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Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part II

Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part II

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Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part II By Ezra Brand Ezra Brand is an independent researcher based in Tel Aviv. He has an MA from Revel Graduate School at Yeshiva University in Medieval Jewish History, where he focused his research on 13th and 14th century sefirotic Kabbalah. He is interested in using digital and computational tools in historical research. He has contributed a number of times previously to the Seforim Blog (tag), and a selection of…

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Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part I

Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part I

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Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part I By Ezra Brand Ezra Brand is an independent researcher based in Tel Aviv. He has an MA from Revel Graduate School at Yeshiva University in Medieval Jewish History, where he focused his research on 13th and 14th century sefirotic Kabbalah. He is interested in using digital and computational tools in historical research. He has contributed a number of times previously to the Seforim Blog (tag), and a selection of…

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Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus, Professor Lieberman and More

Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus, Professor Lieberman and More

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Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus, Professor Lieberman and More By Yaacov Sasson A tremendous resource that will be of great interest to Seforim Blog’s readers has been made available to the public. The entire archive of the great Rav Yitzchak Eizik Halevi Herzog, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, has been scanned and is now available online.[1] The archive contains hundreds of files on a wide range of topics, including Rav Herzog’s Piskei Halacha and Torah novellae, extensive correspondence…

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Tools to help one Understand Piyutim

Tools to help one Understand Piyutim

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Tools to help one Understand Piyutim על כלים פרשניים להבנת הפיוטים מאת: הרב יצחק זילבער ראש הכולל “אור חיים – פארשעי” מאנסי ניו יורק על כלים פרשניים להבנת הפיוטים בשנים האחרונות זכינו ליבול מבורך של חיבורים שנועדו להנגיש את פיוטי התפילה לציבור הרחב. אותם פיוטים שאנחנו אומרים בתוך התפילה, בסליחות וכדומה, לשון הפיוטים האלו זרה וקשה בשביל רוב האנשים בימינו, וגם הבקיאים בתחום מתקשים הרבה פעמים להבין את המכוון על בוריו. אליבא דאמת: תופעת כתיבת פירושים לפיוטי התפילה אינה חדשה…

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“Ask Rabbi Google”!! ??

“Ask Rabbi Google”!! ??

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“Ask Rabbi Google”!! ?? By Yaakov Rosenes Continued from here When Rav Yisreal Gustman Zts”l eulogized Harav Moshe Feinstein Zts”l beside his grave at Har Menuchot he mourned the loss of  the last real Talmid Hacham, i.e. the last Rav whose knew all of the Torah and Shas Poskim, Rishonim and Ahronim, Midrash and Aggadata, Mussar and Hashkafa. But to comfort the mourners and the holy Niftar, Rav Gustman said something new. He said that today although no individual is…

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A Response to Yaakov Rosenes

A Response to Yaakov Rosenes

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A Response to Yaakov Rosenes by  Menachem Lazar Menachem Lazar is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, studying applied mathematics and materials science.  He has previously served as editor of Beit Yitzchak, an annual Talmud publication of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. In a recent essay at the Seforim blog, Yaakov Rosenes provides a fascinating window into some unfortunate trends in the world of Jewish publishing.  In particular, Rosenes highlights how technology has impacted not only how seforim…

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