Was Avraham a Lamdan?
…even kept rabbinically mandated laws. [4] Regarding all this see Encyclopedia Talmudit referenced in note 1. See also Maharatz Chayes in Toras Hanevi’im, Chapter 11, pg. 63-72; Nefesh Hachaim, Sha’ar…
Interview with Professor Lawrence Kaplan
…As Brown pointed out, the Chafetz Chaim speaks about de–kula ba extensively. In my article I quote a text of the Chafetz Chaim – or rather an oral shemuah attributed…
The Fish Motif on Early Hebrew Title-Pages and as Pressmarks
…them. Uri Phoebus passed away in c. 1705.[18] He was succeeded in Zolkiew by his son Hayyim David, who had assisted his father at the press. Unfortunately, Hayyim David died…
R. Hershel Schachter, Gedolim, Rachel Morpurgo, and More
…century. But even in previous centuries matters were not absolute. For example, what about R. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto? He was not a posek, yet would anyone today deny that he…
Manasseh of Ilya and Y. Barzilay
…regard to the Halakhah and its historical development.” (p. 24). Therefore, Barzilay wants to then claim and project back on Manasseh’s early years and label him as a radical even…
Which Direction is North?, Geographical Mistakes, and our Woke Universities
…is mistaken (היפך המציאות) about where Kush is located, as R. Strashun tells us that Kush is Ethiopia. However, as R. Yaakov Hayyim Sofer has noted, Rashi routinely explains Kush…
