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New Book Announcement

May 8, 2012 admin Comments 9 comments

New Book Announcement By Eliezer Brodt הציץ ונפגע, אנטומיה של מחלוקת חסידית, דוד אסף, ידיעות ספרים ואוניברסיטת חיפה, 541 עמודים. Just released, from University of HaIfa and Yedioth Achronoth, Hazitz Unifgah (הציץ ונפגע), the much-anticipated work by Professor David Assaf on the Sanz Sadigura controversy (see here about this book, on Prof. Assaf’s extremely interesting blog). This controversy began in 1869 and continued for a while afterward. This is the first work to document at great length (541 pp.) all…

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New seforim list with some random comments

April 5, 2012 admin Comments 12 comments

New seforim list and some random comments By Eliezer Brodt This is a list of some of the recent seforim I have seen around during my seforim shopping. This is not an attempt to include everything or even close to that. I just like to list a wide variety of works. I note by some of these works that I can provide a table of contents if you request so, via emailing me at, Eliezerbrodt@gmail.com ספרים א. אוצר הגאונים מסכת…

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New Seforim, books, random comments and Benny Brown’s Work on the Chazon Ish

February 7, 2012 admin Comments 29 comments

New Seforim, books, random comments and Benny Brown’s Work on the Chazon Ish.By Eliezer Brodt As a courtesy to our readers, below I provide a list of some new seforim and books that I recently have purchased or become aware of. Some are brand-new, others have been out already for a few months. Some of these books, will be reviewed at great length at a later date, B”n. As I note, I have copies of the TOC of some of…

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More new seforim and some other things

September 26, 2011 admin Comments 0 Comment

More new seforim and some other things By Eliezer Brodt One Here is another list of new of seforim I recently came across in various seforim stores. 1. רבינו חננאל, מסכת ב”ק, שט”ז עמודים+ מבוא, מהדיר ר’ יוסף דובאוויק, ע”י מכון וגשל. 2. נתיבות משפט על רבינו ירוחם – דפוס חדש. [ראה כאן]. 3. שו”ת לבוש מרדכי, ד’ חלקים, כולל תולדות והרבה הוספות. 4. חשק שלמה, ר’ שלמה ב”ר מרדכי, מכון הכתב, חו”מ סי’ א-סח. 5. מקורי התפילה- טעמיה נוסחותיה…

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Seforim sale

September 12, 2011 admin Comments 0 Comment

Seforim sale by Eliezer Brodt This list consists of two parts. Part one is composed of seforim and books which I came across while hunting for seforim. Most 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 all the books are in great shape. There is only one copy of most of these titles so they are being sold on a first come,…

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New Seforim list – Elul 2011

September 7, 2011 admin Comments 0 Comment

New Seforim list – Elul 2011 by Eliezer Brodt As a courtesy to our readers, below I provide a list of some new seforim and books that I recently have purchased or become aware of. Some are brand-new, others have been out already for a few months בית היין על הלכות יין נסך, הרב צבי הירש גראדזענסקי, ש”ט עמודים. אגרת משה חלק ט. [עדיין לא הגיע לארץ ישראל ולכן לא ראיתי]. גנזים ושו”ת חזון איש, תכ”ד עמודים. ירושלים במועדיה, ירח…

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Machon Yerushalayim’s Book Week 2011

June 27, 2011 admin Comments 0 Comment

Machon Yerushalayim’s Book week 2011 by Eliezer Brodt As previously mentioned there are many book sales this time of year all over Eretz Yisroel, and many publishers release new titles for the occasion. One of the publishing houses that makes a special sale every year is Machon Yerushalayim (MY). This year for the sale MY released many new titles. Over twenty years ago MY released a beautiful new edition of the classic work Minchas Chinuch. Over time this edition has…

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Book Week 2011

June 17, 2011 admin Comments 84 comments

Book Week 2011 by Eliezer Brodt Book week has just begin 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 Hasefer – Book Week (see here, here and here). Shavuah HaSefer is a sale which takes place all across the country in stores, malls and special places rented out just for the sale. There are places where strictly “frum” seforim are sold…

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Seforim Sale

April 28, 2011 admin Comments 3 comments

by Eliezer Brodt While hunting for seforim and books I recently came across the following excellent titles for sale, from an old library. Most 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 all the books are in great shape. The sale prices are only for the next three days. After that they might not be available. There is only one copy of…

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Rav Shmuel Ashkenazi, a contemporary Maecenas of the world of seforim.

March 27, 2011 admin Comments 0 Comment

A few years ago I began fundraising to print seforim of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi. I am happy to announce that finally two volumes were just printed volume one is being sold in stores now and volume two will be released to be sold in stores before Shavos. In earlier posts I have put up some chapters of these new works. In one post I described Rabbi Shmuel Askenazi as follows: One of the hidden giants of the seforim world both…

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International Book Week 2011

February 21, 2011 admin Comments 8 comments

International Book Week 2011 by Eliezer Brodt This week is the International book week in Jerusalem at Binyanei Ha‘uma. Here is a list for some of the new titles for sale. Besides for these new titles there many other great discounts, for example Bialik is having some nice sales on some classic books much cheaper than their normal sale prices. הספרייה הלאומית בעקבות הבעל שם טוב: מאתיים וחמישים שנה למותו של הבעש”ט, מאתיים שנה למות ר’ נחמן מברסלב, תערוכה מאוצרות…

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Some Recently Published Seforim

September 15, 2010 admin Comments 0 Comment

Some Recently Published Seforimby: Eliezer Brodt Here is short list of some recently published seforim on the market. This is only a partial list but we wanted to highlight some notable seforim. 1. The Safari commentary, Mishnayot Mishnat Eretz Yisroel, on Meschect Yoma. This is but one of the many new volumes of this commentary that are coming out at a rapid speed. I hope they continue coming out at such speeds.2. Zohar Amar’s Esrogei Eretz Yisroel. This volume is…

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New Sefer Announcement

September 2, 2010 admin Comments 0 Comment

New Sefer Announcement by: Eliezer Brodt I just printed a small sefer, Likutei Eliezer, it is 120 pages and paperback. The sefer consists of four chapters each with many parts. Although portions of each chapter appeared on the blog, each has been significantly expanded – over double the amount of new material – as well as corrections and updates. All the pieces are in Hebrew. The first chapter starts out with a discussion of various possible sources regarding the well-known…

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Shavuah HaSefer: A Recommended Reading List III

June 7, 2010 admin Comments 33 comments

Shavuah HaSefer 2010: A Recommended Reading List III by Eliezer Brodt Book week just began in Eretz Yisroel. As I wrote in previous years, in Israel, around Shavous time (some times right before some times right after), there is a period of about ten days called Shavuah Hasefer-book week. Shavuah HaSefer is a sale which takes place all across the country in stores, malls and special venues rented out for the sale. There are places where strictly “frum” seforim are…

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Seforim for Sale, List III

May 10, 2010 admin Comments 15 comments

Seforim for Sale, List III by: Eliezer Brodt This is the third and (for now) the final list of out-of-print seforim (the two prior lists can be seen here and here). We have provided links for most of the books where a bit of information about the book can be gleaned. These books will only be available for a short bit longer. Most of the titles mentioned here are out-of-print and, for some of the listed titles, there are only…

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