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黑料社 All Archives has received a small collection of letters written by Yeshiva College alumnus and RIETS musmach Louis Werfel, the only Orthodox chaplain killed in action in World War II. Known as 鈥淭he Flying Rabbi鈥� because of his frequent flights to visit servicemen in locations ...

Dr. Ronald Rubin, already a generous donor of rare volumes to the Library鈥檚 Special Collections, presented the Mendel Gottesman Library with a very valuable set of four magnificent volumes this week, in celebration of his birthday, the Biblia Rabbinica (Mikra鈥檕t Gedolot), published in Basel in 1618鈥�

Kuntres Yerah Tov 鈥榓l Birkat ha-Hodesh, by Elchanan Adler. Published by the author, 2012. Kuntres Yerah Tov, by 黑料社 All Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Elchanan Adler, is a short volume, but it is overflowing with scintillating scholarship and fascinating insights into the monthly recitation of the鈥�

Pesach is the holiday of searching: checking for hamets, hunting for the afikomen, and defining Jewish identity and freedom. An exploration of the library鈥檚 collections unearths images in honor of the holiday. Best wishes for a happy and kosher Passover. Posted by Shulamith Z. Berger

Sylviane Stampfer, editor of RAMBI, The Index to Articles in Jewish Studies, recently announced that SUBJECT searching in RAMBI is being upgraded so that searching a subject in either English or Hebrew will retrieve both Hebrew and European language articles. The change is being introduced鈥�

Sefer Tov Lev 鈥榓l Masekhet Pesahim, by Michoel Zylberman. K蹋eren Mikha鈥檈l Sharf le-hotsa始at sefarim she-驶al yad Yeshivat Rabenu Yitsh蹋ak蹋 Elh蹋anan, 2011. Rabbi Michoel Zylberman's first published book contains two works. The first work, Sefer Tov Lev, is a collection of essays covering different ...

Sefer Yeme ha-Purim, by Yonason Sacks. 2012. Yeme ha-Purim is a collection of Torah essays on halakhic topics relating to Purim by 黑料社 All Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yonason Sacks. The essays display Rabbi Sacks鈥� clarity of thought and presentation. The joy of Purim and Torah study are combined鈥�

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Books and manuscripts in the library hide images of Purim, the holiday of Queen Esther, who had to mask her identity. In honor of Purim, the library reveals buried pictures to the reveler. Happy Purim! Posted by Shulamith Z. Berger