On the Times Commonly Presented for Birkat HaL’vana: Part 1
…declares that just like we, the Ashkenazim, follow the Rema, who said that the yard stick for measuring the last time of the blessing is me’et l’et, exactly half the…
Another Obvious Mistake, More Grammatical Points, Bubbe Mayseh, Apostates and the Zohar
…which in the medieval Ashkenazic context means the Christian world. The word “barking” is used in this song as throughout pre-modern Jewish literature dogs were portrayed in a negative way….
April Fools! Tracing the History of Dreidel Among Neo-Traditionalists and Neo-Hebraists
…“the Classic” and “common” reason, and many others. Not all were so taken with Hirshovitz’s work. R Shmuel Kraus published a highly critical article in Kiryat Sefer in 1933 that…
Review of Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits, Jewish Women in Time and Torah
…rabbinic ordination) from Rabbi Akiva Glasner (1885-1956), who took over as Chief Rabbi of Klausenburg when his father, Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Glasner (1856-1924) left for Israel. The latter – a…
The Rogochover and More: Excursus on Fasting
…In 2007, because it was very hot on Tisha be-Av, R. Eliyahu ruled that no pregnant women needed to fast.[20] 10. R. Shmuel Salant was very liberal when it came…
Interesting Legacy Judaica Auction lots
…Other items include, R. Aaron Shmuel Koidonover, Birkat ha’Zev’ah, Amsterdam, 1669 (lot 12). That book contains a number of bibliographical items of note. The title page indicates that the book…
