The Custom of Azharot on Shavous
…a completely new version including all the mitzvos. One of the versions he composed was showing the 613 mitzvos in the asres hadebros (see the article of R Shmual Askenazi…
The Mysteries of Hoshana Rabbah
…on the ground with the aravos. Rashi (ibid. 44b) understands this to mean shaking the aravos, whereas the Rambam writes that it means to bang them two or three times…
Wine Strength and Dilution
…Holmyard, Hall et cie “History of Technology” [54] http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/002316.html [55] http://chestofbooks.com/food/beverages/Drinks-Of-The-World/Roman-Wines.html [56] Aelian (V. H. xii. 31, quoted by http://chestofbooks.com/food/beverages/Drinks-Of-The-World/Classical-Wines-Greek-Wines.html [57] To prevent wine from becoming acid, moldy, or bad-smelling…
Was Avraham a Lamdan?
…statement that the Avos “kept the Torah.”[3] Here and there, the commentators discussed some of the more obvious questions. For example, the Ramban in his commentary on the Torah (Gen….
Elliott Horowitz – “”Most of all you’ve got to hide it from the kids…’ Reading Esther before Bed”
Elliott Horowitz teaches at Bar Ilan University and is co-editor of Jewish Quarterly Review. This is his fourth contribution to the Seforim blog. We hope that you enjoy. “”Most of…
Elliott Horowitz responds to David Kaufmann on Bugs Bunny
…Dr. Elliott Horowitz has written a letter to The Forward, available below to readers of the Seforim blog. (It has not yet appeared in The Forward.) As noted in the…
