Haggadah
Book Announcement:הגדה של פסח "אשירה ואשננה בחשיקות"מאת גבריאל וסרמןYou may purchase a copy here.Every year, many haggadot are published, with various features, but almost all of them have the nearly...
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New Book: The Living Tree: Studies in Modern Orthodoxy by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s new book, The Living Tree: Studies in Modern Orthodoxy, has just appeared. The Seforim Blog is happy to present this selection from it.Halakhic Pluralism in the Eyes of Rishonim...
View ArticleNew Book sale 2015
New Book sale 2015By Eliezer BrodtThis list consists of a few parts. Many of these titles are very hard to find. Some of the prices are better than others, but all in all I think they are fair. Almost...
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Plagiarism, Citation, and Redemption
Plagiarism, Citation, and Redemption By Jeremy BrownJeremy Brown is the author of New Heavens and a New Earth; the Jewish Reception of Copernican Thought. He writes on science, medicine and the Talmud...
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On the Maxwell House Haggadah
For contemporary American Jews, it is not an exaggeration to claim the Maxwell House Haggadah, as one of the most commonly used and widely known haggadahs. Even President Obama was aware of this...
View Articleאור חדש במעשה ברבי אלעזר בהגש"פ
אור חדש במעשה ברבי אלעזר בהגש"פ מאת דוד פרקש*מעשה ברבי אלעזר ורבי יהושע וראב"ע ורבי עקיבא ורבי טרפון שהיו מסובין בבני ברק, והיו מספריםביציאת מצרים כל אותו הלילה, עד שבאו תלמידיהם ואמרו להם, "רבותינו,...
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New Book: The Living Tree: Studies in Modern Orthodoxy by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s new book, The Living Tree: Studies in Modern Orthodoxy, has just appeared. The Seforim Blog is happy to present this selection from it.Halakhic Pluralism in the Eyes of Rishonim...
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The Gematriya Haggadah
The Gematriya HaggadahBy Eli GenauerI try to buy a new Haggadah every year to make sure I have something new to say. It is especially important at my stage in life when grandchildren will remind you if...
View ArticleMossad HaRav Kook 2015 sale
Mossad HaRav Kook 2015 saleBy Eliezer BrodtFor over thirty years, starting on Isru Chag of Pesach, Mossad HaRav Kook publishing house makes a big sale on all of their publications, dropping prices...
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Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History
Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its HistoryMarc B. ShapiroI am happy to announce that my new book is now with the printer and should be at the distributor by May 4. Amazon and...
View ArticleMikva Revisited - Understanding Shabbat 13a-b in light of Parshat Metzora
Mikva Revisited -Understanding Shabbat 13a-b in light of Parshat Metzoraby Chaim Sunitsky (with some additional comments by Marc B. Shapiro)It is well known that when describing the purification of...
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The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos & Censorship (Part Two)
The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos & Censorship (Part Two)*.By Eliezer Brodt Updates and clarificationsThis post is devoted to discuss some of the various comments I have received from many...
View ArticleThe Princess and I: Academic Kabbalists/Kabbalist Academics
ב"הThe Princess and I[1]Academic Kabbalists/Kabbalist Academicsלכב'יומא דהילולא דרשב"י ל"ג בעומרby Josh RosenfeldJosh Rosenfeld is the Assistant Rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue and on the Judaic...
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An (almost) Unknown Halakhic Work by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi and an...
An (almost) Unknown Halakhic Work by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi and an attempt to answer the question: who punctuated the first edition of the Shulhan Arukh? by Chaim KatzChaim Katz is a database...
View ArticleMegilat Rut: The night of Boaz and Rut Revisited
Megilat Rut[1]: The night of Boaz and Rut Revisited By Chaim SunitskyIn a well known story of Megilat Rut, Naomi tells Ruth to bathe herself, put on her [best] clothes and go down at night to where...
View Article“Be-Esek Atevata”: A Contextual Interpretation of an Elusive Phrase in...
“Be-Esek Atevata”: A Contextual Interpretation of an Elusive Phrase in Akdamut Millinby David S. ZinbergA centerpiece of the Ashkenazic liturgy for Shavuot, Akdamut Millin is an artistically...
View Articleפיוט צרפתי לא-ידוע לחג השבועות
פיוט צרפתי לא-ידוע לחג השבועותמאת גבריאל וסרמןלכל חובבי המחזורים של ד'גודלשמידט וחתנו י'פרנקל, "לפי מנהגי בני אשכנז לכל ענפיהם: כולל מנהג אשכנז (המערבי) מנהג פולין ומנהג צרפת לשעבר", ידוע נוסח התפילה...
View ArticleBook week 2015
Book week 2015By Eliezer BrodtBook week just began in Eretz Yisrael. As I have written in previous years every year in Israel, around Shavous time, there is a period of about ten days called Shavuah...
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