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Legacy Judaica Auction March 6th: A Sampling of Forgeries and other Eclectic Lots

Legacy Judaica Auction March 6th: A Sampling of Forgeries and other Eclectic Lots

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Legacy Judaica‘s next auction will occur on March 6, 2018.  The 220 lots include very rare books such as the first edition of the Yerushalmi and a letter from R. Tzvi Ashkenazi (Hakham Tzvi) (the entire catalog can be accessed here), there are many other interesting books and letters. Conditional marriage has been applied since at least the talmudic period if not early.  The exact circumstances and necessary predicates have evolved over time and especially in the modern period when marriage and…

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The 93 Beit Yaakov Martyrs: A Modern Midrash

The 93 Beit Yaakov Martyrs: A Modern Midrash

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The 93 Beit Yaakov Martyrs: A Modern Midrash By Rabbi Ari Kahn On January 8, 1943 an article appeared in The New York Times which the fate of 93 young women[1] who took their own lives rather than serve as prostitutes for the German enemy.[2] The article makes reference to a letter written some time earlier in which the plight of these young women was described in “real time.” 11 August 1942 My dear friend Mr. Schenkalewsky in New York, I…

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Who can discern his errors? Misdates, Errors, Deceptions, and other Variations in and about Hebrew Books, Intentional and Otherwise: Revisited

Who can discern his errors? Misdates, Errors, Deceptions, and other Variations in and about Hebrew Books, Intentional and Otherwise: Revisited

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Who can discern his errors? Misdates, Errors, Deceptions, and other Variations in and about Hebrew Books, Intentional and Otherwise: Revisited[1] by Marvin J. Heller Marvin J. Heller is the award winning author of books and articles on early Hebrew printing and bibliography. Among his books are the Printing the Talmud series, The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Hebrew Book(s): An Abridged Thesaurus, and collections of articles. R. Eleazar once entered a privy, and a Persian [Roman] came and thrust him away. R. Eleazar…

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על הספר מגילת פלסתר

על הספר מגילת פלסתר

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 על הספר מגילת פלסתר[1] מאת עקביא שמש א. סקירה קצרה על הספר עיקרו של ספר זה הוא דיון בספר מגילת ספר לר’ יעקב ב”ר צבי עמדין (ריעב”ץ). כידוע ספר מגילת ספר הוא מעין יומן אישי שנכתב ביד ריעב”ץ, ויש בו תיאורים אישיים, דעותיו של ריעב”ץ על חכמי דורו, ועוד שפע של פרטים מסוגים שונים. הרב גשטטנר (מכאן ואילך: הר”ג) מאריך בפרטי פרטים על כל השתלשלות ההדפסה של החיבור החל משנת תק”ע שבה הודפסו לראשונה רק מספר דפים מהספר בכתב העת…

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A Quotation Fabrication: What the Rema did Not Say on Wearing Leather Shoes on Yom Kippur

A Quotation Fabrication: What the Rema did Not Say on Wearing Leather Shoes on Yom Kippur

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A Fabricated Rema Quotation on Wearing Leather Shoes by Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky The PETA website (accessed Aug 2, 2011) states: “Jews are prohibited from wearing leather on Yom Kippur.” The site continues by stating: “Jewish Vegetarians of North America President Richard H. Schwartz explains “One reason is that it is not considered proper to plead for compassion when one has not shown compassion to the creatures of G-d, whose concern extends to all of His creatures.” (see his website)…

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Further Comments by Marc Shapiro

Further Comments by Marc Shapiro

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Further Comments By Marc B. Shapiro I had thought that this would be my last post of the current batch, but it turned out to be too long. So I have divided it into two parts. Here is part no. 1. The volumes Shomrei Mishmeret ha-Kodesh, by R. Natan Raphael Auerbach, have just appeared. Here is the cover. This book is devoted to the Auerbach family, which was one of the great rabbinic families in Germany. They were the “A” in…

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