The Saga of Publishing the Works of Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Glasner
…erev Hanukah in 1877. Moshe Shmuel was the oldest great-grandchild of the Hatam Sofer, which along with the implicit Zionistic allusion, was the reason that he chose “Dor Revi’i” as…
Keser vs. Kesher: What’s In A Name?
…rabbi our teacher Rabbi Eliezer Silver, may he live for many good and long days, the 8th day of Hanukah, 5668). That date corresponds to December 8, 1907. While the Hevra Shas may have begun studying…
Chaim Zelig Slonimsky and the Diskin family
Chaim Zelig Slonimsky and the Diskin family by Zerachya Licht Two years ago, the Seforim Blog published an article, written by Zecharya Licht, about the maskil, Chaim Zelig Slonimsky, and the Chanuka controversy he’d…
A Knife, Is it A Dangerous Gift for Rosh haShana?
…Purim, Chanuka, and marriage occasions to the Rabbi’s see Zohar Chai, Veyairah, Midrash Hanelam 115. For giving charitable gifts to poor by inviting them over Shabbos night, sponsoring candles and…
Chaim Zelig Slonimsky and the Diskin family
Chaim Zelig Slonimsky and the Diskin family by Zerachya Licht In December of 2016, Seforim blog published an article by Zerachya Licht about the Maskil Chaim Zelig Slonimsky and the Chanuka controversy he ignited. Presented here…
Purim and Parodies
…the year 1332 and Sefer Chababkuk a little before. See also C. Shirman, Toldos Ha-shira Haivirit Be-sefard, pp. 527-528. Another parody that Mesechtas Purim inspired was Mesechtas Chanuka. See Areshet,…
