…Besamim Rosh that alleges kitniyot source is from the Karaites. There is no basis for this assertion. On the contrary, the extant evidence demonstrates that Karaites affirmatively rejected any prohibition…
…about candles on Yom Kippur, the censorship of the statement that the Besamim Rosh is worthy of being burnt even on Yom Kippur, a wonderful example how some errronous customs…
…into their cultures.[8] Among other things, I was surprised to see R. Lintop write:[9] הגאון המשכיל הנפלא בספרו בשמים ראש רנ”ב בשם אחד מהראשונים He assumes that Besamim Rosh preserves authentic medieval…
…was able to place a newly arrived German émigré, Rabbi Asher ben Yehiel (Rosh) in the rabbinate of Toledo, Castile. (See Avraham Hayyim Freimann, Ha-Rosh ve-Tse’etsa’av, trans. Menahem Eldar [Jerusalem:…
…Levin M’Ziaf haSefer Besamim Rosh, in Aresehet 1944 32) Malechi Elyon on angels in Hazel (multiple printings) 33) Ollalot various articles (multiple printings) 34) Tikunei Zohar notes, multiple printings 35)…
…is not necessarily what the masses understand by this. [23] “Rabbi Jacob Emden: Life and Major Works” (unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, 1988)), p. 409. [24] Re’ah Besamim, p. 40,…
…the publication of an important work out just in time for Rosh Hashanah, a critical edition of all of R’ El‘azar HaKalir’s Piyyutim for Rosh Hashonah, by Shulamit Elizur and…
…on Shabbos we do not smell hadassim for besamim on Motzei Shabbos because there is no loss of the extra soul as the soul remains for the duration of Yom…
…that one should go to the Mikvah before Yom Tov. [4] The Rokeach writes that if the Yom Tov falls out on Shabbos we do not smell hadassim for besamim…
…Haman’s plot to Achashverosh at her party. Both have a potential spoiler: “Tov” or peloni almoni in Ruth; Haman in Esther. The man in control (Boaz or Achashverosh) responds favorably…
…“Ideological Labels Changing Along With the Label-Makers,” The New York Times (12 November 1970): 45,48; Israel Shenker, “Man and Machine Match Minds at M.I.T.: 5th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Seeks…
Rosh Hashana 23b – The Missing Map – Were We Deprived of a Map Drawn by Rashi? Eli Genauer The Mishnah on Rosh Hashana 22b discusses the signal fires which…
…was a reference to Rosh Hodesh. I called this an elegant proof, and others challenged the assertion of elegance, saying it was no proof at all. I countered that if…
A Knife, Is It A Dangerous Gift for Rosh Hashanah? By: Bency Eichorn I. R. Nachman of Breslov’s Position on Knife GivingAs Erev Rosh Hashanah approaches, let me remind you…
…the four. [4] Though the piyyut mentions both Yom Kippur and Rosh Ha-Shanah, its focus is on Rosh Ha-Shanah, as it includes the words “And write their decree” which reflects…