Lag B’Omer through the eyes of a Litvak in 1925
…descriptions available is found in a letter written by a student of R. Chaim Ben-Attar (1696-1743) in which he writes that R. Chaim went to Meron the day after Purim…
New seforim, books and some random comments
…ואגדה, 77 עמודים This work is well done and collects a nice amount of material on Purim of Saragossa. Just to add two important sources on this subject not quoted…
Tevie Kagan: The Enigmatic R. David Lida Part II
…discusses the rabbinic claim that when the messiah comes all holidays will be nullified except for Purim. This saying had become a popular adage among the Sabbateans, since Shabbatai Zevi…
Rabbi Steinman and the Messiah, part 1
…teaching in Yalkut Shimoni, Mishlei no. 944: “All the festivals [i.e., Yom Tov Sheni] are to be abolished in the future [messianic era], but Purim will never be abolished.” Elsewhere,…
Churches, Ronald McDonald, and More
…proclamation that appeared before Purim, signed by a number of Sephardic rabbis including a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages. In addition to declaring that children cannot dress…
R. Hershel Schachter, Gedolim, Rachel Morpurgo, and More
…died and was buried on Purim. She was also able to write riddle poems, which was a popular genre among the Hebraists. Here is one from pp. 76-77 3. In…
