Elliott Horowitz – Modern Amalekites From Adolf to Avigdor
…in 1941 at the hands of the Nazis. Wasserman, who had studied in Volozhin and Telz before joining the kollel of the Hafetz Hayyim (R. Israel Meir Ha-Kohen, 1838-1933), cited…
Daniel J. Lasker – Birkat Ha-Hammah 5769
…the only important factor or perhaps not a factor at all. The Hatam Sofer ruled (Responsa, Orah Hayyim 56) that once the great Rabbis of Israel (Maimonides [H. Berakhot 10:18],…
Zafenat Pane’ah—A Further Example in the Titling of Hebrew Books
…his students were R. Hayyim Benveniste, R. Joshua Benveniste, R. Hayyim Algazi, and R. Solomon ha-Levi. The title page says that it is Zafenat Pane’ah, “satisfied with favor, and full…
The Kabbalat Shabbat Memorandum by Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber
…by R. Ahron Soloveitchik and others. But, in point of fact, this Kaddish is not found in early sources, such as the Tur (Orah Hayyim 337). Indeed, the whole argument…
Identifying Achashverosh and Esther in Secular Sources
…[21] Talmud Bavli, Taanit-Megillah, p. 47, ha-Hayyim, and p. 50, ha-Hayyim. . [22] Hadassah Hi Esther (1997), p. 49, n. 8. (This work is a collection of articles by various…
Who is Buried in the Vilna Gaon’s Tomb? A Contribution Toward the Identification of the Authentic Grave of the Vilna Gaon
…such as R. Shmuel Strashun (d. 1872), R. Avraham Avele Pasvaler (d. 1836), R. Shlomo Ha-Kohen (d. 1906), and R. Hayyim Ozer Grodzenski (d. 1940). With 70,000 graves in place…
R. Reuven Margulies I
…history, including yesod hamishna among others 5) Yesod HaMishna V’Arikachto (Lemberg, 1933) on the creation of the Mishna 6) Sefer Hassidim with his notes (multiple printings) 7) Tolodot Rabenu Hayyim…
Psalms 117:1-2: Why Are the Goyim Praising God?
…on the Israelites? Does this make sense? I first read about this interpretive issue in Rabbi Hayyim Angel’s excellent article in Through an Opaque Lens (2006). I am writing this…
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim written in the past month
…for several years, was also a Rav and Baal Darshan in Rome. He was famous for his important medical work, Otzar Ha-Hayyim. I also wrote a little about the work…
Dr. Samuel Vita Della Volta (1772-1853): An Underappreciated Bibliophile and his Medical “Diploma”tic Journey
…For an exchange between Frizzi and Shadal about a work of the latter, see Moshe Shulweiss, “Shmuel Dovid Luzzatto, Pirkei Hayyim,” (Hebrew) Talpiyot 5:1-2 (Tevet, 5711), 41. For a reference…
Eliyahu Drinking from the Cup
…invaded the body of a women who questioned whether the Exodus happened.) It is worthwhile noting that not everyone was thrilled with these depictions. R. Yair Hayyim Bacharach (1639-1702) who…
The “Holy Woman” in Jewish Literature
…the public. It appears this is not a new phenomenon, instead, R. Hayyim Yosef David Azulai, in his travelogue Ma’agel Tov, records his impressions of Paris when he was there…
Women and the Recitation of Kaddish by Rahel Berkovits – A Review Essay (Hebrew with English Synopsis) by Yael Levine
…text with the book itself. There is an overt mistake concerning her discussion of “Sefer Ha-Hayyim”, and other mistakes are prevalent within the publication. Berkowits failed to list among the…
Aaron the Jewish Bishop
…on the title page, which is plain, instead it appears on folio 7.[5] See Heller, 242-43. The first frontispiece to include a biblical figure is the Tur Orach Hayyim, Prague,…
Bibliography, Why It’s Important
…In Orah Hayyim, no. 54, R. Auerbach discusses whether the word “Hai” – het, yud – should be punctuated with a patach or a tzeri.[3].R. Auerbach states “one should have…