On Kislev 21 of the year 3448 from creation 313 BCE, there occurred the historic meeting between Shimon HaTzaddik and Alexander (‘the Great”) of Macedonia. The Samarians, bitter enemies of the Jews, had convinced Alexander that the Jews’ refusal to place his image in their Temple was a sign of rebellion against his sovereignty and […]
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A loanword from a Semitic meaning “dwelling.” Compare Arabic س ك ن (s-k-n) and Hebrew iktשכן wiktionary
Slavuta had lost its final battle.
“Rav Meir Shapiro introduced the idea of Daf Yomi. And in its initial form, it too included tractate Shkalim. But which version? Would the Agudah sponsored program adopt the litvisha Romm of 21 blatt, or the Chassidish of 14 blatt?” theYeshivaWorld
Hasidic Autographs in the RBML
Apt: The town of Opatow in central Poland gave its name to the Apt Hasidic dynasty, founded by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshu‘a Heshel, known as the “Lover of Israel” (Ohev Yisrael) after his hasidic homilies of the same name. He was also the namesake and forebear of the renowned Polish-born American scholar and activist Rabbi Abraham […]
Midrashei ha Zohar
Kislev 19 and Circumcision
Yud Tes Kislev and Circumcision “Among the concepts which my revered father иn law, the Rebbe,
19 Kislev , Hayom Yom
sold “The 19th of Kislev…the festival on which “He redeemed our soul in peace,” and our soul’s illumination and vitality were given to us, this day is Rosh Hashana for Chassidus bequeathed us by our sacred forebears, identical with the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov “
Midrash Rabbah by Mirkin. Menukad. 11 Vols Set. מדרש רבה משה אריה מירקין
Midrash Rabbah (11 volumes, Hebrew text) Hardcover – 1980 by Moshe Aryeh Mirkin sold
Sefer haMaamarim, Yiddish 5701-5
ספר המאמרים אידיש – ה’תש”א-תש”ה שניאורסון, יוסף יצחק
Gwoździec Re!construction
Gwoździec Re!construction ,Handshouse Studio, documents the process of creating a full-scale replica of the 17th century Gwoździec Synagogue, now a centerpiece of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. sold out