On the Ger Tzedek of Vilnius
…it “likely a myth”? Acknowledgment My understanding of this topic was informed by a lecture of Professor Shnayer Leiman “The Ger Tzedek of Vilna: Fact or Fiction”, available on yutorah.org….
Towards A Reappraisal of the Recent Works of Rabbi Shelomoh Luriah (Maharshal)
…to have created a documented golem (see here for Prof. Shnayer Z. Leiman’s post, “Did a Disciple of the Maharal Create a Golem?” at the Seforim blog) all studied in…
Book Week 2011
…Professors Chaim Soloveitchik, Shnayer Z. Leiman, A. Grossman. M. Rosman, Eric Zimmer, R. Reiner ,Simcha Emanuel and many others (a table of contents is available upon request). Another nice title…
The Animals
…19. [3] For the source and a description of this book in general see Yosef Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America (New York, 2006), 2:1092. See also, Shnayer Z. Leiman, “Montague…
New Writings from R. Kook and Assorted Comments, part 4
New Writings from R. Kook and Assorted Comments, part 4 Marc B. Shapiro Continued from here. Returning to the issue of creation, I found an interesting comment in R. Hayyim…
A year in Berlin: The Beginning of Hebrew Printing in Berlin in c. 1699
…Mishna Berura 271:68) https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/what-is-the-volume-of-a-reviis/. [19] Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Hebrew Book. Part I, p. 67 [20] Regarding the possible Sabbatian elements in this work, see Shnayer Leiman, Sefarim Ha-Hashudim be-Sha’abatot,…
