Ever wonder why the German community settled up there. Watch this video and you'll get a sense what it looked like before the 1960s.
Kehilath Yakov. R' Carlebach Z'l by
I think that the Heights is still a really great place, with beautiful pre-war architecture and a lively mixed population. I love it there. But it does get a bad rap.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Reb Moshe Feinstein on Ashkenaz
Reb Moshe Feinstein explaining how Jews from Eastern Europe trace from German Jewry and how any Ashkenaz Jew may switch to nusach Ashkenaz.
From lecture handout of Daniel Adler Mesorah of Ashkenaz
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Linked Discussion - Book Review of the Hirsch Chumash
Book Review of the Hirsch Chumash
from http://lookstein.org/
"In a recent Bookjed Digest -
[listserv.os.biu.ac.il]
Francis Nataf reviewed the new translation of the Hirsch Chumash. The following discussion is based on the criticisms that appear in that review.
Shalom
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reb Sholom,
I forwarded a copy of the review of the new translation of the Hirsch Chumash by Francis Nataf to a staff member of the Rabbi Dr. Joseph Breuer Foundation. Below is his reply to the criticisms that were made in Nataf's review.
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The reviewer of the Haberman edition of the Hirsch Chumash criticized three points:
1. Bereshis 25:27. The reviewer feels Levy is more correct in saying "not so much...as to." However, the German states "nicht sowohl...aber" which in 19th Century German means "not only...but" as Haberman has.
2. Bereshis 37:1-2. The reviewer feels Levy is more correct with "his vanity." However, the German states "auch Eitelkeit" which in this context is better translated as Haberman does with "a touch of vanity." ..." continue reading
"The response -
"Dear Shalom,
I must admit to being a bit surprised by Prof. Levine's challenge to my review. As I will demonstrate, the claim that the new edition includes the omissions in the Levy edition is simply not true. Furthermore, the contention that whenever there is a difference in the two editions, the new edition is more faithful is, at the very least, highly questionable.
Concerning the specific points that he makes: 1) Regarding the use of the nicht sowohl... aber, Levine claims that the 19th century usage is different than contemporary usage, I will have to trust him on that, as this is beyond my expertise and I don't have the time to research the claim. 2) As far as the use of the word auch, it seems clear to me that it is not qualifying the term vanity as Levine would claim but rather, as Levy has it, indicating that vanity is not the only reason that Yosef is drawn to the sons of the maidservants. 3) As for the contention that Rav Hirsch never used the term new ..." continue reading
from http://lookstein.org/
"In a recent Bookjed Digest -
[listserv.os.biu.ac.il]
Francis Nataf reviewed the new translation of the Hirsch Chumash. The following discussion is based on the criticisms that appear in that review.
Shalom
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reb Sholom,
I forwarded a copy of the review of the new translation of the Hirsch Chumash by Francis Nataf to a staff member of the Rabbi Dr. Joseph Breuer Foundation. Below is his reply to the criticisms that were made in Nataf's review.
<<
The reviewer of the Haberman edition of the Hirsch Chumash criticized three points:
1. Bereshis 25:27. The reviewer feels Levy is more correct in saying "not so much...as to." However, the German states "nicht sowohl...aber" which in 19th Century German means "not only...but" as Haberman has.
2. Bereshis 37:1-2. The reviewer feels Levy is more correct with "his vanity." However, the German states "auch Eitelkeit" which in this context is better translated as Haberman does with "a touch of vanity." ..." continue reading
"The response -
"Dear Shalom,
I must admit to being a bit surprised by Prof. Levine's challenge to my review. As I will demonstrate, the claim that the new edition includes the omissions in the Levy edition is simply not true. Furthermore, the contention that whenever there is a difference in the two editions, the new edition is more faithful is, at the very least, highly questionable.
Concerning the specific points that he makes: 1) Regarding the use of the nicht sowohl... aber, Levine claims that the 19th century usage is different than contemporary usage, I will have to trust him on that, as this is beyond my expertise and I don't have the time to research the claim. 2) As far as the use of the word auch, it seems clear to me that it is not qualifying the term vanity as Levine would claim but rather, as Levy has it, indicating that vanity is not the only reason that Yosef is drawn to the sons of the maidservants. 3) As for the contention that Rav Hirsch never used the term new ..." continue reading
Monday, February 1, 2016
Justify the just: Rabbi Miller on the German Kehillah
"We must justify the just. That's a very great mitzvah. Speak up for the just man and show that the accusations against him are unjustified. How false is everything that's said against the Jew.
"But not only what the nations say against the Jew. How false are the accusations that Jews make against Jews.
"If we study two kehillas Satmar and Lubavitch. We see how beautiful are these two kehillas. Satmar is a beautiful kehilla. I had personal contact many years with Satmar. I even spoke to the Satmar Rav, the old one, zichron l'bracha. The new one I knew well, very well. But the old one I met personally once at midnight in his home. I knew many of them personally. Satmar brought a new dimension to America.
"There's another beautiful kehilla called Lubavitch. I know them personally too. A Lubavitcher was once my rebbe when I was a boy. I learned an entire mesechta kesubos with him. For nothing. He taught me free. And so I have a love for both of these kehillas.
"Sometimes, not in general, sometimes one of these kehillas, one of the people from these kehillas might say something against another one. And we have to learn to disregard these words. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick. They are two kehillas of tzadickim. You must know that. When I say Satmar I mean all of the Satmar kehillas. All of them. I don't mean each person is a tzadick gamur. But in general, there's no question that their way of life is tznius. Lubavitch their way of life is tznius. Satmar they are devoted to avodas hashem. They go all out to serve Hashem. Lubavitch, all out to serve Hashem. No question about that.
"They are not the only kehillas. I have plenty to say about the German kehillah. I love the German kehillah. As a boy I davened every Shabbos in a German shul. I can sit four hours in the afternoon, Shabbos afternoon, in a German shul. These kehillas we have to appreciate. And all the things that are said against them we have to learn how to refute. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick."
R' Avigdor Miller, Loving His People 2, #528 1:06.
"But not only what the nations say against the Jew. How false are the accusations that Jews make against Jews.
"If we study two kehillas Satmar and Lubavitch. We see how beautiful are these two kehillas. Satmar is a beautiful kehilla. I had personal contact many years with Satmar. I even spoke to the Satmar Rav, the old one, zichron l'bracha. The new one I knew well, very well. But the old one I met personally once at midnight in his home. I knew many of them personally. Satmar brought a new dimension to America.
"There's another beautiful kehilla called Lubavitch. I know them personally too. A Lubavitcher was once my rebbe when I was a boy. I learned an entire mesechta kesubos with him. For nothing. He taught me free. And so I have a love for both of these kehillas.
"Sometimes, not in general, sometimes one of these kehillas, one of the people from these kehillas might say something against another one. And we have to learn to disregard these words. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick. They are two kehillas of tzadickim. You must know that. When I say Satmar I mean all of the Satmar kehillas. All of them. I don't mean each person is a tzadick gamur. But in general, there's no question that their way of life is tznius. Lubavitch their way of life is tznius. Satmar they are devoted to avodas hashem. They go all out to serve Hashem. Lubavitch, all out to serve Hashem. No question about that.
"They are not the only kehillas. I have plenty to say about the German kehillah. I love the German kehillah. As a boy I davened every Shabbos in a German shul. I can sit four hours in the afternoon, Shabbos afternoon, in a German shul. These kehillas we have to appreciate. And all the things that are said against them we have to learn how to refute. Vehitzidku es ha tzadick."
R' Avigdor Miller, Loving His People 2, #528 1:06.
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