Questions tagged [authorship]
Questions pertaining to authorship.
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Is it true that a certain book of the Tanach was rewritten because it was lost?
I remember being told that a certain book in the Tanach had to be rewritten after it was lost during the Kings period. Is it considered true? If it is, are there mekorot/academic sources for this?
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Who is the author of the 5th parek of pirkei avot?
Most of pirkei avot is very specific about attribution of various ethical teachings, with the notable exception of the 5th parek, mishnayot 1-19, which are all anonymous.
Is there a tradition of who ...
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Who was the author/compiler of the Ikkar Tosfos Yom Tov?
I've noticed when learning Mishnayos that with the more basic layouts consist of the Mishna and the commentaries of Rav Ovadia M'Bartenura and the Ikkar Tosfos Yom Tov.
It is known that Rav Yom-Tov ...
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Who is the author of Gott Fun Avrohom?
Gott Fun Avrohom (Yiddish: גאט פון אברהם) is a prayer written primarily in Yiddish and in some Ashkenazi communities it is recited by women before Havdalah. (Sometimes it is also recited by men as ...
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Who is the author of "How to Get Deeper into Torah Without Falling Off the Deep End"?
In a short pamphlet (which became quite famous) called "How to Get Deeper into Torah Without Falling Off the Deep End" -- first published in 1994 by Laser Pages Publishing -- the author, who ...
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Were there multiple Isaiahs?
Modern scholarship recognizes multiple authors of the book of Isaiah. While Isaiah 1-39 is attributed to the pre-exilic Isaiah ben Ammoz, Isaiah 40-66 is attributed to one or more later prophets ...
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Why the term "Lord God" in Genesis 2–4?
We sometimes see the term "YHVH Elohim", like in Genesis 2-4. I don't understand why it doesn't just say one or the other, like in many other places in the torah.
According to the Documentary ...
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Did the Beit Yosef Write Every Siman in Shulchan Aruch?
At the end of this video, Rabbi David Bar-Hayim makes the claim that not every Sif in Shulchan Aruch (as it is before us) was written by the Beit Yosef himself (Rabbi Yosef Karo). He says that parts ...
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What is the source of Perek Shira
What is the source of Perek Shira. That is; when was it composed, and by whom?
According to Wikipedia it is mentioned as early as the tenth century. is there any evidence that it is older than this.
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How many seforim are attributed to the Rebbe?
How many seforim are attributed to R' Menachem Mendel Schneerson, z"l? Like a total of all his talks writings etc.
Does he have the most published seforim out of all gedolim?
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"Biur Sheimot Kodesh ve-Chol leha-Rambam" Authentic?
I just came across a work called ביאור שמות קדש וחול which is attributed to the Rambam--see, e.g., here. Is this an authentic work of the Rambam? What is known about it? I found the work on ...
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Who composed THIS melody for Shoshanat Ya'akov?
For my latest lesson video on Jewish Music Toronto, I did the song Shoshanat Ya'akov. I'm really happy with how the video came out, especially because I got to reference the Mi Yodeya community a ...
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What does Avot 6:6 mean when it invokes redemption?
The last element of the list of forty-eight habits of Torah-acquisitive people in Avot 6:6 is, unlike the previous forty-seven, presented with a statement about its particular positive consequences:
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Who wrote the Aramaic translation for Psalms and when?
The Talmud in Migila specifies that no translation (Targum) for the Ktuvim was written since although Rabbi Yonatan Ben Uziel wanted to, he was told not to do so:
עוד ביקש לגלות תרגום של כתובים ...
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Why do Jews believe the entire Torah, as opposed to parts or most, was given by God to Moses?
It is the Rambam's 8th Principle of Faith that the entire Torah (possibly except the last several verses) was dictated by God to Moses. Why do we believe that? Why, for example, can't we say that the ...
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When was the Sefer Nizzahon Yashan written?
When was the Sefer Nizzahon Yashan written? And this question leads me to another one: Does anyone know of any mention in Rishonim or acharonim about it (or about its author)?
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Rambam on Megilas Esther
There is a book seen here which purports to be the exegesis of the Rambam on the Book of Esther. I can't seem to find any information on the Rambam having ever written such a work.
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Who composed this common melody for Shema' in the Musaf Kedushah (n. Ashkenaz)?
Who composed the melody for the Hu Elokeinu part of the Shema' section of Kedushah recited at Musaf on Shabbath and Yom Tov, which is demonstrated in this recording (at about the 6:19 mark)?
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Are there traditional Orthodox websites that counter thetorah.com?
thetorah.com promotes arguments for the view that the Torah (and other books of Tanach) were written by multiple authors over a long period of time. They do this while still seeing themselves under ...
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Authorship of Mevo Hatalmud
Who authored the Mevo Hatalmud? It is commonly assumed to have been authored by R. Shmuel Hanagid, and this is assumed by R. Ishtori Haparchi in his Kaftor Vafreach (ch. 5) and by the Chida in Shem ...
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Who is the Ever Min HeChai?
I saw a few commentaries in two source sheets at Sefaria attributed to a book called "Ever Min HeChai." The commentaries were on Sefer Bereshit.
Anyone know who this is? An internet search did not ...
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Authenticity of Rosh's commentary to Torah
What do different sources state regarding the authenticity of the commentary to the Torah attributed to Rosh?
I remember seeing people claiming that it is missatributed. If I recall, the suggested ...
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Who wrote the kinnah that contrasts leaving Egypt and leaving Jerusalem?
In most collections of kinnot that are read on Tisha b'Av, there is one titled אש תוקד בקרבי (text, text, and English translation) that poetically contrasts the joy we felt when being liberated from ...
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Authorship of Rabbenu Gershom's Commentary to Talmud
Who authored the commentary attributed to Rabbenu Gershom to tractate Temurah and other tractates such as Bava Batra?
I recall reading some who doubted the traditional attribution, or suggesting that ...
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Rashi on Tractate Avot
As mentioned here the commentary attributed to Rashi on Avot may not have been authored by him.
This is stated by R. Yaakov Emden in the introduction to "Ets Avot".
Which other sources state that ...
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Targum Pseudo-Jonathan in Rabbinic Literature
The Gemara Megillah (3a) implies that Onkelos translated just the Chumash, whereas Yonattan ben Uzziel translated just Nevi'im:
וא''ר ירמיה ואיתימא רבי חייא בר אבא תרגום של תורה אונקלוס הגר אמרו ...
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Authorship of Rashi's Bible commentary
Besides for the commentary on Divrei Hayamim (which as noted here was not written by Rashi), is the authorship of any of the commentaries to the Bible attributed to Rashi disputed?
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Authorship of Mishna
The Gemara in Yevamot 5oa clearly assumes that R. Yehuda Hanassi authored the Mishna:
אמר רב יוסף כאן שנה רבי משנה שאינה צריכה
Are there any tannaic sources that also state that he authored the ...
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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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Is there a place for the documentary-hypothesis in observant Judaism?
The documentary-hypothesis implies that Moses wasn't the writer of the Torah verbatim, but he could have transmitted it before it was written down. Evidence in the text shows several sources and that ...
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Authenticity of Maggid Mesharim
The title says it all: what do various sources say regarding the authenticity of the Meggid Mesharim; a book supposedly containing angelic revelations to R. Joseph Karo. Did R. Karo really write it?
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Other Major Jewish Books Whose Authorship is in Dispute beside the Zohar
I have seen various discussions over time arguing about who wrote the Zohar.
In one discussion a person arguing for the side that the Zohar was written by Moses de Leon stated that one interesting ...
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The Maharalnach
The Mishneh Lemelech on Hilchot Chametz Umatzah 1:7 (in the Frankel edition, 2nd line from top of second column) quotes a certain Maharalnach and his 18th responsa. I took this as a typo for the ...
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Who wrote the "pirush" on the book of Mada of the rambam [duplicate]
I am learning the book of Mada of the rambam. The publisher is "hozaat shabse frankel Ltd."
On the outer side of the page there is an explanation called "pirush".
I tried to find out who wrote it ...
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Who wrote the Zohar Haddash?
According to orthodox rabbinical authorities, who wrote the Zohar Hadash?
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Who is the author of the notes Bechor Shor on Kidushin?
At the back of the gomoro Kidushin, in the Yalkut Meforshim [in the Oz Vahadar Gemoros, it seems that they were printed previously in a sefer and not at the back of the Gemoros], there are some notes ...
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Who wrote the Ritva on Gittin?
I've heard many things about the author of "Ritva on Gittin." It might have been the Ritva, it might not have been. There's also the "חידושים מכתב יד," which some ascribe to the Ritva, while others ...
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The Origins of the Zohar - Why is it accepted as being true?
I've read arguments and counter arguments for the origins of the Zohar and I'm perplexed.
I personally accept the truths in kabbalah and chassidut, but I didn't realize how the Zohar sort of just "...
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Selichos during Beis HaMikdash? [duplicate]
a) When were the tefillos of Selichos instituted or composed?
b) Who composed them?
When were they first said?
Did they say selichos in the times of the Beis HaMikdash ?
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Sources in Rishonim on the Authenticity of the Zohar
Are there any early contemporary discussions from the time of the revelation of the Zohar among recognized Rishonim about its authenticity?
I mention "among recognized Rishonim" because I am aware ...
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Why is the author of Tehillim sometimes referred to as "The Psalmist"?
I have encountered the author of Tehillim referred to directly as David HaMelekh. However, on no small number of occasions, I've also encountered the author of Tehillim referred to as "The Psalmist" (...
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Doros Rishonim on Shmuel writing tanach
I was hoping someone could point me in a more precise direction as to where the work Doros Rishonim (by Rav Yitzchak Issacc HaLevi) speaks about the opinion of some Bible scholars that Shmuel wrote/...
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Who wrote the verse near the end of the story about Mahn in Shmot 16:35?
I am aware that the Talmud discusses a debate as to who wrote the last few verses in the Torah about Moses's death.
Near the end of the story about mahn, in Shmot (Exodus) 16:35, the verse says that ...
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Who wrote Chaar Hatsioun?
Who wrote the book entitled Chaar Hatsioun?
I just know the title of the book. All I know is that it is about the halakha in general.
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Author of the song Yom Simcha L'Yisrael
Who is the author of the Simchas Torah song Yom Simcha l'Yisrael?
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Did the Men of the Great Assembly Canonize Tanach?
Many Jewish websites, (Aish, Jewish History, Ou), state that the the Men of the Great Assembly finalized the contents of Tanach in the early Second Temple Period. No source is brought to support this ...
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Who is the author of הא לחמא עניא
I heard a few different opinions of who authored הא לחמא עניא.
Does anyone have any REAL historic proof of the author?
Hasidim say its the Ari Zal, while Sfardim says its not
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Why does the authorship of the Zohar matter?
I've seen and heard a lot of controversy about the authorship of the Zohar, but it isn't quite clear to me that it matters. The nearest theory I can come up with is that if the Zohar is by Rashbi, ...
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Potential issue with Theory on Divine Origins of Judaism?
The core of a theory is that since Judaism is based on events witnessed by something like 3,000,000 Jews, it is true, while other religions rely on an individual or a few individuals who experienced a ...
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What is the origin of the song Echad Mi Yodeya?
Who is the author or what is the origin of the song commonly found in the haggadah called Echad Mi Yodeya?
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