The Valmadonna Broadside Collection: a Review Essay
…שר הפנים””. Here is an article written on this topic by R’ Shmuel Ashkenazi written in 1944 (!) under one of his pen names: One more point related to this…
New Writings from R. Kook and Assorted Comments, part 4
…would lose this status, an untenable possibility under the circumstances of medieval Jewish life. See ‘Religious Law and Change: The Medieval Ashkenazic Example,’ AJS Review 12 (1987), pp. 205-221. Soloveitchik…
Chanukah Controversies, Customs and Scholarship: A Roundup & Update
…in volunteering]. In the interim, here is a collection of Chanukah-related posts along with some new material: (As an aside, the Seforimblog’s internal style guide uses the Ashkenazic transliteration of…
A Compromise in Halacha – On Menachot 33a
…86a note 6 where he writes …מפני שהפרוש הזה המיוחס לרש״י הוא כנראה מתלמיד הרבינו גרשום מאור הגולה והעתיק ברובו לשון הרבינו גרשום מאור הגולה) Rav Betzalel Ashkenazi (the author…
The Ze’enah –Re’enah and its Author
…role. This is particularly true in the Ashkenazi tradition and is evidenced by the paucity of commentaries on the Prophets and Writings. The great exception is Rashi, whose commentary encompasses…
“Research Refutes Thesis of Unified Diaspora in Ancient Jewry”
…from the spiritual center in Jerusalem, and eventually melded into their host culture. This is very significant for medieval Jewish history, especially those interested in the roots of Ashkenazic halakhah….
