Yesterday I had the chance to look over Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra’s book The Impact of Yom Kippur on Early Christianity. It is a very interesting book and one can read his conclusions here. I thought that I would bring the sources from Philo of Alexandria which he discusses. All of the sources are from [...]
Bar-Ilan U. has published a new issue of its Jewish Studies, an Internet Journal containing the following articles. (via Paleo Judaica) 1. On the Original Position of the Book of Daniel in the Jewish Bible Rivka Raviv 2. Rabbi Shimon ben Yohai in the Cave and Elijah in the Wilderness: A Comparison between Talmudic and [...]
In the past Rav Ovadiah has come out in support of the heter mechirah, and it seems as if today a heter mechirah took place in his house. One of Rav Ovadiah’s sons is quoted as saying the following, “There is a campaign of terror in the Land [of Israel]. There is nothing halakhic here, [...]
The following are my son’s contributions to the New Year. Some browsers may have trouble loading them so you can see them here, here, here and here. The original Muppets’ version is here.
Here is a nice collection of links to material regarding 9/11, including the September 11 Digital Archive. May their memory be for a blessing. (via Is That Legal?) Empty Sky I woke up this morning I could barely breathe Just an empty impression In the bed where you used to be I want a kiss [...]
In Menachem ha-Meiri’s book Magen Avot no. 24 (see also his Hibbur ha-Teshuvah ma’amar 2, chap. 7), he discusses the custom of whether one recites Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat. While discussing the recitation of Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat, the Meiri writes the following, וכן התענית שנאסרו בכל יום טוב, נהגו הרבה מן הגאונים והחסידים להתענות [...]
Amen to these words.
Iyov has a post comparing the different translations of Josephus, focusing on Prof. Louis Feldman, and a follow-up post which links to the latest translation on-line. If you do look at the latest translation published by Brill, make sure to use the tabs at the bottom which include commentary, parallels, etc.
I previously posted about what is probably the first Sefer Torah ever to be written by a soferet (female scribe) and I wanted to tell everyone that Jen Taylor Friedman (she even has a Wikipedia entry) has completed the Sefer Torah this week. I wish Jen a mazal tov and yishar koach on this historic [...]
Since anybody reading this is using the internet, they should also be concerned with Net Neutrality. Also see Save the Internet and this info page by Google who is understandably nervous about this issue. Net Neutrality has many facets, but in a nutshell it is the claim the ISP’s should not be able to discriminate [...]
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