Purim and Parodies
…disagreed for example R. Shmuel Aboab in his Sefer Zichronos [2] writes very strongly against these actions. Another Italian rabbi, R. Shmuel Me-Sha’ar Areyeh, who was a contemporary of the…
Le-Tacen Olam (לתכן עולם): Establishing the Correct Text in Aleinu
…and RH);[17] –Peirush ha-Tefillot ve-ha-Berakhot of R. Judah b. Yakar (RH);[18] –Peirushei Siddur ha-Tefillah of R. Eleazar b. Judah of Worms (RH);[19] and –Sefer Arugat ha-Bosem of R. Abraham b….
R. David Nieto’s Matteh Dan, Life on Other Planets and Jewish Reactions to Copernicus
…printed a sefer on astronomy called Ittim Levinah he endorses Copernicus theories in a few places in the sefer (pp. 7,9 & 409-10). The significance of this sefer is that…
The Vilna Gaon, part 3 (Review of Eliyahu Stern, The Genius) by Marc B. Shapiro
…University Press, 2013)? In a lengthy endnote on pp. 196-198 (note 19), Stern polemicizes against your reading of the Vilna Gaon’s interpretation of “sefer ve-sefer ve-sippur” (Sefer Yetsirah 1:1). Stern…
The Twice Told Tale of R’ Yonasan Eybeshutz and the Porger
…It is not entirely clear which Sefer this refers to, as there is no sefer of that exact name. This answer was picked up by the Pardes Yosef[11], and it…
Review of Ha-Sefer ha-Kollel (Kitāb al-Ḥāwī) by Rabbi David ben Saʿadya al-Ger
…“Rabbi Judah,” however. [6] David ben Saʿadya, Ha-Sefer ha-Kollel (Kitāb al-Ḥāwī), 21-24. [7] David ben Saʿadya, Ha-Sefer ha-Kollel (Kitāb al-Ḥāwī), 27-32. [8] David ben Saʿadya, Ha-Sefer ha-Kollel (Kitāb al-Ḥāwī), 79-82….
