…Munkacz; R. Chaim Elazar Shapira, who was largely responsible for bringing this sage to the attention of the greater public especially in Europe among the Ashkenazim. This also was used…
…viewed here. In this post we will focus upon the some of the Halachik implications of these illustrations. In many Ashkenazic manuscripts, the Passover illustrations begin chronologically earlier than the…
…on it was the practice in Algiers, as well as the practice among most Ashkenazim, and in Italy and Yemen 4:1-23 Miketz I Kings 3:15-28 Found in some Ashkenazi Humashim…
…the title comes from the author’s name, Shem Tov. A small portion of ibn Gaon’s Keter Shem Tov was printed previously (ff. 41b-44a), in R. Jehiel ben Israel Luria Ashkenazi’s…
New Book Announcement: Some New Works by Professor Yaakov Shmuel Spiegel By Eliezer Brodt עמודים בתולדות הספר העברי, הדר המחבר, 521 עמודים וישמע קולי, 385 עמודים I am very happy…
…Shmuel’s assertion about 1, 2 and 3 stars is likely to mean that one star can still occur during daytime, but two stars only (If we assume that bein hashemashot…
