Encyclopedia of Galician Rabbis and Scholars
Me’orei Galicia, the five volume “Encyclopedia of Galician Rabbis and Scholars” published in Jerusalem in 1978-1997 has been exceedingly praised by all sectors of our people and hailed as a […]
‘Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz, Z”TL’
(Continued from last week) Against the expectations of Captain Shtaier, it was in the Hungarian areas through which he passed, and not in the German occupied territories that his scheme […]
Yeshiva Ahavas Torah Baranovich Auction (1998)
Interesting Judaica Sale in N.Y. Never before have so many Sifrei Kodesh been printed and reprinted as in our time. Never before has there been such a great interest in […]
Gershon Nof’s Book About the Ridbaz
Gershon Nof presented us recently with a full biography of Rabbi Yaakov David Willowski, known throughout the Torah world as Rabbi Yaakov David ben Zeev- the Ridbaz- the author of […]
Yitzchak Raphael
Several years ago, Yitzhak Raphael announced plans for the establishment in Jerusalem of Yad Harav Maimon, a world center for Torah and Juaic studies. It was to include the Mosad […]
Hebrew Manuscripts in the Biblioteca Palatino in Parma
(Continued) In his introduction, Benjamin Richler tells us about the catalogue’s description of the manuscripts. “For practical reasons, we have chosen to describe the 1600 manuscripts of the Palatina collection […]
Rabbi Shmuel Hubner
In 1952, a Yiddish translation of the Talmud, tractate “Baba Kama” by Rabbi Shmuel Hubner appeared. Nine yeears later his translation of “Baba Metzia” was published. These editions proved to […]
Menachem Begin, Z”L
Part II Once when talking with Yehiel Kadishai about Begin’s sensitive Jewish heart, the long-time secretary and confidante of the late Prime Minister remarked: “Let me tell you how Begin […]
Atzeret, The Mishna’s Name for Shavuot
In the Mishna and in the Talmuud the festival of Shavuot is called Atzeret. What is the meaning of this name and why was the festival called so? A variety […]
A New Commentary on Yerushalmi Shekalim
For about 200 years- from the third quarter of the 15th century until the dissolution of the “Council of the Four Lands” in 1765– the same tractate of Talmud was […]