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, with new series: Medieval Philosophy lectures by Harry Austryn
Wolfson, Harvard, fall 1950.
Revamped Maimonides Resource Page,
with links to many versions of the Guide for the Perplexed.
Fragments from Pharcicles by Dr. Richard
Norman Wisan, 1929-2004, my late uncle the philosophy professor.
Columns on Tefillah,
from the parsha sheet
Mesukim Midevash,
a production of the Aishdas Society;
Pennsic Advice Compilation (July, 1992)
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10 Feb 2001
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Dec 2002
Mendelssohn and the Biur, from a talk by Rabbi Adam
Mintz at Lincoln Square Synagogue.
10 Apr 2002
25 Feb 2001
Having been sent a link to the Rambam's original 13 Principles, I translated
Yigdal and Ani Maamin, so that all
three major formulations of these principles should be available in
one place.
I attended the Cantors Council of America mid-winter conference in
Teaneck, where I heard a truly inspiring talk on the
piutim of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in the thought of the Rav (J.B.
Soloveitchik).
The Birnbaum machzor has a poor translation of the shorter confession,
so I translated the Chayei
Adam's commentary on it as a supplement.
Simchat Torah marked the first yahrzeit for my father-in-law, so I
made a siyum on Seder
Moed in the mishnah in his honor.
We had an unveiling for my father-in-law, at which I gave a dvar
Torah about transitions. I was asked to initiate the weekly parsha
discussion for Nitzavim/Vayeilech
on the Traditional Judaism list UTJ-L.
While our rabbi is away in the summer, this fool rushes in to give
divrei Torah; I gave one at a Shalom
Zachar on Parshat Va'etchnan this year, as well as the talk
on Pirkei Avot at Seudah Shlishit that week.