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Preview of R. Shmuel Ashkenazi's Latest Work

Preview of R. Shmuel Ashkenazi's Latest Work

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Preview of R. Shmuel Ashkenazi’s Latest Work One of the hidden giants of the seforim world both in ultra orthodox and academic circles is a man known as Rabbi Shmuel Askenazi. Professor Zev Gris writes about him:אני ובני דורי נוכל להעיד על בור סיד שאין מחשב שידמה לו, כר’ שמואל אשכנזי גמלאי מפעל הביבליוגרפיה העברית”) הספר כסוכן תרבות מראשית הדפוס עד לעת החדשה, לימוד ודעת במחשבה יהודית (תשסו) עמ’ 257). This man has authored many books and hundreds of articles in dozens…

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Shemot Hakhamim & Its Ommissions

Shemot Hakhamim & Its Ommissions

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על ספר שמות חכמים, קיצור תולדות רבותינו הראשונים, אברהם מאיר וייס, בני ברק, תשס”טמאתעקביא שמש Abstract:  A new book, a history of Rabbis and their books from the Geonic and Rishonim periods, Shemot Hakhamim, Kitzur Toldot Rabotenu ha-Rishonim, while attempting to be comprehensive falls short on that account.  In particular, the failure of the author to use “academic” works diminishes the value of this book.  While A. Shamesh is willing to cede that attempting to read the entire corpus of…

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The Writings of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky – Part I

The Writings of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky – Part I

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The Writings of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky – Part I By Marc B. Shapiro               In honor of Dan Rabinowitz, in appreciation of his commitment to the free and open exchange of ideas. In a previous post I mentioned the new writings of R. Kook and also the works of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky. I would like to speak about both of them before returning to my discussions of Judaism and Christianity.   Let me begin with R….

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Rabbinic Insults and Bibliographical Errors

Rabbinic Insults and Bibliographical Errors

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One of the more interesting pioneers of the haskalah movement was R. Shelomo Zalman Hanau (Katz).  Hanau’s works mainly concern grammar and, in that vein, corrections to the siddur.  Hanau’s first book, Binyan Shelomo, Frankfort A.M., 1708 was published when he was 21.  This book focuses on grammar, but, as we have already discussed, was important in the development of the Siddur. (Additionally, see S.’s recent post on Hanau here.)  This book is now up for auction, however, I must…

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Twenty-Five Years at the Valmadonna Trust Library

Twenty-Five Years at the Valmadonna Trust Library

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Twenty-Five Years at the Valmadonna Trust Library   by Pauline Malkiel   Librarian – Valmadonna Trust Library (London, England)   When I first walked into the library in May 1982 I was struck initially by the smell of leather, then by the rows upon rows of fine bindings in burgundies, browns, beiges and creams packed neatly and tastefully on elegant open wooden shelves.  Looking more closely I began to identify groupings: 16th century Italian locations with exciting names like Riva di Trento, Sabbionetta…

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על ספר קידוש החמה לר’ יונה בר”י בוקסבוים

על ספר קידוש החמה לר’ יונה בר”י בוקסבוים

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על ספר קידוש החמה לר' יונה בר"י בוקסבוים Posted by: Dan Rabinowitz, March 30, 2009 10:37 PM | Comments (7) | Link to this post | Print this post עקביא שמש, Book Reviews, בעברית, Birkat ha-Chamah, Censorship על ספר קידוש החמה לר' יונה בר"י בוקסבויםפעיה"ק שיכון סקווירא יע"א, תשס"ט מאת: עקביא שמש תופעה ידועה היא כי מיד לאחר חג הפורים מתמלאות חנויות הספרים בספרי הגדות של פסח כמים לים מכסים. אין לך שנה דומה לחברתה בהגדותיה, והמעיין עומד משתאה ונבוך, ואינו יודע…

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