A Behind the Scenes Look at the Banning of HaGaon
…reproduce – that R. Chaim Kanievsky issued a ban on the book. On the other side of this particular claim is an article which appeared in Dei’ah veDibur which states…
New Seforim and books 2014
…the censored edition had a Haskamah from Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach while the new edition is uncensored, based on the advice of Rabbi Steinman and Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. 14. ר’ יהודה…
כעומד לפני השכינה בשעת ער לערנט: Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein on the Divide Between Traditional and Academic Jewish Studies
…was a predecessor, in a certain sense, to our yeshive, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, a yeshive known as Yeshiva University, was the Etz Chaim Yeshiva, founded in 1886….
Mishloach Manot of Rabbis and Scholars
…to study medicine in Padua, Italy. During his stay there he became a disciple of R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. After his return to Poland he resided in Grodno and Brest…
Rabbi Jacob Ettlinger and Warder Cresson
…Schwartz 24(First hand knowledge of the incident) : Rabbi Abraham Bornstein; Avnei Nezer, Yoreh Deah 351: Rabbi Yeshua Shimon Chaim Ovadyah; Yismach Levav, Yoreh Deah 33: Aryeh Leib Frumkin in…
The Identity and Meaning of Chashmonai
The Identity and Meaning of Chashmonai [1] By Mitchell First (MFirstatty@aol.com) The name Chashmonai appears many times in the Babylonian Talmud, but usually the references are vague. The references are…
