The popular likeness of Rashbi/Zohar author on various Kabbala paraphernalia…
It just hit me. Not the image; the realization: It’s patterned upon the ‘Kings’ suit on a regular deck of cards.
Needless to say, we cannot know what he looked like (although the Zohar reportedly describes his beard).
Here is the list of articles our readers enjoyed most recently. Since I have not listed our popular posts for a few months, this list is longer than usual.
Note: I don’t mention which authors’ pages are frequented most.
“He who has mercy on the cruel will ultimately be cruel to the merciful”
אשרי הדור שהגדולים נשמעים לקטנים
ספר ‘מענה לאגרות’ נגד שו”ת אגרות משה
Rabbi Shach’s False Bitachon and Poor Leadership
Rabbi Elyashiv’s Mesirah: It Didn’t Even Pay
Against Da’as Torah – Jewish Clericalism
Mendacious Messianic Modalities
There is Something Fishy About the State
Someone has to say this…
Anyone who reads current Torah literature, especially Parsha sheets, has come across the fantastical stories of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein. He has written highly popular books of this material, including multi-volume “Aleinu Leshabe’ach”, “Barchi Nafshi, “Tuvecha Yabi’u”, and more. To believe his anecdotes we must assume:
And he assures us these are all actual cases which occurred, not custom-made fiction tales, like responsa Terumas Hadeshen.
I don’t buy it.
And not that something obvious needs proof, but I hear Rabbi Dov Landa of Slobodka has said he doesn’t believe Rabbi Zilberstein’s stories either.
So, here are some of the latest popular articles here on Hyehudi.org:
Seize All Mitzvos, Including the Rare Ones!
ספר ‘מענה לאגרות’ נגד שו”ת אגרות משה
Agudas Yisrael on Child Sex Abuse – The Record
Mohammedan Influence Upon Popular Jewish Books
Against Da’as Torah – Jewish Clericalism
Mendacious Messianic Modalities
Please keep returning. There’s more where these came from!
We have, I believe, made the case against going to Uman in large groups for Rosh Hashana from Israel, since this denigrates the place of origin. A timely note: the same applies to women going there for (Shabbos) Chanuka (or is it Rosh Chodesh Kislev? Tu B’Av?).
If this custom grows even more popular than it is now, even worse.