Change Has Come To Modena
…of Moshiach, and he refers to Moshiach as Nezer Rosheinu ( bottom line below). I was curious about the words Nezer Rosheinu to describe Moshiach, and suspecting foul play, I…
The sukkah on Shemini Atzeret controversy
…yerushalmi and bavli when rosh chodesh was declared based on the observation of witnesses and a later period when rosh chodesh was determined using a fixed calendar. The geonic interpolation…
Shaul Magid – ‘Uman, Uman Rosh ha-Shana’: R. Nahman’s Grave as Erez Yisrael
“‘Uman, Uman Rosh ha-Shana’: R. Nahman’s Grave as Erez Yisrael” Shaul Magid Indiana University/Bloomington Professor Shaul Magid is the Jay and Jeannie Schottenstein Chair of Jewish Studies at Indiana University….
Some Rosh ha-Shana Readings
…Rosh ha-Shana. The bulk of the commonly recited piyutim on Rosh ha-Shana are attributed to R. Eliezer ha-Kallir who is discussed here. And, finally, in this post, Dr. Shapiro discusses…
Dorshei Yichudcha: A Portrait of Professor Elliot R. Wolfson
…served as the longtime rabbi of Congregation Sha’arei Tefillah in Brooklyn and was a popular Rosh Yeshivah at Yeshiva University/BTA in Brooklyn. Upon his death, Rabbi Wilfred Wolfson’s collection of…
Finders Keepers? The Itinerant History of Strashun Library of Vilna, Pt I
…the JNUL, Scholem colluded with a Jewish American serviceman to smuggle the works out of Offenbach. Scholem placed the collection into five boxes but did not label their contents and…
