Gelatin, Supposed Retractions, and Abraham Goldstein, Part 1
…11. [7] For example, the Shulhan Arukh, Yoreh Deah 201:75, famously forbids heated mikvaot. (R. Karo cites the stringent view as יש מי שאוסר and he does not offer a…
Review of Reckless Rites
…this has been understood throughout history. Some hold there is no obligation of destroying Amalek today while others are willing to label any perceived enemy of Jews as deserving of…
The Pitfalls of Disagreeing with the Gra
…literature, Talmud, Midrash, Zohar, etc. and collected the relevant statements to create a “talmud” (it is even labeled as such – the legend on the page reads Gemara) on the…
David Assaf – A Farewell to Eitam Henkin
…Halevi Epstein, author of the Arukh Ha-Shulhan, a biography that was accepted for publication by the academic press of Touro College in the United States and which is to appear…
The Physician-Ḥaver in Early Modern Italy: A Reunion of Long Forgotten “Friends”
…areas of practical Jewish law, including a large section of Shulhan Arukh, there does not appear to have been a uniform curriculum for the Ḥaver degree.[16] Each location designed its…
Answers to Quiz Questions and Other Comments, part 1
…(see also Arukh ha-Shalem, s. v. כש, p. 348 n. 4) as תרי is masculine while תרתי is feminine. In R. Meir Mazuz’s new book, Darkhei ha-Iyun, p. 5, he…
