The Foreign Fire of Aaron’s Two Sons
Why were the sons of Aaron punished? What exactly was their sin? Rashi, as recorded in the Manuscrips, sheds light on this curious episode.
View ArticleThe Utilization of the Talmud in English Affairs During the Middle Ages
The story of Henry VIII of England's set of Talmud and how he attempted to use it to influence English Law.
View ArticleThe Bomberg Talmud: A Brief Introduction
: The fascinating story of how the Talmud was arranged into the iconic layout we use to this day.
View ArticleHasidism in the 18th Century – Bridging the Divide
What is the distinction between Hasidism and Mitnagdim? What caused the emergence of these groups? And where in the general Hasidic movement, does Chabad-Lubavitch stand?
View ArticleThe Principle of Non-Discrimination in Jewish Law
When is a law applied across the board? And when would we differentiate? A dispute between Rabbi Moses of London and Rabbi Berachiah of Oxford.
View ArticleWhy the Torah Details the Journeys from Egypt
Why is the list of encampments repeated? Rashi seems to offer two different reasons; his choice of commentary is better understood upon analysis of six early manuscripts of Rashi.
View ArticleMaimonides on Equality and the Problem of Expensive Tastes
To what degree should markets be regulated? To what degree must the community cater to the needs of the destitute? These questions are already debated in the Talmud. An interesting ruling by...
View ArticleRashi's Commentary on Esther in the Supercommentary of Rabbi Menachem M....
Does Rashi lean toward Midrashik and Talmudic interpretation? Or does he attempt to uncover the simple reading of Esther?
View ArticleAs the Hart Panteth after the Water Brooks (Psalm 42:2)
Jewish New Year reflections on an Oxford college coat of arms. as based on Psalm 42.
View ArticleRabbi Sacks on Lighting One Chanukah Candle From Another
An analysis of a discussion in the Talmud and it's theological ramifications.
View ArticleA Brief Overview of the Most Important Manuscript of Mishneh Torah
The Manuscript known as Huntigton 80
View Article"I and No Other" in Jewish Mysticism
'It is I, and none other’ in the Haggadah text through the eyes of Rabbi Jacob Emden, Rabbi Schneur Zalman o Liadi, and Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn.
View ArticleRashi on the Book of Ruth in the Supercommentary of the Rebbe
What is the Chabad custom regarding the reading of the book Ruth?
View ArticleThe Commentary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and on...
The unique approach of the Rebbe, as applied to these two classic works.
View ArticleRosh Hashanah in Medieval England
How small differences in the text of Etz Chaim by Rabbi Jacob ben Judah of London illuminates Jewish practice in Medieval England.
View ArticleThe Unknown Piyyut Ki Anu Amecha
Exploring this piyyut through the eyes of the Hebrew manuscript collection of the Bodleian Library, Oxford
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View ArticleThe 18th Century Jewish Mystical Work 'Tanya' in Manuscript
An analysis of the manuscript of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi's Tanya early edition, held at the British Library, London.
View ArticlePurim and the 18th-Century English Sephardic Controversy
How Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Ashkenazi (the Chacham Tzvi) defended the view of Rabbi David Nieto, Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community in London in the 18th century. Does nature reflect G-d?
View ArticleRediscovering Rashi's Method in the Hagaddah
How the Rebbe reframed Rashi's approach to the Biblical texts of the Haggadah
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