Remember!
The association Zakhor! (“Remember”) was formed many years ago by Yisrael Yehoshua Eibeschitz, a Holocaust survivor from Poland for the purpose of keeping alive among our people, the memory of […]
The Blessing of the Hafetz Hayyim
Several months ago a festive gathering was held at the Palm Tree nursing home in Boro Park. The occasion was the celebration of the hundredth birthday of one of the […]
Maimonides Exhibition in Jerusalem
“The Great Eagle at the JNUL” is the name of the exhibition of Maimonides’ works presently held at the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem on the occasion of […]
Rabbi Solomon Sassoon
The Sassoon were called the “Rothschilds of the East.” In the first half of the nineteenth century, David Sassoon, a scion of a family of Jewish community leaders of Baghdad, […]
‘Treasures Revealed’: An Extraordinary Exhibition in Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. On this occasion, the Jewish National and Hebrew University Library has placed on display some of its finest […]
Two Works by Rishonim on Tractate Yoma
A Jerusalem publisher has brought out new editions of two early works on tractate Yoma for the benefit of Daf Yomi students who this week embarked on the study of […]
Stefan Zweig Exhibition in Jerusalem
On June 20th, the exhibition “Stefan Zweig ” a European from Austria” opened at the Jewish National and University Library of Jerusalem. It was organized by the municipality of Salzburg, […]
The Names of the Weekly Torah Portions
The weekly Torah portion (Sedarot, Parashot or Parshiyot) were not always known by the names we refer to them today. In a study published in the periodical Sinai (1998), Ilana […]
The New Chief Rabbis of Israel
The third of Elul is a significant date in the history of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. On the third of Elul in the year 5670 (1919), Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak […]
A Hebrew Encyclopedia on Judaism
Otzar Erkhei Hayahadut by Rabbi Joseph Grossman is a one volume Hebrew encyclopedia on Judaism, featuring about 1800 entries explaining Jewish values, laws and customs. Talmudic concepts and expressions, as […]