Nina Litvak, Author at Accidental Talmudist

October 8, 2019September 4, 2024 Jewish Women Who Fought Back
Blew Up The Crematoria
October 2, 2019February 17, 2023 Yom Kippur: What Happened To Jonah Inside The Whale?
Jonah and Yom Kippur – A Fishy Connection
September 25, 2019September 4, 2024 Humble Hero: Wilfrid Israel
Organized The Kindertransport
September 25, 2019February 17, 2023 Rosh Hashanah: Why The High Priest Thought Hannah Was Drunk
A Holy Mistake In The Rosh Hashanah Liturgy
September 18, 2019February 17, 2023 Ki Tavo Ki Tavo: Knife vs Rock – Rock Wins
Why was the altar in the Temple made from unhewn stones?
September 11, 2019February 17, 2023 Ki Tetzei Ki Teitzei: Why Follow A Law That Makes No Sense?
The prohibition on mixing wool and linen.
September 4, 2019February 17, 2023 Shoftim Shoftim: Our Sages Explain “An Eye For An Eye”
How the Rabbis temper strict justice with human mercy.
September 4, 2019September 4, 2024 A Village of Heroes: Nieuwlande, Holland
All 117 Inhabitants Stepped Up
August 28, 2019September 4, 2024 One-Legged Lady Spy: Virginia Hall
Trained Battalions Of Resistance Fighters
August 28, 2019February 17, 2023 Re'eh Re’eh: The Origin of Tithing
Tithe, you shall tithe, says the Torah.
August 21, 2019April 9, 2024 The Ethical Will of Eleazar of Mayence
Eternal Wisdom
August 21, 2019September 4, 2024 Discovered the Beatles: Brian Epstein
His Early Death Was Beginning Of The End

Author: Nina Litvak