Some Observations Regarding Approbations for Hebrew Books
…of how the new version has significant gaps. See Shnayer Z. Leiman’s review of the new edition here and Shlomo Zalman Havlin‘s additional note on the topic here. [2] The…
Kalir, False Accusations, and More
…to Hillman, in this post I misstated his genealogy. Prof. Shlomo Zalman Havlin wrote to me as follows: יש לתקן: הגרד”צ אינו נכד של הגרמ”מ חן הי”ד כפי שכתב [ע”פ האיזכור מבטאון…
Answers to Quiz Questions and Other Comments, part 2
…On p. 632 of the new Yeshurun there is a letter from R. David Zvi Hillman to Prof. Shlomo Zalman Havlin in which he states the following: In the early…
New Seforim, books, random comments and Benny Brown’s Work on the Chazon Ish
…the letter Tzadi, an important source not mentioned can be found in Prof. Shlomo Zalman Havlin’s article in Alei Sefer (12:13-20). Three, Brown claims that the Chazon Ish’s writings and…
Quiz Answers; Response to Criticism; Rav Schwab Writes to the Rogochover
…Zalman Havlin.[6] Let me cite his words, stated with regard to Nizkei Mamon 4:4, as I think they explain well the phenomenon we are discussing and are in line with…
Pets on Shabbat, Rabbi Morenu, and Epidemics
…Va’ad le-Hakhamim (Tishrei 5769), p. 504 n. 88. See also Asher Weiser, “Ya’betz,” Sinai 78 (1975), pp. 6-8. Masoretic scholars know of Ya’betz ben Shlomo. See e.g., Shlomo Zalman Havlin,…
