Rabbi Shlomo Baruch Halevi Prager (1887-1943) was the Ashkenazi chasidic rav of Bačko Petrovo Selo in Serbia (his father, Yaakov, was the rabbi of the

This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed it superior

This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed it superior

Part IV This piece will focus on how and why some Ashkenazic Jews—both religious and (later) secular—adopted the Sephardic pronunciation of Hebrew because they deemed

In a recent article in The Jewish Link by Dr. Wallace Greene titled “The Ashke-Sefard Dilemma,” (November 27, 2019), the writer writes about the “Sephardic

Manasseh in Egyptian Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black in Encyclopædia Biblica, similarly cite the possibility that the name Manasseh is derived from Menes, a

Part 1 When did the Jewish practice of naming children after someone begin? The practice seemed to have been instituted in Judea sometime after the

Reviewing: “Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas,” by Yaacob Dweck. Princeton University Press. 2019. Hardcover. 504 pages. English. ISBN-13: 978-0691183572. The year 1665 was

Part II Leaving aside the inaccurate genesis of events and less-than-objective rendering, it is very interesting to see how some modern-day Greeks would like to

There are some really great resources for Jewish history on Facebook (aside from Channeling Jewish History, of course). One of them is a page titled:

I am fascinated by names, especially Biblical names. Names reveal a great deal about the beliefs, hopes, superstitions and fears of the people who bear

Since I briefly mentioned Rabbi Joseph Delemedigo of Crete in last week’s installment, I thought I’d elaborate a little bit more this week. Yosef Shlomo