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…
