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New book announcement; He-Gedolim

New book announcement; He-Gedolim

New book announcement; He-Gedolim By Eliezer Brodt הגדולים: אישים שעיצבו את פני היהדות החרדית בישראל, בעריכת בנימין בראון, נסים ליאון, קובץ מאמרים לכבוד פרופ’ מנחם פרידמן ובהשראתו, מגנס מכון ון ליר, 968 עמודים The Gdoilim:  Leaders Who Shaped the Israeli Haredi Jewry, Edited by Benjamin Brown, Nissim Leon, The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Van Leer Institute, 968 pages For the most part, academic books are not found or read in regular “layman” or Chareidi circles, nor are those types of…

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Some New Seforim, Books, R’ Eleazar Fleckeles, R’ Naftali Herz Weisel, Frankism and (of course) Censorship, Pt. I

Some New Seforim, Books, R’ Eleazar Fleckeles, R’ Naftali Herz Weisel, Frankism and (of course) Censorship, Pt. I

Some New Seforim, Books, R’ Eleazar Fleckeles, R’ Naftali Herz Weisel, Frankism and (of course) Censorship* By Eliezer Brodt It’s been awhile since I posted a list of new seforim. I hope to post an updated list of a few hundred titles within the next few weeks. In this post I want to focus on a few new titles that, aside for being new, all have a connection to one topic. This is also an update to some earlier posts relating…

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The Power of Tefilah during Aseret Yemei Teshuvah

The Power of Tefilah during Aseret Yemei Teshuvah

The Power of Tefilah during Aseret Yemei Teshuvah By Eliezer Brodt The following is a chapter from my sefer Ben Kesseh Le’assur [still available for purchase, for more information contact me at eliezerbrodt@gmail.com.] מעלת התפילה בעשרת ימי תשובה אליעזר יהודה בראדט א. ר’ יונה מגירונדי בספרו ‘שערי תשובה’ מדריך את האדם כיצד יתנהג בעשרת ימי תשובה: וראוי לכל ירא אלוקים למעט בעסקיו, ולהיות רעיוניו נְחִתִּים, ולקבוע ביום ובלילה עתים להתבודד בחדריו ולחפש דרכיו ולחקור, לקדם אשמורות, ולהתעסק בדרכי התשובה וכשרון…

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Book week 2016

Book week 2016

Book week 2016 By Eliezer Brodt Book week just began in Eretz Yisrael. As I have written in previous years every year in Israel, around Shavous time, there is a period of about ten days called Shavuah Hasefer – Book Week (for previous years lists see here, here, here, here, here, here, here,  here and here). Many of the companies offer sales for the whole month. Shavuah HaSefer is a sale which takes place all across the country in stores, malls and special places rented…

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אמירת פיוטי ‘אקדמות’ ו’יציב פתגם’ בחג השבועות

אמירת פיוטי ‘אקדמות’ ו’יציב פתגם’ בחג השבועות

אמירת פיוטי ‘אקדמות’ ו’יציב פתגם’ בחג השבועות by Eliezer Brodt The following post tracing many aspects​ of the famous Piy​ut  Akdamot originally appeared in my recently completed doctorate פרשנות השלחן ערוך לאורח חיים ע”י חכמי פולין במאה הי”ז, חיבור לשם קבלת תואר דוקטור אוניברסיטת בר אילן, רמת גן תשע”ה  pp.341-353. This version is extensively updated with many corrections and additional information. The subject has been dealt with by many including here a few years back. אמירת הפיוטים ‘אקדמות’ ו’יציב פתגם’…

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Mossad HaRav Kook Sale 2016

Mossad HaRav Kook Sale 2016

Mossad HaRav Kook Sale 2016 By Eliezer Brodt For over thirty years, starting on Isru Chag of Pesach, Mossad HaRav Kook publishing house has made a big sale on all of their publications, dropping prices considerably (some books are marked as low as 65% off). In recent years their practice has been to publish several new titles in the few weeks prior to the sale; during the rest of the year not as many titles are printed. They also reprint…

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