Book week 2017
…Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Volume VII, 524 pp. 5. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Halakhic Morality, Essays on Ethics and Masorah, 237 pp. 6. Rabbi Aron Lichtenstein, By his Light Character and…
Quiz Runoff
…Metzitza. I attended Rav Aharon Lichtenstein’s shiurim at Gruss for a number of years, and I clearly remember what he said on the subject during what the guys called “a…
Rav Kook’s Attitude towards Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal
…item in the newspaper Dos Idishe Licht (May 23, 1924), according to which Rav Kook refused to support a proposal raised at the American Union of Rabbis to boycott Keren…
The Future of Israeli Haredi Society: Can The Written Word Offer Some Insight? (And Assorted Other Comments)
…mentioned that we don’t know if Kasher was responsible for the forgery (as Weinman appears to think) or someone else. Sholom Licht was kind enough to call my attention to this…
Shavuah ha-Sefer 2008: A Recommended Reading List
…beautiful critical edtion of Mishnayis Shevies from professors S. and Z. Safrai. Other works of note include ha-Mavad Atzmos la-Daat by Y. Lichtenstein all about suicide. Another book from the…
Answers to Quiz Questions and Other Comments, part 2
…R. Ovadiah, see here. [21] See Yabia Omer, vol. 5, Orah Hayyim no. 37, Yehaveh Da’at, vol. 1, no. 9, vol. 5 no. 32. [22] R. Aharon Lichtenstein also has…
