New Writings from R Kook Part 1 by Marc B. Shapiro
…was indeed a real slave. See Shulhan Arukh, Yoreh Deah 158:1, where R. Moses Isserles writes: מותר היה לנסות רפואה בעבד כנעני אם תועיל P. 11: “Returning an escaped slave…
Antoninus, R. Moses Kunitz, and Iggerot Malkhei Rabbanan
…note to Shulhan Arukh, Orah Hayyim 229. R. Kunitz’s first volume of responsa, Ha-Metzaref, vol. 1, no. 20, contains a letter from R. Nathan Adler, which I believe is the…
An Unpublished 1966 Memorandum from Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan Answers Questions on Jewish Theology
…no. 2 (Spring 1987): 8-9; Baruch Rabinowitz, “Annotated Bibliography of the Writings of Aryeh Kaplan, Part 1,” Ten Da’at, vol. 1, no. 2 (Spring 1987): 9-10; Baruch Rabinowitz, “Annotated Bibliography…
Conservative Conversions, Some Grammatical Points, and a Newly Published Section of a Letter from R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik
…was very eloquent and forceful was with regard to the necessity of having a mehitzah in shul. In Baruch Litvin’s 1959 book, The Sanctity of the Synagogue, pp. 109-114, it…
Eliezer Brodt: Corrections and Clarifications
…all. First I would like to clarify there have been many many articles written about the Mekor Baruch showing plagiarism and mistakes he made. Others have shown that he…
Adam Mintz — Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin: A Forgotten American Posek
…The tide began to turn in the late 1950’s as many Orthodox leaders declared their opposition to congregations with mixed-seating. A major step in this direction was introduced by Baruch…
