From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Two-faced Titus
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Titus, the general (later, Emperor) who commanded the Roman forces in the Great Jewish Rebellion, was invariably designated in rabbinic…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The Mother Tongue
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In 1845, the eminent scholar Abraham Geiger published a pioneering grammar of the Hebrew of the Mishnah. His analysis supported…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: One Passover in Vancouver
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Like so many historical milestones, differences have arisen regarding the precise details of this encounter. Everyone remembers that it occurred…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A prophet in Persia
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Esther has many claims to greatness in the Jewish memory. She was a brave and loyal member of her community,…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Tree Huggers
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Torah, as is well known, has much respect for trees, especially those that bear fruit. Whenever it extolls the…