History:

16th - 18th Centuries CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Greece

Description

Why did the author of the sefer Leket Hakotzrim, study the teshuvos of the Maharival, Rav Yosef ibn Lev? Why did the Maharival initially, not want his talmidim to use the Beis Yosef? Why did Rav Yosef Karo go to Salonika for two years? Why do we stay up learning all night on Shavuos? Do inheritors need to fulfill their father's pledges to charity? Why did R Yaakov ibn Habib reprint the Ein Yaakov and call it L'ein Yisrael? His son, R Levi ibn Habib wrote Kuntrus Hasemicha. Were the luchos written in Ashuris? How is the chumash, a mashal of Hashem? Did Hashem need to prepare, before giving the torah? Could rabanim teach the entire torah to Roman representatives in a few days? Who categorized Purim meshulash? Is Yovel counted as a blank year?