The Baal Shem of Michelstadt
The Baal Shem of Michelstadt Impressions of a visit to his native town Rabbi Yitzhak Arye (Sekel Loeb) Wormser, known as the Baal Shem of Michelstadt, was one of […]
Tudela, Spain
A large stone tablet affixed to a house in the former Jewish quarter of Tudela in Spain pays homage to the Jewish traveler Benjamin, “son of Yona of Navarre, who […]
Journey to Jordan
Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a modern and thriving city. Fifty years ago, when the British cut off the territory east of the Jordan from historic Palestine, and installed […]
Casablanca
A short time ago the Religious Council of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality awarded the Rabbi Y. M. Toledano Prize for Torah Literature to Rabbi Shalom Messas for his recently published […]
The Jews of Athens
Sabbath morning. I didn’t know what head dress to wear – My regular hat, the “Kova Tembel” I had bought from Israel or a Yarmulke. I decided on the latter. […]
The Offenbach Haggadah, 1722
The Haggadah, which is reproduced here, was printed in Offenbach, Germany, in 1722. It is largely the product of one family: Grandfather, father and son. The commentaries and discussions of […]
Reb Chaim Liberman’s “Ohel Rachel”
Many know Reb Chaim Liberman, more have heard about him, but only very few know of his real greatness in the world of Jewish scholarship. Though he is eighty-eight—until one […]
Takhlit Hayamim—Halaylot
An Old Saying There is an old saying which sums up the Jew’s values and way of life: Takhlit Hayamim—Halaylot (the purpose of the days are the nights); Takhlit HaLaylot—Shabbatot […]
Kol Eliyahu- The voice of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian zt”l
“Kol Eliyahu.” The voice of Elijah. The voice coming from the tape is that of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, one of the last outstanding exponents of the Mussar movement. A student […]
Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch
Twenty-five years ago he was known in the Yeshiva world of Israel as the “Ilui from London”. Now, at the young age of 48, he is regarded as one of […]