History:

16th - 18th Centuries CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Greece

Description

To whom, did Alexander the Great, attribute his success? Do dreams convey a message? Did Greek philosophers believe in the supernatural or experimentation? Why was Salonika known as the Jerusalem of the Balkans? Which seforim are not called by it's name and why? Why did the Lechem Mishna not write the sources of the Rambam? Does the Ramabam paskin to follow the middle path for anger and humbleness? Who were the two Maharitatz? Which three Yosefs were worthy to write the shulchan aruch? How did the Magid communicate with Rav Yosef Karo and the Maharitatz? What were the Maharitatz's positions regarding avel yom rishon wearing tifilin, Moranos requiring a get, a wife inheriting her husband, and a repentant Morano using his Christian name?