One of the most well-known “collections/קבצים” (a la Abraham Weiss) of thematically related material found in the Babylonian Talmud is that which is found in Shabbat 21b-23b and known as “מאי חנוכה”, “What is Hanukkah?”. Of the many questions which have been asked about some of this material, one which has received much attention is [...]
It seems as if Dennis Prager, whose writings on Judaism I usually found interesting, has shown that he should have probably never started to write about contemporary politics. Prager has written that Rep.-elect Keith Ellison (D-MN) has decided that he will only take his oath of office on the Koran and, according to Prager, this [...]
For those who are interested in the morphology, syntax, etc. of Hebrew, check out this post at Codex and the discussion.
In Haaretz there is an interesting interview with Prof. David Assaf about his recent book, Hasidism, sons of Rebbes who convert, etc.
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