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Daf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part Two and Three

Daf Yomi: Seforim on Moed Katan, Part Two and Three

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Daf Yomi is in middle of learning Masseches Moed Katan. This week I had two conversations with Rabbi Moshe Schwed of All Daf. The purpose of these conversation were for me to trace the concerns for the fear some had to learn this Masechtah, especially the section devoted to Avelius as it deals with topics related to death. Part two deals with tracing the sources about this from the Sefer Chasdim, Yosef Ometz and the Chasam Sofer. Some other Mesechtas…

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אימתי פסקה טהרת אפר פרה אדומה

אימתי פסקה טהרת אפר פרה אדומה

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[1] מאמר זה [מתוך ספרי בין כסה לעשור שי”ל לפני כמה חדשים] הוא מבוסס על חומר שאספתי בס”ד במשך השנים דרך לימודי, ובנוסף לכך השתמשתי בכמה סיכומים שונים שנערכו על נושא זה, הם: ר’ זאב וואלף לייטער, שו”ת בית דוד, ירושלים תשס, סי’ סד, ובמילואים לשם; ר’ ראובן מרגליות, נפש חיה, סי’ קנט, ס”ק יג; ר’ אהרן מגיד, בית אהרן, י, ערך ‘אפר פרה’, ניו-יורק תשלה, עמ’ תרפו-תרצ; הרב דוד אברהם מנדלבוים, פרדס יוסף החדש, פרשת חוקת, בני-ברק תשנו, עמ’…

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Review of a new edition of the Sefer Chasidim

Review of a new edition of the Sefer Chasidim

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As recently mentioned on this blog this generation is privileged to have many seforim especially rishonim being reprinted in critical editions based on manuscripts etc. One of the publishing houses which has been involved in publishing such works is Mechon Otzar haPoskim. A few years ago they released a few volumes of a critical edition of the Mahzhor Vitri which to date its still not complete. And now, a few weeks ago they published two volumes (of eventually four volumes)…

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Ghosts, Demons, Golems and their Halachik Status

Ghosts, Demons, Golems and their Halachik Status

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One explicit mention of a ghost appears in the Talmud Ketubot 103a. The Talmud records that every week Rebbi used to return to his house after he died. The Talmud, however, does not record what Rebbi used to do when he came back. The Sefer Hassidim states that Rebbi was different than other dead people in that he was considered almost fully alive. Rebbi, according to the Sefer Hassidim, would make Kiddush for his family. A much later instance of…

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Anonymous Sefarim

Anonymous Sefarim

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Although, taken for granted today, there is a rather interesting discussion regarding putting ones name on one’s sefer. The early Jewish books we have- Tanak, Mishna and Talmud, the authors or compliers did use their names. It appears that this practice started in the times of the patanim. R. Yehuda haHasid says In the early days, the patanyim – the ones that appear in Tanakh – did not use acrostics. Further, early blessings that were fashioned by the Great Assembly…

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