tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126004982024-02-26T02:03:58.083-05:00On the Main LineMississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2030125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-86352341529688714372020-11-01T00:02:00.010-04:002021-01-11T12:37:45.918-05:00<p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #14171a; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1925-26 broadside from European and EY rabbis, including the (late) Chafetz Chaim, Rav Kook, Rabbi Meir Hildesheimer, and others, against mechitzaless shuls.</span></p><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #14171a; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
The English- Yiddish supplement from the Agudas Harabbonim points out that even German and Hungarian Reform don't have that.</span><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #14171a;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #14171a;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the archive of Rabbi Moshe Mescheloff.<br /></span></span><div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #14171a; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qfa4ahtOs1DGbqGBo_EFpgp6pcmWlerwlDgzEqEbI0HDk9pnOF-kJZrippCMdmCvCorMJ83vcEx4VlNGdMub41TCAoUHtVMLAJWubVBEOgG8vn_uUSBHBcO13ygrzEeQY1Ft/s1350/EldndGQXYAAb3j6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qfa4ahtOs1DGbqGBo_EFpgp6pcmWlerwlDgzEqEbI0HDk9pnOF-kJZrippCMdmCvCorMJ83vcEx4VlNGdMub41TCAoUHtVMLAJWubVBEOgG8vn_uUSBHBcO13ygrzEeQY1Ft/w408-h640/EldndGQXYAAb3j6.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #14171a; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></div>Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-1544509710290405872019-11-07T12:57:00.002-05:002019-11-07T12:57:19.537-05:00Here's a piece in Hamelitz about a telegram from Mrs. Netziv, Rabbanit Batya Mirel (Epstein) Berlin, asking people to say tehillim for her husband, who was ill. 1893<br />
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-76029072896991440372019-03-08T14:29:00.000-05:002019-03-08T14:29:03.688-05:00Pictures, right?Hi there.<br />
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Yes, I know many many of my old posts are missing the pictures. Luckily I have them all saved and given time and money I surely would correct all my posts.<br />
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In the meantime, if you come across a post and the pictures are missing there is something you can do. Take the URL and post it through <a href="http://archive.org/">archive.org</a>. This will put you in the time machine and you can pretend it's many years ago. Click the post and you will almost certainly see the complete post in all its aged glory, photos included.<br />
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See you later.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-34505824713033142512016-09-23T10:10:00.000-04:002016-09-23T10:10:26.764-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here's a vintage early WWII-era British joke "Chamberlain = Chaim Berlin," etc.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-47617058995510188322015-10-15T12:02:00.002-04:002015-10-15T12:02:34.788-04:00An Old Hebrew Custom<br />
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-75284599332351401982015-10-13T11:53:00.001-04:002015-10-13T11:53:32.503-04:00The black sheep of the Soloveitchik family does not fail to impress! <div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a story from 1868 about the time Rabbi Eliyahu Soloveitchik was arrested as part of a ruble forgery ring. <b>Note:</b> Although the charge makes the most interesting contention that his role in the ring was that "he could make a water-mark on the rouble-notes, and had done it many times," his lawyer, named Finlay, argued that there was no evidence that any jury could use to convict; only the word of one of the conspirators, and it seems the judge agreed, because when Finlay offered to provide character witnesses, the judge said that while he believed that Soloveitchik was part of it, no jury would convict, and he was then released without charge.</div>
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I previously posted about him <a href="http://onthemainline.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-original-kosher-jesus-by-r-chaim.html">here</a>.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-63971128058626448072015-09-07T18:57:00.002-04:002015-09-07T18:57:37.892-04:00Rumors of R. Meir Simcha's death were greatly exaggerated...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here's a fortunately mistaken news item from 1919 about Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-12240835606097575632015-07-27T13:00:00.001-04:002015-07-27T13:00:49.039-04:00A Hebrew letter from Renan<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a Hebrew letter from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Renan">Ernest Renan</a> to Rabbi Jacob Saphir, after he gifted him with a copy of his incredible travelogue <i><a href="http://hebrewbooks.org/22331">Even Sapir</a></i>. This was published in <i>Halevanon </i>(note how proud the<i> Levanon</i> is by this validation):</div>
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-669168840267335082015-06-23T15:20:00.001-04:002015-06-23T15:21:56.805-04:00An unrecorded scathing criticism of Louis Ginzberg from 1902<div style="text-align: justify;">
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This appeared in the <i>American Israelite</i> on October 16, 1902. The author is the incredibly colorful figure <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Danziger_De_Castro">Adolphe Danziger</a>, who repeatedly calls Louis Ginzberg "Dovka" - although I had not previously known of this nickname, or that, or if, he perhaps had the name Dov in addition to Levi. There can be no doubt to whom he refers. (Maybe Danziger was simply giving him a typical eastern European nickname as a sort of slur designed to cut a Doktor down to size; maybe, but doubtfully, he means "דוקא"; so if anyone can clarify the name issue, please do so.) </div>
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As you can see, in addition to the proverbial ham sandwich, he practically accuses Ginzberg of having converted to Christianity in the way he references what I assume must be the topic of his doctoral dissertation (<i>Die Haggadah bei den Kirchenvätern</i>). He does allow, however, that Ginzberg knows more than Schechter and all the professors at the JTS put together!</div>
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1. Here we've got a prayer composed for New York Governor George Clinton and אדוננו General דשארדש וואשנגטן in 1784. </div>
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It mentions God's 13 attributes of mercy, the 13 principles of faith, and the 13 colonies of America. And as you can see, it links the freedom of the 13 colonies with the freedom that will come from the redemption of the Messiah.</div>
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This prayer was already translated in 1920, <a href="https://archive.org/stream/lyonscollection27conguoft#page/34/mode/2up">here</a>, so click the link if you'd like to see the translation. Just to point out something interesting, notice that the name Samson (two lines above GEORGE WASHINGTON) is vocalized in Hebrew as "Shamshon," perhaps reflecting the </div>
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On the back of this document, written in a very old hand, is named the composer of the prayer, the mysterious "Rabbi Hendla-Ieochanan Van Oettingen," and Jacob Cohen, who was acting chazan at Shearith Israel in New York, and presumably chanted it.</div>
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2. This one is perhaps even more interesting. Then, as now, war was looked upon by many as a great evil, especially between brothers, and many American Colonists only wanted the oppressive measures of King George III to be lifted, bloodshed ended, and peace restored. The nascent American Congress called for a day of "Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer" along these lines for May 17, 1776. It was for this occasion that this prayer was recited in Congregation Shearith Israel in New York. </div>
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As you can see, a complete service was arranged for this occasion, meant to invoke the solemnity and seriousness of the occasion; after morning prayer, Tachnun was to be sung to the tune of a Yom Kippur pizmon; a dozen Psalms recited, and then the Hazan would recite this prayer written for the occasion, and of course all were to be fasting. The prayer hopes for a change of heart for King George III and his advisors, that they would rescind their wrath and harsh decrees against "North America," that the bloodshed should end, and peace and reconciliation should obtain between the Americans and Great Britain once more, in fulfillment of the Messianic verse that Nation shall not lift up sword against nation.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-72969384562879482912015-04-15T12:47:00.003-04:002015-04-15T12:47:27.977-04:00An American Midwestern response to the Dreyfus Affair<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; text-align: justify;">
This is sweet. In 1899 Wichita, Kansas very nearly elected Miss Sadie Joseph queen of the Flower Parade at the Fall Carnival, because they really didn't like the verdict against Capt. Alfred Dreyfus in France.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Some of the history books say she *was* elected, but I checked, and she just could not beat Miss Mayme Mahaney. However, many hearts were in the right place in this corner of The Music Man-era America.</span></div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-72163953812218546232015-03-13T12:50:00.001-04:002015-03-23T12:55:52.080-04:00Book Announcement: Gabriel Wasserman's Haggadah<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.5333347320557px;"><i>E</i>very year, many haggadot are published, with various features, but almost all of them have the nearly identical Hebrew text. Yes, Ashkenazic haggadot have a few songs at the end that are not in most Sephardic haggadot, and some Sephardic haggadot may have a few kabbalistic passages that are not in Ashkenazic haggadot, but by and large the texts are well-nigh identical.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.5333347320557px;">In the past, various communities had unique passages that they would include at various points in the <i>seder</i>, but hardly any books today include these passages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.5333347320557px;">Enter <i>Haggada shel Pesaḥ “Ashira Va’ashannena Baḥashiqot”</i>. The author of this haggada, Gabriel Wasserman, has been working on this book for years, assembling texts from various periods and places; first for use at his own seders, and then, due to popular request, also for sale. The haggada includes the text of the haggada as is customary today, but also three types of supplementary additions, at various points in the text: (a) Passages that were once common in the <i>seder </i>rituals of certain communities, and may still be recited in some communities today; (b) passages from rabbinic or piyyuṭic literature, which were never part of the haggada, but are appropriate for innclusion, in the spirit that “all that expand the story are praiseworthy”; and (c) passages that the author has composed himself, mostly <i>piyyuṭim</i>.</span></div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-80408505186493956512015-02-23T16:40:00.001-05:002015-02-23T16:40:19.094-05:00New Chafetz Chaim footage Definitely worth posting this footage of the Chafetz Chaim in 1923.<br />
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-18557484298940145822014-11-22T22:42:00.000-05:002014-11-22T22:42:17.287-05:00From Moses to Moyzesz...Here's an 1830 portrait of Maimonides, dressed as a Galician rabbi.<br />
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-45864997210565468222014-11-20T23:54:00.000-05:002014-11-20T23:54:34.622-05:00Who should say kaddish and how, 1841<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's an interesting page from the <i>Voice of Jacob</i>'s October 1841 issue - the periodicals' second. It gives the guidelines for saying kaddish for "the guidance of a colonial congregation under [the] pastoral care" of Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschell.(Perhaps in Australia?)</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-85642486982675902152014-11-20T19:04:00.003-05:002014-11-20T23:02:23.136-05:00May the Lord bless and keep the Czar far away...<div style="text-align: justify;">
In case you weren't sure how they felt about the Czar (from the safety of New York, naturally).</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-44779465505371312532014-10-22T13:14:00.002-04:002014-10-22T13:14:46.628-04:00The life stages of Rabbi Hermann Adler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are some fantastic pictures of R. Hermann Adler (1839-1911) at various stages of his life, from a boy of 8 to yeshiva bochur at 17, young rabbi at 24, marriage at 27, established rabbi at 37, and "delegate Chief Rabbi" - due to the poor health of his father - at 44.</div>
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-77916023888509841702014-10-21T13:42:00.004-04:002014-10-21T13:45:46.110-04:00A MuncatcherHere is an interesting image (that exists in many versions, it seems it was something of a popular picture) depicting a Jew from Muncacz and, of course, his garb. It's about 200 years old.<br />
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-68423798202911792132014-09-23T21:52:00.001-04:002014-09-23T21:52:39.947-04:00"Rev. Chasan Professor Sabato Morais" is called an Italian melammed for childrenHere's a rather trenchant criticism against a man far more learned than this suggests. From the <i>American Israelite</i> (September 20, 1867):<br />
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<br />Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-71358228640602676142014-08-20T13:16:00.001-04:002014-08-20T13:16:19.654-04:00A scene from the Semitic room in the New York Public Library, 1925<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's an interesting little story about the reading room in the NYPL in 1925. An impressive, scholarly looking Chassidic man is spotted, and assumed to be reading some sort of lofty mystical text. It turns out, he's reading "Fiddler on the Roof" (Tevye der Milkhiger). The broader article is discussing leisure and the importance of childish tendencies in adults.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-23190721425716531392014-08-20T12:03:00.001-04:002014-08-20T12:03:32.661-04:00Volozhin in the news<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's a little blurb about some recognition of the yeshiva of Volozhin by the Russian government. Apparently this recognition meant that some students could receive stipends from the government. 1881.</div>
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Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-51777285994602794342014-08-20T11:55:00.001-04:002014-08-20T11:55:32.770-04:00A bad name for a JewFrom 1935.<br />
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