Modena, Gilgul, and an Unpublished Letter
…Hayim in Or haHayyim (pg 443) mentions that he never found evidence of Modena’s change of heart in any manuscripts of Modena’s autobiography. [Divlitski alludes to Hayim, but like the…
Response to Criticism Part 4; Rabbi Zvi Yehuda and the Hazon Ish
…also affirmed by R. Chaim Rapoport.[4] Not only is this the peshat in the Rambam, but no other understanding works within the context of his philosophical system. That is, the…
Tracing the history of eating milchigs on Shavuos
…near future B”n. [40] See Tosas Chaim, 2008 p. 79. In the back of this edition there is a lengthy Peirush Ir Hachaim, pp. 245- 249 and for in-depth discussion…
The Writings of R. Hayyim Dov Ber Gulevsky – Part I
… Stories of R. Simcha Zelig’s relationship with R. Hayyim Soloveitchik and R. Velvel are legendary. While R. Hayyim and R. Velvel focused on theoretical Torah study, R. Simcha Zelig…
The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos & Censorship (Part Two)
…Chaim Berlin, Shut Nishmat Hayyim, 3, pp. 375-377. [14] Shut Nishmat Hayyim (2002), pp. 149-151; Otzar Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Shut Nishmat Hayyim, 2, pp. 135-136. See also the 1993 edition of the Meishiv Davar where this Teshuvah…
On the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 2
…Hayim 31:2 he writes straight out that it is forbidden to wear t’fillin on Hol Hamoed. This is the kabbalistic opinion, and he does not mention at all the opinion…
