Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
· Author: Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum;
· Title: “Understanding the Talmud: A Systematic Guide to Talmudic Structure and Methodology.”
· Pages: 122 pages
· Publisher: Feldheim; 2nd edition (1988)
· ISBN-13: 978-0873064651
· Price: $29.99 (Amazon prime)
· Rating: 4 star
· Reviewer: Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
Some Aramaic scholarly friends of mine who speak and know Talmudic Aramaic often complain about the ...
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Note: I wrote this back in 1988 and it probably needs a new revision. But for those who find such topics interesting, here it is for your enjoyment.
Q. What were the types of stones used in Aaron’s breastplate? What were the reasons a particular stone represented a particular tribe?
A. Ibn Ezra in his commentary to Exodus 28, noted that we really have no way to positively identifying the stones that were set ...
The Jerusalem Post featured an unusual article about the Chief Rabbi of Holon Rabbi Avraham Yosef, the son of the late Sefardic-Haredi leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. His son sits on the Israel Chief Rabbinate’s council and commands considerable influence in Orthodox politics in Israel and abroad.
In one of his Moreshet Orthodox website, somebody asked him the following question:
Book Review: God and Politics in Esther-
Yoram Hazony: Title: God and Politics in Esther 2nd Edition. Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (2015)
ISBN-10: 1107583454; Price $18.27 on Amazon. Rating ***** out of 5 Stars.
Reviewer: Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel
Yoram Hazony’s exposition of the Book of Esther is priceless. In my Judaism 101 class, everyone read a little bit from God and Politics in Esther and the discussions that ensued made the ...
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