The Custom of Reciting l’Dovid HaShem Ori
…that in the manuscript from which R. Hayyim Kohen’s comments were published that manuscript contains nothing about l’Dovid haShem instead, it appears the publisher inserted into the R. Hayyim’s work….
Hatikvah, Shir HaMa’alot, & Censorship
…sing this song, even though R. Hayyim declared it was improper to do so. Thus, R. Weinfeld’s proof is no longer a proof, but if R. Hayyim is correct in…
The Valmadonna Broadside Collection: a Review Essay
…controversy between R’ Shlomo Ganzfried and the R’ Chaim Halberstamm, the Divrei Chaim. In his work Ohali Shem on Gittin, R’ Ganzfried took issue with some legal rulings of the Divrei Chaim….
Was Professor Saul Lieberman “Orthodox” or “Conservative”? [1]
…at JTS should be sh’lomei emunei yisrael and that the students and graduates should beshomrei torah u-mitzvot ka-rauy v’khayaut.” Lieberman did not care about labels but rather about substance, and in this…
What is Bothering the Aruch Hashulchan? Women Wearing Tefillin
…(OC 17:2) or various kabbalists (cited by the Klaf Hachaim 38:9) who limit it to women who cannot have children and do not menstruate. These halachic authorities are trying to…
The Jewish Reaction to the Livorno Earthquake of January 27, 1742
…§41). [4] Here is an article by N. Sakalov in his HaAsif on the prolific Landshut. [5] At the around the same time and place, the Ohr HaChaim was being…
