New Torah u-Madda Journal, available online in PDF; and Criticisms of Menachem

After I posted the Table of Contents to the latest volume of the Torah u-Madda Journal, no. 14 (2006/2007), at the Michtavim blog last week — note, this post has been updated with the links to the PDFs, hosted at YUTorah.org — I received some very harsh criticisms for my laxity in providing links to the PDFs, including one noteworthy email.

To add insult to injury, the accuser sent me criticisms via an anonymous email address! See here [PDF].



Two Links of Note

First, just about the entire volume in memory of Dov Rappel is available for free online here. This includes articles by, inter alia, Moshe Halmish, Yosef Tabory, and Stefan Rief.

Second, there is a new site which is attempting to compile a complete bibliography of books related to Jewish genealogy here. The site is run by a collector of Jewish genealogy books and hopefully he will be able to satisfy his goal.



Website with Epherma Material on the Shmitta Controversy

The JNUL has an excellent site regarding the history of the Shmitta controversy. They have the materials divided by year and the materials contain broadsides and other important but difficult to obtain materials. The site is here.


Two News Items

First, the sale on the Seforim Hard Drives has been extended until June 22 for the Otzar haChomah and the 25th for the Morgenstern hard drive.
Second, a new issue of Ohr Yisrael has just come out and includes more articles on wheat for matzot from Arizona, an article on definition of Darkei Emorei and the related laws, the second installment on the custom of candle lighting. Additionally, there is another article by R. B. Oberlander, related to the Yerushalmi on Kodshim, this one discussing the Friedlander family. Finally, R. Yitzhaki has an article on publishing of a Tanach.



Sale On Seforim Hard Drives

As discussed previously, there are two hard drive systems which contain thousands of seforim. Both of these will be on sale starting on Sunday June 3 for two weeks. For more information one can contact Mr. Flohr, who provided the information which appears below. Here are the sale prices:

Otzar Hachochma – Hard Drive System
Full version (23,000 seforim)- $1380 (reg. $1980)
Bney Torah (21,500 seforim) – $1240 (reg. $1780)
G’mara V’Halacha (15,800 seforim) -$930 (reg. $1320)
Torah U’Midrash (15,800 seforim) – $930 (reg. $1320)
Library Edition (23,000 seforim) – $950 (no search option)
FREE shipping on all orders.

Updates for previous owners available at 20% discount (i.e. owners of Otzar HaChochma who have not updated to the latest version can now do so during the sale and receive a discount price on the update).

It should be noted that if someone buys any of the “smaller” versions, they can update the program whenever they wish to a “higher” version (i.e. from Bney Torah to Full, or Gmara Vhalacha to Bney Torah etc.). The price would be based on the current sale price at the time they do the update.

There is an option for paying for the program in THREE payments.

Otzrot HaTorah (Morgenstern) – Hard Drive System
Full version (13,000 seforim) – $1296 (reg. $1600)
(if payed by cash or check discount of $156, final price – $1140)
Small version (12,000 seforim) – $990 (reg. $1200)
(If payed by cash or check discount of $120, final price – $870)

Morgenstern is also giving a free upgrade to the next version (version 5) which will include an additional 2,000 volumes as well as the complete Bayis Molay Seforim (Rosenberg) and will also have an update to the Otzar HaShu”t program (inc. parts of Yoreh De’ah). There is an option for paying for the program in 36 payments (three years).

The sale for both Otzar HaChochma as well as Otzrot HaTorah is scheduled to last for TWO weeks. After the sale is over the prices will go back up so if anyone is interested NOW is the time.

Also, readers of the Seforim Blog who mention it when purchasing will be given an EXTRA bonus.
Thanks much.
Moshe Flohr / Computer Maven
732-363-4941
917-456-7855
OTZARinfo@gmail.com
ezf613@hotmail.com

Finally, both Bar Ilan and DBS have updated their respective databases and Mr. Flohr has those available as well
Bar Ilan ver. 15 update from ver. 14 is $99.
DBS ver. 13 update from ver. 12 is $80.
there are prices for updating for earlier versions as well but please contact Mr. Flohr for those specifics.



Kabbalah Books Online

I am not sure why but it appears that a website in Czech (?) contains numerous Kabbalah seforim in their entirety free. These include the literature from Sefer Yetzirah, Zohar, R. Moshe Chaim Luzzato, Ari”Zal, R. Abraham Abulafia, and many others.