Some recent seforim
…455 pp. 4. Defining the moment of death, understanding Brain Death in Halakhah, Rabbi David Shabtai, 417 pp. 5. In his ways, Reb Dov (Schwartzman), R. Shmuel Wittow, 189 pp….
Taliban Women and More
…less than an hour away from where we are, that also don’t allow women to drive. [10] See Ma’amar Esther, printed together with Va-Ya’an Shmuel (n.p., 2001), vol. 4, p. 19 (third numbering)….
Hunted Bears, Cantonists and Nazi Victims
…shall presently see a suggestion for why Ibn Lev and Shach do not cite the Yerushalmi. Rav Shmuel Landau discusses whether it is permitted to take action to save particular…
Eliyahu Drinking from the Cup
…those have fallen to the wayside, it would seem the idea that Eliyahu actually drinks from the cup is a form of those methods. Sources: Yerusalmi, Haggadah and History; Shmuel…
Kalir, False Accusations, and More
…Orah Hayyim no. 121 (p. 34a). R. Shmuel Avraham Adler, Aspaklaryah, vol. 27, s.v. shem, pp. 119ff [9] R. Menahem Azariah of Fano acknowledges that when it comes to Elijah-Pinhas, most scholars understood…
Identity of the Unknown Tomb. Who is buried in the unmarked grave next to the Vilna Gaon?
…the Ha-zofe article they include R’ Shmuel ben Avigdor; the Gaon’s father; and son R Avrohom, among those that were moved. Just a quick glance at the headstones in the…
