tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post4892561908078716504..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: The Ba'al Shem of London and the Philosopher's Stone: his portrait still isn't the Ba'al Shem Tov's.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-10402568486628502162010-11-10T15:18:58.631-05:002010-11-10T15:18:58.631-05:00Cool picture of R YK!Cool picture of R YK!Joe Sochernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-78788308243925434982010-11-10T11:12:53.295-05:002010-11-10T11:12:53.295-05:00The original painting is on display at The Living ...The original painting is on display at The Living Torah Museum in Boro Park.Znoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-7680969941571651602010-11-10T10:18:45.532-05:002010-11-10T10:18:45.532-05:00>And I notice the S-P called the month "Ch...>And I notice the S-P called the month "Cheshvan," without the Mar.<br /><br />No one disputes that Cheshvan is a common way of writing it! In fact, recently Marc Shapiro wrote that the earliest reference he has found to the notion that Cheshvan is 'mar,' bitter, is in a 1740 sefer by Haham David Meldola, the Meldolas being a fine rabbinic S-P family.S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-61762437906834459262010-11-10T04:22:23.088-05:002010-11-10T04:22:23.088-05:00The National Library in Jerusalem has an exhibit n...The National Library in Jerusalem has an exhibit now on the Ba'al Shem Tov and Reb Nachman (250th and 200th yahrtzeits respectively) and Chassidut generally. They show this picture at one point, but state explicitly that's it's Falk and only confused with the "other" Ba'al Shem.Nachumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292162031685942549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-25200819727842472502010-11-10T03:10:16.150-05:002010-11-10T03:10:16.150-05:00I love the rhyming calumnies. And I notice the S-...I love the rhyming calumnies. And I notice the S-P called the month "Cheshvan," without the Mar.JXGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-75578436311713672812010-11-09T19:36:31.604-05:002010-11-09T19:36:31.604-05:00>Cool. I'm sitting in S. Z. Leiman's cl...>Cool. I'm sitting in S. Z. Leiman's class on the Emden-Eybeschütz controversy right now! <br /><br />Pay attention!S.http://onthemainline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-90719533053865416052010-11-09T18:06:47.964-05:002010-11-09T18:06:47.964-05:00Cool. I'm sitting in S. Z. Leiman's class ...Cool. I'm sitting in S. Z. Leiman's class on the Emden-Eybeschütz controversy right now!___noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-67408421192768608072010-11-09T17:00:07.903-05:002010-11-09T17:00:07.903-05:00Alfasi's book on the Ba'al Shem Tov on the...Alfasi's book on the Ba'al Shem Tov on the cover carries the incorrect picture as well.Dan Rabinowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519934722728609504noreply@blogger.com