Rabbi Chaim Volozhin’s Motivation to Write Nefesh HaChaim
…Chaim’s son, R. Yitzchak, in his introduction to Nefesh HaChaim. Nefesh HaChaim was subsequently published in 1824. [3] Most of the Yeshivot which include the study of Nefesh HaChaim as…
A Final Word to Chaim Rapoport
A final word to Chaim Rapoport’s continuing need to comment on our book by: Menachem Friedman & Samuel Heilman While we hoped our last posting would be our last word…
The Physicians of the Rome Plague of 1656, Yaakov Zahalon and Hananiah Modigliano
…2 vol (Berlin, 1895-1896), 212-213. [22] Sosland, op. cit., 25. [23] Some years ago, Chaim Reich, a”h, of Renaissance Hebraica, produced a high-quality reproduction of Otzar HaHayyim. I thank Rabbi…
WHEN HISTORY IS HIS STORY A Review of R. Dovid Kamenetsky’s “Rabeinu Chaim Ozer: Raban Shel Kol B’nei Ha’golah”
…the Chafetz Chaim, requesting that he pray for the girl’s recovery. Purportedly, the Chafetz Chaim refused to offer any hope, attributing his reluctance to the fact that R. Chaim Ozer…
The Mysteries of Hoshana Rabbah
…The Kitzur Shibolei Haleket writes that he heard some say Zachreinu L’chayim. Rav Chaim Benveniste cites others who had such a minhag.The Maharam would say Hamelech Hakadosh and Hamelech Hamishpat,[71]…
R. Chaim Vital and his Unknown Work Sefer ha-Pe'ulot
…העורב הגדל בבית שלא לשלחו במרחקים משא”כ יונה היא מלומדת לכך לשאת מכתבים למרחוק ולהביא דבר בפיה… (העמק דבר, נח, ח:ז).On this topic in general see: Tzar Balei Hachaim p….
