ArtScroll and More
…Maciejko knows of only three copies in existence.[34] In 1981 Professor Shnayer Leiman republished R. Eybeschuetz’s explanations to Berakhot.[35] To be continued [1] See also Jeremy Brown’s post here…
R. Flensberg, Donkeys, Antelopes and Frogs
…Leiman. Additionally, a memorial service was held in the Great Synagogue of Vilna, according to Leiman, “this was the only woman ever accorded this honor.” Yitzhak, after Ester died, was…
The Fundraising Campaign to Print the Letters of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi (1922-2020)
…article from Seforim Blog contributor Professor Shnayer Leiman, who writes: Reb Shmuel was “bibliographer, bibliophile, and book collector, and his encyclopedic knowledge of all of Hebrew and Yiddish literature remains…
More on Chaim Bloch
More on Chaim Bloch By Marc B. Shapiro In a previous post I mentioned how the non-Jewish Austrian minister Leon Bilinski was descended from the rav of Posen, R. Samuel…
The Netziv, Reading Newspapers on Shabbos, in general & Censorship (part one)*
…עמ’ 243]. [38] Notrei Morshet, pp.157-169, for a more complete version of this article see Yaakov Klatzkin, Kesavim, pp. 304-320. [39]Imrei Shefer, Siman 34, pp. 72-73. See also Shnayer Z. Leiman, Rabbinic Responses to Modernity, Judaic…
A Look at Makhon Moreshet Ashkenaz’s New Journal: Yerushateinu
…her father. See Gertrude Hirschler and Shnayer Z. Leiman, “Esther Hildesheimer Calvary: The Hildesheimers in Eisenstadt,” Tradition 26:3 (1992): 87-92. After that there is an extensive article on the life…
Ghosts, Demons, Golems and their Halachik Status
…Yaakov Ettlinger, Binyan Tzion, no. 164; Shnayer Z. Leiman, “The Adventure of the Maharal of Prague in London; R. Yudl Rosenberg and the Golem of Prague,” Tradition 36:1 (2002): 26-58;…
Kitzur Shelah, Sabbatianism, and the Importance of Owning Old Books
…photo-mechanical reproduction of the Lember 1862 edition. And the final one is from the 1998 edition. You can click on the picture for a larger version. Sources: Shnayer Z. Leiman…
New Book Announcement – Seder Olam by Prof. Chaim Milikowsky
…pp.) with Professor Shnayer Zalman Leiman serving as his thesis advisor. This version included an English Translation of the Seder Olam. Since then Professor Milikowsky has authored numerous articles, many…
Of Twice-Told Tales and Ockham’s Razor: A Response to R. Moshe Haberman
…first suggested in 1930 by Rabbi Solomon M. Neches and further clarified by Prof. Shnayer Leiman. Rabbi Neches claimed that this typo was corrected by R. Eybeschutz himself, as the…
Some Observations Regarding Approbations for Hebrew Books
…of how the new version has significant gaps. See Shnayer Z. Leiman‘s review of the new edition here and Shlomo Zalman Havlin’s additional note on the topic here. [2] The…
Lag B’Omer through the eyes of a Litvak in 1925
…for a great lecture on the subject, Professor Shnayer Leiman’s the strange history of Lag B’Omer is strongly recommended. [3] “…at the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron,…
The Cup for the Visitor: What lies behind the Kos Shel Eliyahu?
…Ilan, Alei Sefer 19 (2001), pp. 173-184. [16] On all this see the excellent work from Dr. Shnayer Leiman, 2004, The Adventure of the Maharal of Prague in London. See…
Review of Amudim be-Toldot Sefer ha-I…
…Spiegel deals extensively with the position of the Hazon Ish regarding manuscripts. This topic, one which has gotten much attention (see, e.g. the Shnayer Z. Leiman, Kook, Moshe A. Bleich…
Inverted Nuns
…341; Shnayer Z. Leiman, “The Inverted Nuns at Numbers 10:35-36 and the Book of Eldad and Medad” in Journal of Biblical Literature 93:3 (Sept. 1974): 348-55; Saul Lieberman, Hellenism in…