The Commentary of the Ramban
Rashi, Ibn Ezra and the Ramban are the great early commentators of the Pentateuch. Unlike the two others, the commentary of the Ramban is multi-dimension. It offers the student simple […]
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 […]
Rabbenu Abraham of Montpellier’s Commentaries on Tractates Yevamot, Nedarim and Nazir
When the publishers of the Vilna Talmud prepared their edition, they also added some early commentaries, whose authorship had not been established. Among these were the Tosafot Had Makamai on […]
Rabbi Yeheskel Landau
Several months ago I reviewed in this column a book on the “Noda Biyehuda” by A. L. Gelman. The following lines will be devoted to another book on Yeheskel Landau, […]
The Epistle of the Ramban
I would like to write today a few lines about the Epistle of the Humility, said to have been sent by the Ramban (Moshe Ben Nachman) to his son. […]
The Fall of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem
The Old City of Jerusalem was divided into Jewish, Armenian, Christian and Moslem quarters. At one time the Jewish quarter had a population of 15,000, but with the growth of […]
The Number Thirteen
By Tovia Preschel Immersed completely in his work as editor of the “Talmudical Encyclopedia”, Rabbi Sh. Y. Zevin does not publish nowadays separate studies and essays on various rabbinical […]
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 […]
Twenty Five Years Sinai
The Adar issue of “Sinai” which recently reached these shores, marks the completion of the fiftieth volume of this excellent monthly, which is dedicated to Torah, Jewish scholarship and […]
Laws and Customs of Hasidism
By Aaron Wertheim Reviewed by Tovia Preschel In a passage devoted to a Hasidic custom of preparing spices and myrtle leaves for Sabbath, Wertheim explains that the custom […]