The Cup for the Visitor: What lies behind the Kos Shel Eliyahu?
…literature that we have from the Geonim and Rishonim. Neither is there mention of it in the Tur, Shulchan Orach, Rema, or other early commentators on the Shulchan Orach. One…
The Name Machabee
…Opusculum, bk. 2, ch. 10, 25v. Di Rossi accepted Samotheus’ explanation that Machabee means fighter and is a Greek word. Although not discussed by Di Rossi, Greek origin of the…
Afikoman – “Stealing“ and Other Related Minhagim
…nuts on Erev Pesach. See also Pauline Wengeroff, Rememberings, p. 44 who also describes getting nutson Pesach. [39] See R’ Chaim Berlin, Shut Nishmat Chaim (Bei Brak), Siman 50. [40]…
The American Yekkes
…a native Celtic language, and Latin, which had been introduced by the Romans. The English that was formed then was called Old English. As Wikipedia describes it, “Old English developed…
New book by Gabriel Wasserman on Karaite Judaism
…as meaning to constantly remember the Torah. This book offers a rare opportunity for English-language readers to hear a Karaite sage’s own explanation of the differences between Karaite and Rabbanite…
Text Manipulation on the Left – A Recent Incident
…the test of time and hasty conclusions often based on half-truths ….” (p. 257) Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species was first published in 1859. However, there is another problem with…
