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An 18th Century Commentary On Pirkei Avot
The title page tells of the interesting background to the writing of this work and the travails of the author that led to it.
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New Yeshiva Provides Learning For College And Working Students
We are a yeshiva where you can feel comfortable to learn and to grow and to pursue goals even beyond learning, such as careers, dating and growing in observance. And we want our students to feel...
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How Jewish Mathematician Abraham Wald Helped Win World War II
Wald asserted that Air Force data had ignored the thousands of bombers that had been unable to return to base because they’d been struck in other plane sections, including the engines, the cockpit, and...
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Yossele Rosenblatt’s Newspaper
Despite being the highest paid chazzan in history at the time, Rosenblatt was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1925.
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Old Style vs. Authentic: A Tale Of German Artifice
In the four years that I’ve had this column in The Jewish Press, my answer to your question will be, by far, the most helpful to readers of this column of any question I’ve ever been asked up until...
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Dr. Rudolf Ehrmann, ‘Einstein’s Pipe’ And Arthur Miller’s Focus
Almost certainly because of Einstein’s reputation and prestige, McEwen took immediate action, the result of which was that Ehrmann was granted an exit visa to emigrate to the United States, where he...
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The Yahrzeits Of Chacham Eliyahu Kubo, Rav Dovid Luria, And Rav Sholom...
When the Volozhin Yeshiva appointed the Netziv and Bais HaLevi as roshei yeshiva, Rav Dovid Luria (RADAL) was asked to be the first to sign the declaration of appointment.
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Jewish Pride In Difficult Times
The book's theme is the Jewish star, the Magen David, and it features prominently on the cover and title page of the book.
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Rav Pinchas Dovid HaLevi Horowitz & Mrs. Chedva Silberfarb
He wished to return to Palestine but was unable to due to the outbreak of WWI. He decided instead to travel to the United States to raise money for the yishuv in Eretz Yisrael.
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Oddities, Anomalies And Assorted Amusements
I have aggregated here a selection of such items, most relating to American and Israeli political leaders that I hope readers will enjoy.
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A Womens Prayer For An Easy Birth
In Sansan Leyair published by the Hid"a first in 1794, a version of this prayer appears but from a man's perspective, of a man praying on his wife's behalf.
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The Forgotten Great Jewish American Novels Of Emma Wolf
Wolf also made important contributions depicting the regional character of San Francisco at a time when it was becoming a sophisticated city and cultural center.
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The Sad Ending For The Lodz Ghetto
The Lodz Ghetto, the second largest after that of Warsaw was sealed off from the world on April 30, 1940, with the Jews and Roma locked within.
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Tied To The Parsha
Every time Matatia and his wife come into Montreal, they go over the the Bauers’ Friday night – from Oneg Shabbat to Oneg Shabbat and, well, compare ties.
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Adolphus Solomons: The Forgotten Jewish Askan Who Co-Founded The American Red...
It was as Webster’s emissary to Berlin that Solomons visited the Jewish ward in a Frankfort Hospital and determined to raise funds to help found Mt. Sinai Hospital.
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Menachem Ussishkin And The JNF’s Share In Isaac Leib Goldberg’s Estate
Always a Zionist pragmatist, he played a leading role in the first Zionist Congresses, including serving as Hebrew Secretary of the First Congress (Basle, 1897) and as president of the Twentieth...
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New Platform Allows Users To Rate Their Beit Din Experience
The idea is to slowly create an operating standard: approved batei din are ones which are transparent, which don’t allow for shady deals, and which recognize abusive behaviors when they present...
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An Israeli Menorah & An Olivewood Box
Your little box was one of a number of pieces that made up an olivewood lap desk set, which included an ink blotter, ink well, and more, that was marketed to tourists visiting Jerusalem.
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The Malbim’s Legacy
While the Malbim's fame rests on his commentary on the Bible, he was first and foremost a posek and defender of halacha against the many attacks it was facing from the Reform in his era.
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