I decided to read some more of Urbach’s diary (see here), and here are some thoughts. One thing that jumps out at you from almost every page is to read Urbach’s descriptions of him filling traditional rabbinical roles: leading prayer services, reading Torah, giving divrei Torah, visiting the sick, counseling soldiers, etc. It is a [...]
I just happened to stumble upon a recently published book, רשימות בימי מלחמה, which the diary that E.E. Urbach kept when he was a military chaplain in the British Army during the years 1942-1944. It looks like a very interesting book, and here are a few things which I saw after a quick look at [...]
A recent archeological discovery which is very timely for the Jewish liturgical calendar. Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a seal impression belonging to a minister of the biblical King Zedekiah, which dates back 2,600 years, during an archeological dig in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David. The finding helps corroborate the story pertaining to the biblical minister’s [...]
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