A while back we posted about the status of the tetragrammaton (YHVH) when it is printed in newspapers, magazines, and other non-holy items. Well, it seems as if the same question has now been raised with regard to some Israeli stamps. At The Stamp Collecting Round-Up (see here for a Hebrew article) I read that [...]
It seems that Hirhurim might have an issue with women wearing tefillin. After a short summary of some of the sources which discuss the wearing of tefillin for only part of the day Gil writes (see comments here which clarify his opinion somewhat), Women, who are not obligated to wear tefillin, should recognize the sensitivity [...]
There’s a relatively new web site for those interested in Medieval Hebrew Poetry which is appropriately called Medieval Hebrew Poetry.
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