Questions tagged [jewish-books]
Books about or of Judaism
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Different editions of שמירת שבת כהלכתה – how do they compare?
Shokhet, a user of this website, mentions in his bio that when he cites שמירת שבת כהלכתה (hereinafter שש”ך) that he uses the second edition. What (other than the cover) are the major differences ...
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Which books of the Ramchal did he publish himself?
I read that the Ramchal published the Mesilas Yesharim but not too many other books. That got me wondering, how many and which books that we have of his did he himself publish and which ones did ...
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Framing a Page from a Holy Book
Suppose you had a single page from an old Tanakh or rabbinic book. Would it be permissible to frame and mount the page on a wall?
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Children's "Little Gemarah"?
My family enjoys this English language Little Midrash series.
Does something like an English language 'Little Gemarah' (ie introduces reasoning logic) exist for children 6-12 years old?
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Why did the Vilna Sha"s become so widespread?
If one enters a beit midrash and takes out a masechta of Talmud, one will invariably find that it is typeset following the exact form of the page found in the edition from Vilna.
So here are two ...
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Reward for not talking during davening
The Sefer HaPanim (Daf 11) says,
מי שנזהר מלדבר בשעת התפלה מסוגל לאריכות ימים ושנים טובות
One who is careful not to converse during prayers is bound to live a long life and have a pleasant old ...
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Does anyone know any seforim about tefillin?
I'm very interested in Tefillin and I was wondering if anyone knew of any traditional sources which are either dedicated to or devote serious attention to the meaning of the mitzvah & it's status ...
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Removing haskamot when reprinting a sefer
I have heard that, recently, some publishers who reprint old sefarim remove some haskamot (approbations) from the book when they reprint it.
(Specifically, I heard that some Israeli chareidi ...
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Machsor Tom. I - Prayer book?
I found a very old book written in the Hebrew language. At the bottom of the title page it is written " Machsor Tom. I". It was printed in Austria by Jos. Schlesinger Librairie.
I searched on line but ...
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Rav ovadia Yosef mishna berura
A rabbi recently told me that rav ovadia yosef has a "Mishna Berura" style commentary on the shulchan aruch. (I presume he wasn't referring to his son's work Halacha Berura.) anyone know what this ...
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How and exactly when was the Torah canonized and by whom
I had read in the bible that Prophet Moses received the 10 commandments on a tablet and there was also some other revelations which were not nailed on the tablet which constitute the Torah. Hence I ...
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Translation to Issachar Jacobson's "נתיב בינה"
Rabbi Issachar Jacobson has a multivolume series on davening called "נתיב בינה". An English translation to the first volume is called "the weekday siddur". Does anyone know if there are English ...
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Can I take out a sefer and not learn from it?
There is an issue with taking out a sefer Torah and not learning/reading from it, as it is disrespectful to the sefer.
Does such a concern exist by other sefarim?
I ask because I know that for some ...
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derech hashem and daath tevonos, same thing?
I've learned Derech Hashem a few times and I'm on my second time through the English version of Da'ath Tevunos "the knowing heart" and I'm having a hard time picking out the differences between the ...
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What is the holiness status of a Siddur
The Shulhan Aruch (Y"D 282) tells us that one should stack certain books in a certain order (e.g. Humash on top of a Sefer Navi). What is the Din of a Siddur for this purpose?
My friend told me he ...
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Rumor of New Edition of Friedman Shulchan Aruch
I heard that a smaller and more user-friendly edition of Mechon Yerushalaim's Friedman Shulchan Aruch is going to be released. Does anyone know if this is true?
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Gemara with Rashi in "regular" script [duplicate]
I am overseeing the creation of a beis medrash program for high schoolers with zero exposure to traditional texts, and am looking for editions of the gemara--with the standard vilna layout--but have ...
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Source for statement of the Rabbis to abolish Shabbat?
In Sefer HaIkkarim the following quote appears:
וזהו שאמרו שהנביא האומר לעבוד עבודה זרה אפילו לשעה אין שומעין לו. אבל אם יאמר שנחלל שבת או שנעבור על אחת מן המצות בהוראת שעה או בענין שלא יהרוס שרשי ...
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Maps that can aid the locations of the cities referenced in Masechet Gittin?
I’m currently learning Masechet Gittin and would like to know where I can find maps of the cities referenced in the first daf or so that can assist me. Cities like heger, rekem, kfar lud, etc is what ...
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Source for a Chassidic story
I recall this story about a rebbe who is given a Sefer by some Malach. Or maybe he wrote it himself, I don't remember. He tells his chassidim that if any of them copy it, they will be sent to gehinom. ...
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Placing a notebook on top of sefarim
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (28:9) writes:
לא ישרטט איזה קונטרס על הספר, לפי שאין קדושה בקונטרס, עד שיכתבו בו
You should not draw lines on notebook [while] on [a holy] book, because the notebook is not ...
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What is the difference in Sha"s types; Oz V'hadar, Zecher Chanoch, N'harda'ah(נהרדעא)?
I am looking to purchase a true Chossen Shas, and I see various editions or publications.
I am familiar with the classic Vilna Shaas, but I see many sets in either Oz V'hadar עוז והדר, Zecher Chanoch ...
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Has anyone learned the Sheiltot of R. Achai Gaon with the Netziv's commentary?
Would you recommend it? I really enjoy learning anything with the Netziv and I like the idea of halachic midrashim on the parsha with some ethical messages. It seems like it's a great way to learn ...
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Pesicha of 3 Sifrei Torah: special time
Someone sent me a voice recording of someone mentioning an idea from the Sefer Heichalos that when there is we open 3 sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls, on shabbas – chanuka – rosh chodesh), then there is a ...
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Halachic restrictions on Sefarim shelves
If memory serves me correctly, I believe Jonathan Rosenblum cites in his biography of Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky a story where Rav Yaakov complained that someone had placed a sefer on an arm of a bench ...
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Source for Arizal’s teaching
I’m reading a book by Rabbi Shlomo Arush and he says the following: "According to our master, the Arizal, whoever wants to receive the light of Ein Sof in its entirety has to change its own nature ...
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Are any other Jewish prophecies extant beyond those in Tanach?
When Klal Yisrael had access to prophecy, there were many thousands of people who achieved prophecy, but we are taught that only those whose prophecies were applicable throughout all generations had ...
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Zilberman seforim
Does anybody know of seforim written by members of the Zilberman community in Yerushalayim? I'm looking primarily for halachic works about implementing the Vilna Gaon's shitahs today, but I'd be ...
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Rule 195 of Ayelet Hashachar by the Malbim
If one looks at the Malbim's Ayelet Hashachar, he gives 613 rules for interpreting the Torah. But if you look at it carefully, you'll notice that rule 195 is missing. What happened to this rule?
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Sefer of Jewish Philosophy
Is there any sefer which goes through the various philosophical issues according, and explains the opinion of the Jewish philosophers? (Example what is space; according to the Rambam, Rasag... What is ...
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Is there an online list of English sefarim?
Funky question. Hopefully this will help clarify.
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I am (was) currently looking for a set of the Mishnah Berurah that has been translated into English. I just found this today:
http://...
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Seeking an English version of Minchat Chinuch
Is there an English version of Minchat Chinuch by "Rabbeinu Yosef" (Yosef Ben Moshe Babad, 1800–1874), a commentary on the Sefer ha-Chinuch?
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Is it disrespectful to listen to secular music in the same room where there is a Tanakh book?
My question might sound stupid or weird, but my house is small and I keep my Tanakh book in my bedroom, and one day there was people in the other room so I stayed in my bedroom and turned on the ...
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Laws of Shemirat Einayim
I'm looking for a comprehensive summary of the halachas of shemiras einayim (guarding the eyes).
I am not looking for those things which are midat chasidut (extra piety) but rather only those things ...
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Does a detached binding of a sefer get stacked in the same position?
See Stacking Seforim -- the linked answer.
It says that a chumash goes on top of a Nach. (See the other answer for a dissenting view.)
According to that view... what about a loose binding? Say, the ...
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Can a Shul collect payment from one who does not follow specific rules?
In Sources to encourage returning s'farim to their places it has a picture of a sign saying that usage of seforim is on condition that one obligates himself to pay $18 to the synagogue fund if ...
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Are non-Lubavitch Tanya editions listed?
Every edition I've seen of Tanya includes a list, in chronological order, of every edition of Tanya ever printed, including bibliographic information. I assume some central Lubavitch office maintains ...
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Jewish Books on Education
Does anyone know of any Jewish Books on Education, preferably in English? I'm looking for something that gives insight into how to properly teach children and to communicate values so that they stick.
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White booklet that lists key pieces in Ramban Al HaTorah?
I was told there's a small white booklet which lists the main pieces in Ramban Al HaTorah for each parsha. I have asked around and people have told me that it has been out of print for a while.
Does ...
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Where (in Talmud) does it say that people can see others' faults, but not their own?
Rav Michael Munk zt"l, quoted Bava Basra (16b) in his sefer The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet, page 178, which states the following:
Many people see very clearly when observing the faults of others,...
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Seeking works by tanaim or amoraim
To the best of my knowledge there is only 1 full work that was authored by a rabbi from the period of the tanaim or amoraim is the work seder olam by r' yose ben chalafta. I would like to know if ...
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English version of SHULCHAN ARUCH
Hi I'm looking for good set of SHULCHAN ARUCH in English, Not K'tzur I need SHULCHAN ARUCH.
Can someone please advise me on set that I can buy ?
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where to buy Sefer Ohr Yitzchak
Where can I buy a copy of the sefer Shailos and Tshuvos Ohr Yitzchak of Rabbi Yitzchak Abadi?
No seforim stores carry it anymore ,out of stock.
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Where can I find indexes to the classic Torah works?
I want indexes (indices) to the classic Torah works, so that I can quickly find the pages that hold the information I need. Where can I find such indexes?
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Text of Derashos HaRan online
I was looking online for the text of דרשות הר"ן but I have been unsuccessful. Does anyone where I might be able to find it online? (i.e like this)
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Recommendation for edition of Mishne Torah with sources
I am learning Rambam's Mishne Torah following the Chabad's perek-a-day rhythm. I find it fascinating. I learn in Hebrew, and use two texts
the new Koren's Mishne Torah from R Steinsaltz. It is very ...
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Author of Sefer Shulchan Shlomo
The Mishnah Berurah sometimes quotes a sefer Shulchan Shlomo (e.g. 489:3 that women should not count sefiras haomer with a beracha since they will inevitably forget a day).
Does anyone know who the ...
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What sefer has rashei teivot הל''פ?
The Kaf Hahayyim in Yoreh Deah often cites a sefer whose name he abbreviates with the rashei teivot הל''פ. I can't find this acronym in his luach rashei teivot at the beginning of Yoreh Deah volume 1, ...
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Is there a master list(s) of Middot?
I am looking to find a master list of Middot. I suspect different texts have different lists: ie Cheshbon Ha Nefesh has one list and maybe other sefarim have other lists. At this stage of my research ...
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Book on changing habits and middot (character traits) improvement?
There is now an increasing body of secular literature on how changing habits can help change character (e.g., The Power of Habit, Atomic Habits) but this is not new to us (see Rambam's Hilchot Deot 1:...
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