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I wrote and compiled bit by bit, here a little, there a little (Isaiah 28:10), that which I was able to understand. Some of these provide an explanation of verses by analyzing their words themselves…
Dedicated to Dr. Zunz, the grandmaster of Jewish scholarship, on his 90th birthday.
Remember, I am with you: I will protect you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land. —Genesis 28:15.
From the Midrash Shoḥer tov. “For the leader. Of the servant of the Lord, of David…
First, we will explain the reason for the custom of all Israel to read from Tractate Avot on these Sabbaths. We would like to analyze the meaning of the name of the tractate, why it is called Avot…
There was once a king who built a beautiful palace and hired two painters to paint it to the best of their abilities. He would pay them well.
And the painters said, “We will work diligently and…
With God’s help, we undertook to print the Torah, prophets, and writings with the commentary by Rashi, of blessed memory, and also with a Yiddish commentary, to understand the simple verse as it…
[ . . . ] A few remarks on foreign words in the literature which for the sake of brevity is here called Talmudic, may not be out of place in this preface.The intercourse between the Jews of the…
And Joshua said unto all Israel: “Draw near,” etc.—Joshua 3:9.
In Midrash Genesis Rabbah, section 5 (Gen. Rabbah 5:7), it is stated: “Rav Huna said: ‘He stood them up between the two staves of the…
Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,
And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,
Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed…
Thus said the author, Nehemiah Ḥiya, son of my master, my father, Moses Ḥayun: I myself know that all who see this book will be greatly astonished, and they will say, “Look at the…