Abraham Meyers’ Collection Of Letters

Antiquarian booksellers are often propelled by the excitement that occurs when you stumble across an important discovery that sheds light on otherwise unknown areas.

Rosh Hashana Greeting Cards: Immigrants Coming To America Theme

The first reference to the Jewish practice of written Rosh Hashana greetings may be found in the Book of Customs of Rabbi Yaakov ben Moshe Moelin (1365-1427), aka the Maharil, the religious leader of German Jewry in the fourteenth century.

A Fresh View Of Shabbat From South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Goldstein

It is a time for forgiveness, repentance, and building character traits like being humble, kind, optimistic, and grateful. It is also time of reflection and return. It’s a return not only to our heritage, but to our true inner selves.

Jewish Modernity In Renaissance Italy

An unpublished manuscript I acquired recently by one of the greatest Italian Rabbis of the 18th century was an exciting find for me. Being a collection of halachic rulings and chiddushim, it was written by Rabbi Yishmael Ha-Kohen, rabbi of Modena.

The ‘Jewish Music’ And Photography Of Ernest Bloch

Few people know that Bloch was also an accomplished photographer, a passion that began early in his teens and through which medium he further exhibits his extraordinary compositional skills.

The ‘Israel In Palestine’ Pavilion At The Paris Exposition Of 1937

Although the Pavilion drew broad and favorable media coverage and won awards, it ultimately failed in its greater purpose: to sell the nations of the world on the idea that Jewish resettlement of Eretz Yisrael was both a solution to the Jewish Question and in the interests of the international community.

A Baghdadi Siddur From Lithuania

In some of his book catalogs that have survived, as well as ads he placed in newspapers promoting his bookstore, we find many titles from European presses of the day, indicating that he was in close contact with the printing presses of Europe.

The Many – And Sometimes Debatable – Medical Contributions Of Henry Heimlich

A medical maverick, he frequently challenged prevailing medical norms, maintaining his faith in his own theories and abilities in the face of strong opposition, and he was colorful and combative when defending his most enduring contributions to medicine.

The Responsa Of Rav Shlomo Kluger

He was a prolific writer, writing more than 160 books, many of which were printed.

The Antisemitism Of Melvil Dewey And The American Dreyfus Affair

Although he presented a supremely confident public face, Dewey was deeply concerned that the Regents would fire him. Accordingly, he and his two greatest supporters, Funk and Singer, commenced an ambitious campaign designed to skew the Regents’ decision in Dewey’s favor, focusing particularly on the Jewish community.

Insightful 19th Century Ladino Calendars

These calendars, printed in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century, shed a bright light on the life in these unique communities and cultures and the language spoken by the Jews within, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish).

Fromental Halevy’s Jewish Music And The Antisemitism Of Frederic Chopin

Halévy’s seminal work, La Juive (“The Jewess,”1835), essentially a “one-hit wonder” for him that became one of the cornerstones of the French repertory for a century, was one of the grandest of grand operas and included a formal ballet, major choruses, and spectacular processions and celebrations.

Karaite Marriage Controversy

In the Shulchan Aruch, the Rema forbids marriage with Karaites, though historically, we have many records of Karaites rejoining the Rabbinate community and numerous rabbinical authorities have been recorded as allowing such marriages.

Hello, Dali!

Dali was also influenced by his experiences in Spain, where Jewish culture has a long and complex history, and he may have been drawn to Jewish themes as a way to explore the intersection of different cultural traditions.

‘The Button Of Tears And Blood’

My introduction to this era was the purchase of a small celluloid pinback button which had a paper insert dated 1916 on the reverse.

Clash Of Agunah Crisis Solutions

This Letter was written by Rabbi Chaim Oizer Grodzinsky, dated 1938, a few months before his passing.

Was ‘Jack The Ripper’ Jewish?

Innumerable bizarre theories are still floating around regarding the identity of Jack the Ripper, including one that identifies Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland)...

The ‘Status Quo’ Agreement And Shabbat Observance In The Early Days Of Israel

During Israel’s early years, the general public mostly accepted the Status Quo Agreement for several reasons, including that most Jews who were not observant were still generally traditional; there was broader interest in preserving unity in the young country...

Manuscript Of Rav Shmelke Of Nikolsburg Sold

While the provenance of this handwriting was good, having been owned and kept within the family of the Ruzhin/Sadigura rebbes, authenticating such handwriting can be a challenge, being that almost no handwriting of his is known.

Jewish Farming In America

The Federation also gave Jewish farmers more purchasing power by, among other things, launching a bureau that liberally granted credit to struggling farmers who needed assistance and offering reduced prices on essential goods to Jewish farmers in need, such as seeds and farming implements.

R. Tavyumi’s Unpublished Work

Other than the main subject of this sefer – brilliant commentary on the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides – the volume's pages were filled by the author with various other content, which I found most fascinating.

The Judaism And Zionism Of Holocaust Survivor Anna Freud

She was particularly interested in whether the future of the Jewish nation in the Land of Israel would also affect the state of psychoanalysis, and whether the new ties to the land would cause the Berlin analysts in Eretz Yisrael to suddenly become landowners or even farmers.

A Torah Scholar Ensures Publication Of His Sefer Despite A Lifetime Of Persecution

Despite odds stacked against the work being written and published, it managed to survive and has become a classic in Torah commentary, being both brilliant and original in its content.

Benjamin Franklin And The Jews

Any document from the Revolutionary War period relating to Jewish soldiers, particularly those killed or wounded for the cause, is truly extraordinary and monumentally rare, let alone one originally signed by Franklin.

Rav Zvi Pesach Frank’s Haskama To A “Frum” Tanach

Best known for his publication of many works of the Vilna Gaon, he was also the first to publish a Jewish edition of the Bible that was published by religious Jews and for religious Jews in Eretz Yisrael.

The Antisemitism And Dubious Zionism Of D. H. Lawrence

Apologists have engaged in all kinds of contortions to try to explain away Lawrence’s antisemitism.

A Lublin Gemara Printed In 1619

The papal decree also shifted the center of Talmudic studies to Poland, where the Jews were still allowed to study Talmud and many of the classic commentaries on Talmud were written and printed here in this era.

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