An “Artscroll”™ Illustration in the Vilna Shas-Masechet Shabbat 98b
…of Yosef Shmuel ben Zvi – seemingly these were concentrated on Zeraim, Kodshim and Taharos The volume on Meseches Shabbos was published in 1715 and the top 4 appear in…
Picturing Pandemic Prayer
…vaccine.[20] Treatment Specific Prayer A lesser known, event specific, prayer was composed by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat: מודִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ ה‘ אֱלהֵינוּ וֵאלהֵי אֲבותֵינוּ אֱלהֵי כָל בָשָר….
The Origin of Ta‘anit Esther
…the Sages, ed. Shmuel Safrai, 399-400. [19] This Palestinian practice may even have preceded the Babylonian practice of fasting on the 13th, although this cannot be proven. [20] See my…
The Image of the Menorah in the Early Printed Hebrew Book
…two books that include the illustration, Biurim and Omek Halakha. R. Yaakov ben Shmuel Bunim Koppelman, (1555-1594) studied with R. Mordechai Jaffe, author of the Levush. In addition to traditional…
A Young Man Holding a Torah Scroll and a Young Woman Holding a Book: The Life and Afterlife of Two Illustrations
…up a plan to financially support the establishment of a teachers’ seminary and improve professionally the Bais Yaakov school system, all under the leadership of R. Dr. Shmuel Leo Deutschländer,…
Upcoming Auction
…Mikra’ot Gedolot (lot 53). This edition as well as the “first” is discussed by Prof. Penkower in this post. Then we have a perennial favorite, R. Shmuel Arcivolti’s Ma’ayan Ganim…
