…above footnote 4. [7] John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America, 3, 1961, Quoted in Quotationary by Ed. Frank Leonard Roy under “Imitation.” [8] Above footnote 1. [9]…
…toward Judaism. New Jewish communities are emerging in Africa which proclaim descent from the Lost Tribes or who have found that their search for religious truth has led them to…
…is different from the search for chronologically prior causes. Let me explain. The French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty (d. 1961) put it this way in the preface to his most important…
…encourage everyone to take a moment each day to study some text and to learn about each of the six hostages. You can follow the links below or search on…
…a once-in-a-generation scholar, best known for his magnum opus Mekorot u’Mesorot, in which he analyzed Talmudic manuscripts in search of the original and authentic rendition of the text. In Divrei…
…contract a marriage for his minor daughter. For this use of the term mitzvah, see, e.g., Zevahim 48a; Y. Pesahim 2:4/29b. Cf. Yevamot 20a and parallels.). Furthermore, a father is…
This parashah includes one of the most interesting parts of the Torah’s narrative, because it makes no real sense unless God is being spiteful, or has a long-term plan. Hashem…
…or steps. The same term – Ma’alot – are used in the preface to the song Dayenu. “Cama Ma’alot Tovot Aaleinu!” This indicates that each step from Ilu hotzianu is…
…acts that do violate the law (see Maimonides, Laws of the Sabbath 21: 1). The rabbis apply the term shevut (absten- tion) to these kinds of activities. Tomeikh kaHalakhah Vol….
…impossibility of kashering earthenware vessels applies to substances absorbed through the medium of heat. Substances absorbed through long-term soaking, though technically con- sidered “cooked”, may be removed through soaking or…
Question: There are resorts, hotels, and tours that advertise that they only use Hassidic shechita, the term for the kosher slaughtering protocol. What is special about Hassidic slaughtering, and why…
…is a study of the instances in which the term “Adam” is used in rabbinic literature to mean “man” rather than “person.” An English abstract of the article appears here….