To Censor or Not to Censor, that is the Question
…urge to suppress contrary halakhic rulings was rejected.[1] R. Yehiel Mikhel Halevi Epstein of Novogrudok is most well-known for his pseudo commentary on the Shulkhan Orakh, Orakh ha-Shulhan. [2] In…
Rav Aryeh Tzvi Frommer HY”D: סנגורם של ישראל
…hayim section of the Shulchan Aruch with certain discussions regarding Yoreh Deah and Even He’ezer as well. The volume was first published in Lublin, at a printer only steps away…
Purim and Parodies
…520. [3] Sefer Zichronos pp. 61-64 [4] Aruch Ha-shulchan, 695:10 and 696:12. [5] Israel Davidson, Parody in Jewish Literature, p. xix (available for free download here). [All of my quotes…
The Pew Report and the Orthodox Community (and Other Assorted Comments), part 1
…biblical prohibition to marry women who are not of the Canaanite nations, this has been hard for many to accept. The Arukh ha-Shulhan, Even ha-Ezer 16:2, states that “it appears…
The Mysteries of Hoshana Rabbah
…What’s the source for this? Shulchan Aruch HaArizal, first printed around 1660, writes that on the night of Hoshana Rabbah one should read Mishneh Torah.[23] Basically, the earliest source for…
Leket Yosher – A Closer Appraisal in Light of a Recent Controversy
…44). R. Meir Bar-Ilan, in a beautiful chapter of his classic MiVolozhin l’Yerushalayim (p. 269), in describing how his uncle, the R. Yechiel Michel Epstein, author of the Arukh HaShulhan,…
