Daf Yomi: Seforim on Masseches Taanis By Eliezer Brodt Daf Yomi just started learning Masseches Taanis this week. Earlier today I had a conversation with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The purpose of the conversation was for me to briefly highlight some of the Rishonim and Achronim “out there” on this masechtah, adding some tidbits of interest about them. A nice amount of the conversation was devoted to discussing if Rashi on Taanis is by Rashi or not. We…
Daf Yomi: Seforim on Masseches Rosh Hashanah By Eliezer Brodt Daf Yomi just started learning Masseches Rosh Hashanah this week. This past Monday evening I had a conversation with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The purpose of the conversation was to briefly highlight some of the Rishonim and Achronim “out there” on this Messechtah, adding some tidbits of interest about them. We recorded it and it’s available for viewing here or here. It’s only half an hour long. Many…
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in the past month (updated) Black Weddings and others Segulot By Eliezer Brodt Introduction When the lockdown began in Israel a few weeks ago, a friend of mine e-mailed me an article about plagues he was about to complete, asking if I had anything to add. Upon checking my collections of material, I found I had nothing special marked down in my indexes about the topic. At the time I had…
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in the past month By Eliezer Brodt Many of us have been under lockdown for over a month – some of us for less, some for more. However, this has not silenced the ‘voice of the Torah’; all kinds of Shiurim & classes on a wide range of topics have been made available via various methods. Otzar Hachochmah has made their database available free of charge as have others. Others…
Pesach and Haggadah Themed Posts 2020 Here’s a roundup of Pesach and Haggadah-themed posts at the Seforim Blog. Illustrations and the Haggadah I. Racy Title Pages Update II 12.01.2005. Discusses the title page of the Prague Haggadah of 1526. This particular Haggadah used an illustration of a nude woman in the Haggadah’s quotation of Ezekiel…
Towards a Bibliography of seforim related to Shavuos and Megilas Rus (both new and old) By Eliezer Brodt Originally posted May 24, 2012 – Updated June 3, 2019 In this post I intend to start a list towards a more complete bibliography to the various seforim (new and old) and articles related to Shavuos (including many links). I hope to update it in the future. When learning the Halachos of Shavuos, one is struck how the Tur does not mention…
