Birkat Ha-Hammah in the Old Jewish Cemetary of Frankfurt
…witness is R. Asher b. R. Eliezer Ha-Levi (circa 1598-1660), an Ashkenazic merchant and rabbinic scholar who lived most of his life in Alsace. In his Sefer Zikhronot (Berlin, 1913),…
Zvi Hirsch Masliansky: Memoirs from the Hebrew Periodical Ha-Doar
…three books at the time: [the Hebrew grammar book] “Talmud Leshon Ha-Ivri”, “Sefer Ha-Brith” [on basic sciences] and the Russian translation of the Book of Isaiah. These three books supplied…
What Became of Tychsen?: The Non-Jewish ‘Rabbi’ and his “Congregation” of Jewish Medical Students
…explains and apologizes for the delay in repayment. Tychsen routinely loaned money to the Jewish students. Salomonsen then reports that he was unable to obtain the sefer (shu”t Rabbi Moshe…
Apostates and More, Part 1
…vol. 2, p. 134. [9] Ha-Magid, May 7, 1885, p. 144. [10] Ha-Magid, June 25, 1885, pp. 208-209. [11] See his autobiography in Sefer Zikaron le-Sofrei Yisrael ha-Hayyim Itanu ka-Yom…
New seforim, books and some random comments
…writes similar ideas. It also includes a photocopy of one of the earlier manuscripts of the work. Just to point out some minor issues with the sefer. It does not…
Talmudic Humor and Its Discontents
…quoted. It is often difficult to find where a source is discussed. [6] אפרים דוידזון, שחוק פינו, חולון תשל”ב. The layout is very similar to that of Bialik’s “Sefer Ha’agadah,”…
