Jews, Drinking & Kiddush Clubs
…carried on a correspondence regarding this work which still remains in manuscript – but is facinating in its content.[3] See Y.S. Speigel, Amudim be-Tolodot Sefer ha-Ivri Ketivah ve-haTakah, Ramat Gan,…
Rabbi Yitzhak Hutner’s View of Torah Im Derekh Eretz and a Hidden Haskamah Rediscovered
…when his “unforgettable mentor, HaRav Joseph Breuer, had explicitly expressed the wish that the author’s notes and essays be presented in a comprehensive and coordinated Sefer.” No mention of R….
A Gemeinde Gemeinheit
…Rabbeinu Tam, which had recently appeared in print when the Sefer HaYashar was published for the first time.[13] Meir Ish-Shalom was thus able to demonstrate that Rabbi Jellinek’s innovation, far…
R. Reuven Margulies I
…Levin M’Ziaf haSefer Besamim Rosh, in Aresehet 1944 32) Malechi Elyon on angels in Hazel (multiple printings) 33) Ollalot various articles (multiple printings) 34) Tikunei Zohar notes, multiple printings 35)…
Ten Commandment Representations in Hebrew Manuscripts & Books: Artistic Approaches to Theological Issues in Judaism
…Sefer Nitzahon, published in Altdorf in 1644, created one of the most exquisite Hebrew title pages. It features a similar depiction of Moshe as seen in Hashiv, with his hand…
The Other Works of R. Yehiel Mihel Epstein, Author of the Arukh HaShulhan
…the Sefer HaYashar should have so many textual errors, when one of the purposes of the Sefer HaYashar was to provide a correct text of the Gemara. (Balei Hatosfot p….
A Forgotten Work on Chanukah: חנוכת הבית
…the sefer before, and I was curious about it. I asked several people about the sefer until I found someone who was familiar with it. He was kind enough to…
Hebrew printing in Altdorf: A brief Christian-Hebraist Phenomenon
…print on their own behalf. The first Hebrew title printed in Altdorf was R. Yom Tov Lipmann Muelhausen’s Sefer Nizzahon (Liber Nizachon Rabbi Lipmanni . . .), published in 1644.[4]…
Review of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits, Jewish Women in Time and Torah
…limited to the Guide. In his earlier popular works Rambam makes similar suggestions. In the Sefer HaMitzvot (Negative Commandments #43) Rambam already explained that the Torah’s prohibition of shaving off…
R. Elazar Fleckeles’s Haggadah Maaseh BR’ Elazar
…יעלה תקע”ח, בהתאם לשנה הלועזית 1818, ולהסכמת הצנזור שניתנה באוקטובר 1817 [מספר 418] For recent Discussion of other works with similar wording see Yakov Speigel Amudim be-Toldot ha-Sefer ha-Ivri; BeSharei…
Torah Genius, Infallibility and Augmented Intelligence
…in his Leshem Shevo VeAchlama, Sefer HaDe’ah, Vol. 1, Maamar Kelali Al Yesod HaSefer, Ot 5, p. 4a, col. 1: “The concept of how the practice of Torah and Mitzvot…
Depicting Difference: The Tower of Babel and the Language of Sacred Art
…Firstly, the labeling of the images aligns with Jewish tradition, specifically referencing Dor Haflagah. Secondly, Bruegel’s comprehensive visual representation notably omits any mention of violence. The interpretation that linguistic confusion…
Hebrew Printing in Lissa (Leszno), A Brief (Perchance) Transitory Moment
…way of restricting unauthorized republication, and that it is used as the dating chronogram. The title-page states that it is: Sefer Likitat Yosef A key To finding pleasing items, One…
Publish and Perish or Digital death
…Tefillen while they edit their Sefer. Any first time author should think many times before he starts to work on a Sefer. Is it original? Who will read it? Don’t…
Ancient Jewish Poetry & the Amazing World of Piyut: Interview with Professor Shulamit Elizur
…sefer written by Rabbeinu Saadyah Gaon against the Kara’im. We don’t have the entire book, but the two pieces I was able to put together are from a previously unknown…