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Lehrhaus The Tefillin Strap Mark: In Search of an Obscure Minhag 6 Aug 2020
This article explores an obscure minhag (custom) related to wearing tefillin, specifically the practice of not eating or drinking until the impressions of th...
6 Aug 2020
Lehrhaus “I Am Building a City”: A Reflection for Agnon’s 50th Yahrtzeit 5 Mar 2020
As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of S.Y. Agnon's death, his profound connection to his hometown of Buczacz is highlighted in his writings, particul...
5 Mar 2020
Lehrhaus Words Winged With Light 7 Jan 2019
Erez Biton, a blind Hebrew poet born to Moroccan-Jewish parents, has made significant contributions to Israeli literature, particularly within the Mizrahi co...
7 Jan 2019
Tablet Haim Be’er’s Language of the ‘Jewish Bookshelf’ 21 Sep 2018
Haim Beer, an Israeli author whose work emphasizes Jewish sources and themes, has a newly translated vignette published in Tablet, showcasing his unique lite...
21 Sep 2018
Lehrhaus Unhappy Families: Elhanan Nir’s Rak Shnenu 14 Feb 2018
"Rak Shnenu" by Elhanan Nir delves into the complexities of a Religious Zionist Israeli family, focusing on the Lehavi family in the Beerot settlement. The n...
14 Feb 2018
Lehrhaus The Pedagogical Imagination of a Subversive Conservative: Rabbi Soloveitchik’s Arrival as an Educational Visionary 4 May 2017
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a young rabbi, displayed remarkable vision and innovation in his educational manifesto outlined in a short article in a Boston ...
4 May 2017
Lehrhaus The Arrival of Rabbi Soloveitchik in America: A Documentary Report 27 Apr 2017
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a prominent figure in Jewish thought, arrived in the United States in 1932 with his family, after leaving Berlin amidst restric...
27 Apr 2017
Jewish Review of Books The Man Who Thought in Pictures 12 Jun 2013
Israeli illustrator and cartoonist Shay Charka has created a comic book adaptation of three stories by Nobel laureate S.Y. Agnon, known for expressing ideas ...
12 Jun 2013