The Writings of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky – Part I
…opposed to the heter mekhirah nevertheless quoted from Abelman’s sefer and held it in high regard? To this, Gulevsky writes (p. 82): מה עשה בעל חזון איש? הוא בתמימותו ובכנותו…
The Vilna Gaon, part 2 (Review of Eliyahu Stern, The Genius)
…have been simply unimaginable that such a sefer would have been needed. 2. Many people are interested in the Rogochover, R. Joseph Rozin. There is no question that he had…
The Ancillary Benefits of Non-Jews on the Hebrew Book
…Morteira (1596-1660). As Dr. S. Z. Leiman has noted (see Ali Sefer 10 [June 1982]: 153-55; reprinted in Givat Shaul, ed. Hayyim Eliezer Reich [Brooklyn, NY: [n.p.], 1991]) there is…
Announcement: Musings of a Book Collector podcast
…The second free episode, on new and old Seforim related to Chanukah, titled Sefer Makabi’im, Sdei Chemed and other Chanukah related seforim was just recorded and is available for listening…
How the “Songs of the Day” Were Chosen
…the issue as well. It is from Dr. Cohen’s letter that I learned of Rabbi Mantel’s sefer, as well as the above-mentioned article of Rabbi Hadari. Dr. Cohen’s letter also…
אימתי פסקה טהרת אפר פרה אדומה
אימתי פסקה טהרת אפר פרה אדומה מאת: אליעזר יהודה בראדט[1] א. כבר הבאנו לעיל[2] את דברי התלמוד ירושלמי המוסר את אזהרת רב חייא לתלמידו רב: “רבי חייא רובא מפקד לרב:…
A Survey of Contemporary Electronic Resources: Two Hard Drives of Hebraica
…etc. Generally, you will find what you are looking for, however, as with almost any library or hard drive, this does not have every sefer printed, but if it is…