Shnayer Leiman: In Appreciation*
Shnayer Leiman: In Appreciation* Yitzhak Berger and Chaim Milikowsky אוצר נחמד ושמן בנוה חכם (משלי כא,כ) In multiple ways, the above-cited biblical phrase, on which the title of this volume…
Shnayer Leiman – The New Encyclopaedia Judaica: Some Preliminary Observations
The New Encyclopaedia Judaica: Some Preliminary Observations by Shnayer Leiman 1. In 1972, the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica appeared in print. With 25,000 entries, it moved well beyond…
Shnayer Leiman: Did a Disciple of the Maharal Create a Golem?
What follows is a short essay by Prof. Shnayer Leiman, whose article on this topic, “The Adventure of the Maharal of Prague in London: R. Yudl Rosenberg and the Golem…
Shnayer Leiman on “A Puzzling Passage in a Book Intended for Jewish Children”
A Puzzling Passage in a Book Intended for Jewish Children, with a Tentative Bibliography of ספרי קודש that Treat the Mitzvah of Answering “Amen” Shnayer Leiman In 2004, an…
Shnayer Leiman – Some Notes on the Pinner Affair
Some Notes on the Pinner Affair by Shnayer Leiman Kudos to Dan Rabinowitz for his informative account of the Pinner affair and, more importantly, for reproducing the original texts of…
A Mild Case of Plagiarism: R. Abraham Kalmankes’ Ma’ayan Ha-Hokhmah
A Mild Case of Plagiarism: R. Abraham Kalmankes’ Ma’ayan Ha-Hokhmah by Shnayer Leiman 1. The Accusation. Rabbi Joseph Samuel ben R. Zvi (d. 1703) – more popularly known as ר’…
