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New Torah Lectures

Joel Rich writes (my favorites are anything by Marc B. Shapiro): Dr. Ya’akov Elman – Historical Context & Background of the Talmud: link Understanding history helps you understand Talmud. There are assumptions that “everyone knows” at the time but later … Continue reading

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Beit Shemesh Extremist Rabbi Shabsi Wigder Extremely Ill

This announcement in Hebrew asks for your prayers. Wigder is not from the Karlin Stolin sect. (They are moderates, politically and religiously speaking.) Bleich, his son-in-law, is from that sect. Wigder hung around Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, who was the Rosh … Continue reading

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