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…
Anonymous Sefarim
…above discussion. R. Shmuel Aboab (1610-1694), wrote the ethical work Sefer HaZikronot, first published in 1631 in Prague, recently reprinted in 2001. However, the book was published anonymously. R. Hayyim…
Hidden Treasures in Jewish Medical History at the British Library: A Post Cyber-Attack Homage
…are either authors or recipients of these poems include Salomon Conegliano,[8] Isaac Hayyim Cantarini,[9] and Shmuel David Ottolenghi.[10] While the earliest poem in the JTS Library is from 1643, and…
The censorship of Rav Kook and other Hebrew books on Hebrew book databases
…Rebbi – Penei Menachem), R. Yosef Hayyim Sonnenfeld, R. Meir Shapira, R. Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen (Hafetz Hayyim). In this instance, unlike the case for many approbations, many of those praising…
Book on Yeshivot
…theories regarding the opening of Volozhin. Some claim the R. Hayyim Volozhin ask R. Eliyahu of Vilna (Gra) and received his blessing to open the what was the first Yeshiva….
The Birkhat ha-Mazon as an Early Modern Supplementary Prayerbook
…holy craft, David the son of the sage Raphael Hayyim Bueno, of blessed memory. 3. Contents.[36] 1. Psalms 23. 2. The psalms for each day of the week. 3. Birkhat…
Franciscans and More; “Repulsive” Practices; Saul Lieberman, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and R. Jehiel Jacob Weinberg
…in R. Hayyim Vital, Sefer ha-Peulot, p. 321, that appears to recommend a blatant halakhic violation. (It is doubly shocking when one remembers how seriously this sin is viewed in…
Disenchantment with Zionism? Leon Roth and Yeshayahu Leibowitz on the Qibyā Raid
…see Raphael Loewe, “Bibliography of the Writings of Leon (Hebraice Hayyim Yehudah) Roth,” in Raphael Loewe, ed., Studies in Rationalism, Judaism and Universalism – In Memory of Leon Roth (London:…
New Writings from R Kook Part 1 by Marc B. Shapiro
…Moses Ibn Tibbon, who is quoted by R. Levi ben Hayyim.[19] According to Ibn Tibbon, the years given for people’s lives are actually the years of the dynasties they established.[20]…
Rambam The Poet?
…Geshuri asserted the same claim[12] and he was likewise cited by the celebrated Hayyim Schirmann.[13] The Magen Avot was first published in Livorno 1785. Here[14] is the page: Alternatively, here…
The Rav as a Mechadesh Halacha: One Small Example From Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
…of the Amida, the Rav felt that we should follow the opinion of the Magan Avraham (Orah Hayyim 126:3) that even an individual should not repeat the Amida of Shaharit…
The Anatomy of a Mystery: Kohanim, Dissection, and Medical Training Throughout History
…of time. More problematic is that some of the Kohen Padua graduates were outstanding Torah scholars and prolific authors, such as Isaac Hayyim Cantarini,[31] Tuviya HaRofe (AKA Tuviya haKohen),[32] and…
Review of Ma'amar al Yishma'el
…writes that only after he completed working on this sefer did he find out that Chaim Zalman Dimitrovsky printed it already with notes – had he known he never would…
Rabbis &: History A Review of the Koreh HaDorot, Ahavat Shalom ed
…(including Eretz Yisroel), and in KH he describes his meetings with many great personalities, including R. Menachem Lonzano, author of Sheti Yadot, and R. Hayyim Benevisti, author of the Keneset…
Ofeq Institute and the New (English) Version of the Messilat Yesharim
Ofeq Institute and the New (English) Version of the Messilat Yesharim by Eliezer Brodt The Messilat Yesharim, by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal), is one of the foundational works of…