Article reporting on HaRav Herzog’s missing Techelet Tallis in which the Radzyn hasidim are implicated for theft. H/T Kevin Hayyim Rothman for this find.
read moreFrom his website: Rabbi Yonatan Halevy, affectionately known as Rabbi Yoni, is the Rabbi and Spiritual leader of Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim. Brief Biographical Sketch Rabbi Yonatan studied at the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland, for five years, before pursuing his Rabbinical Ordination at the Sheheber Sephardic Center in Jerusalem. Rabbi Yonatan received his…
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read moreFrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Obelisk_of_Shalmaneser_III: The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is a black limestone Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858–824 BC). It is on display at the British Museum in London, and several other museums…
read moreSeen at the MET in 2006.
read moreלכבוד ולתפארת שיהיה נכבד ומפואר במלבושים נכבדים ומפוארים, כמו שאמר הכתוב כחתן יכהן פאר (ישעיה סא י), כי אלה הבגדים לבושי מלכות הן, כדמותן ילבשו המלכים בזמן התורה, כמו שמצינו בכתנת ועשה לו כתנת פסים (בראשית לז ג), שפירושו מרוקמת כדמות פסים, והיא כתונת תשבץ כמו שפירשתי (רמב”ן על שמות כ״ה:ז׳), והלבישו כבן מלכי קדם.…
read moreThis set not only shows Justinian and Theodosius in their glory, but also a group of people with clear fringes on their garments.
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