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Using two stories (compiled from the Pesikta d'Rav Kahana) as a starting point for thinking criti... more Using two stories (compiled from the Pesikta d'Rav Kahana) as a starting point for thinking critically about the function and message of "hitpa'arut" - the effusive, difficult to understand self-praise of Tzaddikim.
A short review of a new, fascinating edition of Tzidkat ha-Tzadik, the first in many years with m... more A short review of a new, fascinating edition of Tzidkat ha-Tzadik, the first in many years with many censored sections restored along with full rabbinic approbation. Contains a precis of the publishing history of the book, and a comparison of different key printings.
Published on the Seforim Blog, 5.31.16
מאמר הלכתי בסגנון תלמודי-ישיבתי לשנתון ישיבת רבינו יצחק אלחנן הדן בענ׳ פריסת המפה בשעת קידוש בשבת... more מאמר הלכתי בסגנון תלמודי-ישיבתי לשנתון ישיבת רבינו יצחק אלחנן הדן בענ׳ פריסת המפה בשעת קידוש בשבת והמסתעף עם כמה השלכות פרקטיים ומפתיעות הלכה למעשה
A short essay in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the yound David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir) mee... more A short essay in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the yound David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir) meeting his lifelong rebbe, Rav Kook.
Written for Tablet Magazine.
A review of the recently published excerpts of the diary of R. David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir), hig... more A review of the recently published excerpts of the diary of R. David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir), highlighting the surprising and sui generis material included and a partial overview of existing scholarship on the religious figure's life.
An english introduction to R. Menachem Froman, with an emphasis on the complex relationship betwe... more An english introduction to R. Menachem Froman, with an emphasis on the complex relationship between (so-called) tradtional and academic kabbalists, through an annotated translation of a poem composed by R. Froman in honor of Prof. Yehudah Liebes
Short overview and introduction to the work and oeuvre of R. Shimon Gershon Rosenberg (Shagar) an... more Short overview and introduction to the work and oeuvre of R. Shimon Gershon Rosenberg (Shagar) and an annotated translation of a unique Derasha of his on the Festival of Lights.
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Using two stories (compiled from the Pesikta d'Rav Kahana) as a starting point for thinking criti... more Using two stories (compiled from the Pesikta d'Rav Kahana) as a starting point for thinking critically about the function and message of "hitpa'arut" - the effusive, difficult to understand self-praise of Tzaddikim.
A short review of a new, fascinating edition of Tzidkat ha-Tzadik, the first in many years with m... more A short review of a new, fascinating edition of Tzidkat ha-Tzadik, the first in many years with many censored sections restored along with full rabbinic approbation. Contains a precis of the publishing history of the book, and a comparison of different key printings.
Published on the Seforim Blog, 5.31.16
מאמר הלכתי בסגנון תלמודי-ישיבתי לשנתון ישיבת רבינו יצחק אלחנן הדן בענ׳ פריסת המפה בשעת קידוש בשבת... more מאמר הלכתי בסגנון תלמודי-ישיבתי לשנתון ישיבת רבינו יצחק אלחנן הדן בענ׳ פריסת המפה בשעת קידוש בשבת והמסתעף עם כמה השלכות פרקטיים ומפתיעות הלכה למעשה
A short essay in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the yound David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir) mee... more A short essay in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the yound David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir) meeting his lifelong rebbe, Rav Kook.
Written for Tablet Magazine.
A review of the recently published excerpts of the diary of R. David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir), hig... more A review of the recently published excerpts of the diary of R. David Cohen (ha-Rav ha-Nazir), highlighting the surprising and sui generis material included and a partial overview of existing scholarship on the religious figure's life.
An english introduction to R. Menachem Froman, with an emphasis on the complex relationship betwe... more An english introduction to R. Menachem Froman, with an emphasis on the complex relationship between (so-called) tradtional and academic kabbalists, through an annotated translation of a poem composed by R. Froman in honor of Prof. Yehudah Liebes
Short overview and introduction to the work and oeuvre of R. Shimon Gershon Rosenberg (Shagar) an... more Short overview and introduction to the work and oeuvre of R. Shimon Gershon Rosenberg (Shagar) and an annotated translation of a unique Derasha of his on the Festival of Lights.