…known the liturgical poem (piyyut) unetaneh tokef.[11] The poem is based on Mishnah Rosh Ha-Shanah 1.2, which in turn is based on Ps. 38:15. It is a safe bet that…
…of the Talmud in Rome on Rosh Hashanah, 1553,” The Talmud Blog, https://thetalmud.blog/2011/09/28/the-burning-of-the-talmud-in-rome-on-rosh-hashanah-1553-guest-post-by-menachem-butler/ (September 28, 2021), accessed November 3, 2021. Not all scholars connect the copyright controversy with the Talmud…
…discussions regarding Tu-beShevat do not mention any holiday associated with the day. The first Mishna in Rosh Hashana, identifies the 15th of Shevat as the new year for trees. This…
…Ma’adanei Eretz apparently presented no cause for concern, even amongst the most chareidi Jews. Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis (1864-1953), then Rosh Beth Din of the ultra-Orthodox Edah Chareidit in Jerusalem,…
…and fear at the same time is discussed extensively in the context of the nature of the day of Rosh Hashana. See Rav Eliezer Menachem Man Shach, Michtavim Uma’amarim (volume…
…1604). The colophon dates completion of work to Friday, Rosh Hodesh Adar “and Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac ויהי אך יצא יצא יעקב מאת פני…
