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0 History Jewish Law

How Archaeology Rewrote the History of Tefillin

Yonatan Adler in 18forty · 22 Jan

Recent archaeological discoveries have shed light on the ancient practices of wearing tefillin, dating back to the Judean Desert period.

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What’s the Truth About . . .Counting a Minor with a Sefer Torah Toward a Minyan?

Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky in Jewish Action · 11 Nov 2021

The question of whether a minor can be included in a minyan (a prayer quorum of ten adult male Jews) is a long-standing controversy in Jewish law.

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A Return to the World of Medieval Ashkenaz

Alan Jotkowitz in Lehrhaus · 5 Apr 2021

In Haym Soloveitchik's Collected Essays: Volume III, the author explores the composition and significance of Sefer Hasidim, a medieval Jewish book.

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Crusades and Crisis

Sholom Licht in Jewish Action · 23 Aug 2020

The Crusades were devastating for Jewish communities in Europe, particularly in Germany.

0 Jewish Law Education

Between “Reid” and Learning: Behag on Sefirat Ha-Omer

Tzvi Sinensky in Lehrhaus · 27 May 2019

The article explores the teachings of Behag (Baal Halakhot Gedolot) on the counting of the Omer, challenging the common understanding as presented in later analyses by Tosafot and other rishonim.

0 Jewish Law History

When Satmar Censored the Hatam Sofer

William Gewirtz in Lehrhaus · 28 Mar 2019

In the post-World War II period, Satmar Hasidim published the teachings of the Hatam Sofer with critical lines about the bein ha-shemashot period censored.