Partnership Minyanim and More
…one time this book was attributed to Ramban because he thinks that R. Akiva Eger is citing a responsum of Ramban in Besamim Rosh. Yet Besamim Rosh was never attributed to Nahmanides nor…
Should we celebrate birthdays or not? Is it better to ignore them?
…as we will see we can find anything and everything. GOOD MAZAL The Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana (III, 8) relates that Amalek placed soldiers on their birthday at the battle front…
The Case of the Missing Books: Besamim Rosh in Berlin and St. Petersburg
…Books: Besamim Rosh in Berlin and St. Petersburg by Benjamin Richler There are two sources concerning the Besamim Rosh that researchers would like to consult but cannot find. One is…
Special book offer: Besamim Rosh
Special book offer: Besamim Rosh By Eliezer Brodt One of the most famous forgeries in Jewish literature is the Shu”t Besamim Rosh. This work was brought to print by Saul…
Marc B. Shapiro – Forgery and the Halakhic Process
…not of falsely ascribing forgery where there is none, but accepting as authentic that which is actually a forgery. The classic example is, of course, Besamim Rosh. There is no…
R. David Nieto’s Matteh Dan, Life on Other Planets and Jewish Reactions to Copernicus
…of England Transactions, vol. XII (1931) pp. 26-27. All of the various versions of the first edition include a drawing of Rabenu Hakodesh on the title page which some speculate…
