The Jewish Historical Museum of Belgrade
The Jewish Historical Museum of Belgrade was founded after World War II by survivors of the Holocaust who felt it their duty to collect material on the crimes against the […]
‘Aliyoth Eliyahu’
In a few weeks it will be five years since the death of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, the great, revered Mussar leader. He was ninety-four years of age at the time […]
Rabbi Shmuel Weinberg
Mayor of Bnei Brak According to Don Isaac Abravanel in his commentary on the Passover Haggadah, Bnei Brak mentioned in the story of the five sages was not the name […]
Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin
“The Hebrew word “pras” means prize, reward. It also means a part of something, a piece. On the occasion it means both—it is a prize, but it is only part […]
Precursors of the Daf Yomi
1. Two features distinguish the Daf Yomi: The daily learning of the Blatt Gemara, resulting in the completion of the whole of Shas in a period of over seven years, […]
Shu’al Ben Ari: “A Fox, the Son of Lion”
The Talmud relates (Bava Metzia 84b): “Rabbi” and Rabbi Eleazar ben Rabbi Shimeon were studying. Whenever Rabbi was about to raise a question, Rabbi Eleazar would conjecture what it was. […]
“The Light of the Torah”
Me’orah shel Torah (“The Light of the Torah”) is a collection of comments, thoughts, homilies and stories on the weekly portions of the Torah, culled from a large variety of […]
Shabbatai Don-Yehiya
Editor of Hatzofe He forcefully voices religious Jewry’s views on current affairs and problems of the State, and in a brilliant manner, he sets forth their attitudes and demands. He […]
Chief Rabbi Isaac Nissim
“We have come to express to you our thanks for your proud stand during the Pope’s visit to Israel,” we said to Chief Rabbi Nissim when we visited him in […]
Rabbi Yitzhak Meir Levin
Much time has passed since I had seen him last. He has not changed much—the same white flowing beard, the thick dense eyebrows, the clever eyes twinkling from behind the […]