New Book List December 2007
…printed before. A new sefer called Nasiach BeChukechah was just printed by the Rosh Kollel of the kollel in Palo Alto, California, Rabbi Avi Lebowitz. This work is an excellent…
The Customs Associated with Joy on Chanukah and Their More Obscure Sources
…of the 13th century) from the nephew of the Rosh, writes that although during the rest of the year it is prohibited to tell jokes (pg 12) or play musical…
Hot Tears For A Close Friend: Rabbi Eitam Henkin HY”D
…honesty was ever-present, in every field and topic, be it in Torah study, academic research, or this-worldly life. Our final conversation took place between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I…
A Review of Beis Havaad by Eliezer Brodt
…so; and, consulting experts on particular topics. Koton gives the example of if one is working on Mesechtas Rosh Hashana and comes to the topics relating to Hilchos Kiddush Hachodesh,…
ועשו להם ציצת – What to Make of Tzitzit
…on the first day of Rosh Hashana, or the line אלו ואלו בצפצוף מצפצפים in the similarly styled כל שנאני שחק, recited in the same place in the service on…
Review of James A. Diamond, “Maimonides and the Shaping of the Jewish Canon” (2014) by Menachem Kellner
…the Department of Maritime Civilizations, and founding director of Be-Zavta, a program in Jewish enrichment. His most recent book is Menachem Kellner: Jewish Universalism, edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron…
