Apostates and More, Part 1
…vol. 2, p. 134. [9] Ha-Magid, May 7, 1885, p. 144. [10] Ha-Magid, June 25, 1885, pp. 208-209. [11] See his autobiography in Sefer Zikaron le-Sofrei Yisrael ha-Hayyim Itanu ka-Yom…
Marc B. Shapiro – Responses to Comments and Elaborations on Previous Posts II
…שהציעו מודלים מנהיגותיים אחרים, שרווחו בקרב יהודי מזרח אירופה במחצית השנייה של המאה התשע-עשרה Notes [1] See R. Meir Mazuz’ note in R. Hayyim Amselem, Minhat Hayyim, vol. 2, p….
The Origins of Hamentashen in Jewish Literature (Revisited)
…A. S. Sachs in his memories on shtetl life notes that his “grandma would add a Haman-tash for the kiddies” in the meshloach manot.[11] Chaim Hamburger also mentions the baking…
Dovid Bashevkin – Perpetual Prophecy: An Intellectual Tribute to Reb Zadok ha-Kohen of Lublin on his 110th Yahrzeit
…shel ha-Rav Kook,” Sinai 97 (1983): 78-87 (Hebrew); and see also idem, “Hashpat Nefesh ha-Hayyim al Reb Zadok ha-Kohein mi-Lublin,” Sinai 104 (1989): 186-188 (Hebrew). Much can be learned from…
Legacy Judaica Auction, Cremation, R. Kook, and Other Items
…Yitzhak Hutner’s, Torat ha-Nazir, contains three approbations from R. Chaim Ozer, R. Avraham Shapiro (Dvar Avraham), and R. Kook. The next edition omits all three, presumably to avoid including R….
Legacy Auction, agunot, censorship, and other notable items
…, whose title leaves no doubt as to its position. The book includes an important letter from R. Chaim Ozer and other rabbis. According to some, the book was a…
