The Matteh Aharon Haggadah, 1710
The Jewish community of Frankfurt on the Main was one of the oldest and most important in Germany. A Jewish community was already in existence there in the twelfth century. […]
Bibliography of Writings of Rabbi Yaakov Emden
By Tovia Preschel Yaakov Emden was one of the most interesting rabbinic personalities of the eighteenth century. Though he served only for a short period of time as the […]
Underground Deal: The Story of a Translation of the Talmud into Yiddish
On reading “Hadarom” the Torah journal published by the Rabbinical Council of America, one is particularly impressed by the articles contributed by Rabbi Shemuel Huebner. Unlike many other studies in […]
Jews in Old Poland
Book review of “Jews in Old Poland” By Isaac Lewin The study of the history of the Jews of Poland is Isaac Lewin’s specialty. Years before the outbreak of World […]
Rabbi Isidor (Yeheskel) Epstein
Several weeks ago Dr. Isidor Epstein died in London. He had been for many years lecturer and subsequently principal of Jews’ College. However, it was not so much for his […]