Torah Under Wraps
…erudition and jurisprudence who has the entire Talmud and Shulhan Arukh in his head—incredible!” Still, he noted that the Haredim do not respect him simply because his stance on Zionist…
The Future of Israeli Haredi Society: Can The Written Word Offer Some Insight? (And Assorted Other Comments)
…of recording something as halakhah because it is found in the Sefer ha-Hinukh when it is not found in the Shulhan Arukh or any of the classic responsa volumes. This is what I call…
Tarnopol: A short-lived early 19th century Hebrew press
…Israel lists a small a small number of later works, such as Ibacharta Bachaim (komentarz do Szulchana Arucha) by Hayyim ben Pinchas Schachter (1838) and Ma’aseh Ninveh (Prophezeiung Obadia’s, 1848),…
“Rabbi David Hoffmann, ZL” by Eliezer M. Lipschuetz – A Translation
…with emotion. As a result of such trials, he composed his work on the Shulhan Arukh (first edition, 1885; second edition, 1895),[18] in which he outlined the role of posekim…
R. Yudel Rosenberg, R. Mordechai Elefant, and Sexual
…like a different sort of quiz question: Soon it will be Pesach, so please point to a halakhah on Pesach that the Shulhan Arukh decides in accord with the Rosh,…
As The Kohen Exits The Sancta: A New Edition of Reb Zadok ha-Kohen of Lublin’s Tzidkat ha-Tzadik
…11), Tzidkat ha-Tzadik can be said to be a Shulhan Arukh, a type of concentrated version of Reb Zadok’s general ideas. R. Moseson categorizes Reb Zadok’s chief concerns into the…
Keter Shem Tov: A Study in the Entitling of Books, Here Limited to One Title Only
…2002: Collection of discourses and responsa on Shulhan Arukh Hoshen Mishpat by rabbis from the Kollel Keter Shem Tov in Kiryat Bialik, located in the vicinity of Haifa. There is…
The Vilna Gaon’s Talmud
…crux of our discussion here – the Vilna Gaon’s edition of the Talmud. The Vilna Gaon, in his commentary on Shulhan Orach says that one should say this blessing in…
Some New Seforim, Books, R’ Eleazar Fleckeles, R’ Naftali Herz Weisel, Frankism and (of course) Censorship, Pt. I
…of the Noda Bi-Yehudah, as he quotes it often – in this Drasha and in his Meleches haKodesh (p. 132). Baruch Linda At the end of the work R’ Fleckeles writes: יעקב הסרחן…
The Seven Nations of Canaan
…Pseudo–Jonathan have, in Exodus 33:2, the angel expelling them. [6] This is apparently behind the historical recollection of Psalm 4:2. [7] See 23:32, 33:2. [8] See Baruch Levine, Numbers 1-20 (AB 4a) (New…
The Jewish Reaction to the Livorno Earthquake of January 27, 1742
…in respect to the age-old “Who has the right mesorah” dilemma? Another sefer ascribed to R. Malachi is Arucha U’marpeh. In the relatively new Maaseh Rokeach from R. Massoud C….
Life After Death: The Afterlife of Tombstone Inscriptions in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Vilna
…Strashun.[14] Sample 4. R. Baruch b. R. Shmuel Zaskewitz (d. 1829). In the same photo as at Sample 2 above, adjacent to R. Yosef b. Shmuel, rests his brother R….
The Head Movements of Shema’
…is a requisite of the concentration and brings it about (tsorekh ha-kavvanah ve-goremet otah).”[9] Rabbi Joshua Boaz Baruch (Italy, d. 1557) offers a very graphic description of the head movements…
Guide and Review of Online Resources – 2022 – Part II
…Musaf Aruch. Also at Sefaria: R’ Isaiah Berlin’s Hafla’ah ShebaArakhin on Sefer HeArukh. Academy of Hebrew language’s online dictionary . In Modern Hebrew. Based on Milon HaHoveh (מילון ההווה). Does…
Review of Shaul Stampfer, Families, Rabbis & Education
…share the same assumptions as our predecessors 3. With regard to R. Baruch Epstein’s discussions about his uncle the Netziv in Mekor Barukh, the irony is that the Netziv thought…