“Improved” Making of a Godol
R. Nathan Kamenetsky has republished the first volume of his book, “Making of a Godol.” This new edition is labeled “Improved Edition.” The reasons for the improvements are well-known. The…
Rambam’s Response to the Inclusion of Chicken, Duck and Quail in Qaraite Cuisine
Rambam’s Response to the Inclusion of Chicken, Duck and Quail in Qaraite Cuisine By Tzvi H. Adams In “Waiting Six Hours for Dairy- A Rabbanite Response to Qaraism” (here) I…
What Did the Willows Ever Do to Deserve Such a Beating? An Original Explanation for a Perplexing Custom
…the day we now call הושענא רבה – has no special significance in the Torah. The day has no distinctive name; no mitzvot or rules distinguish it from the rest…
Lithuanian Government Announces Construction of a $25,000,000 Convention Center in the Center of Vilna’s Oldest Jewish Cemetery
…readers should know the truth. As a proud Litvak who has the honor to chair a small but resilient Jewish community I have been part of many difficult struggles during…
ArtScroll and More
…page of Jastrow’s introduction to his dictionary. Read the last paragraph. Here is the first page of Philip Birnbaum’s introduction to his translation of sections of the Mishneh Torah.[11] The first…
Notes on the Book of Samuel, and the Eternal Sanctity of the Temple in Maimonidean Thought
Notes on the Book of Samuel, and the Eternal Sanctity of the Temple in Maimonidean Thought By Rabbi Avi Grossman avrahambenyehuda.wordpress.com Rabbi Label Dulitz, who passed away last week, was…
