Further Comments by Marc Shapiro
…letter also appear in his haskamah to R. Moshe Parzis’ Taharat Kelim (Bnei Brak, 2002). Another new source in this regard from Ratsaby is his Shulhan Arukh ha-Mekutzar (Bnei Brak, 2000),…
Legacy Auction, agunot, censorship, and other notable items
…weren’t as thorough as they should have been left the original title in the index. (lot 50). The version of the Shulkhan Arukh with the commentary Gur Areyeh that contains…
Interesting Legacy Judaica Auction lots
…R. Yechiel Michel Epstein (Arukh ha-Shulkhan) (lot 168), and the Netziv (lots 161-62), (there is also an amulet (lot 163) from his son, R. Chaim Berlin, that apparently was written…
Baruch Oberlander — A Note on the New Edition of the Or Zarua
Rabbi Baruch Oberlander is the rabbi in Budapest, Hungary, since 1989, and is the editor of Tel Talpiot. He has published many articles in the journal Ohr Yisroel and is…
Foie Gras “Fake News”: A Fictitious Rashi and a Strangely Translated Ethical Will
…YD 33) was in favor of banning force feeding because of this potential serious problem. The Aruch Hashulchan (YD 33:37) says they did not do force feeding in his town….
Lag B’Omer through the eyes of a Litvak in 1925
…again from Lag B’Omer until the Sh’loshes Yemei Hagbala [13 days], thus never allowing the beard to grow too long. See Aruch HaShulchan (493:6) where he confirms this to be…
