יום חמישי י"ח באדר ב תשפ"ד 28/03/2024
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  • The Mission Continues

    As in the past so it remains today - we were and still are under the selfsame commitment to adhere to the directions of the Gedolei Yisrael, who stand guard against breaches of purity threatening our camp. When we were required to ask – we asked. When we were instructed to depart – we left. The moment we are summoned back to raise the flag, every other consideration is pushed to the side and we answer: We are ready!

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  • Harav Yisrael Friedman zy”a, the Rebbe of Husyatin

    מוטי, ויקיפדיה העברית

    The ancestral chain of Harav Yisrael Friedman, the founder of the Husyatin chassidic court, originates with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The Husyatin chassidus has its roots in Galicia and eventually came to Tel Aviv, during the turbulent years between the two World Wars.

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  • Maccabi'im Gravesite

    In honour of Chanukah, we will discuss a fascinating, ongoing investigation attempting to establish the place of burial of Mattisyahu Kohen Gadol and his family.

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What is ‘Pashkevillen’ in Italian?

N. Lieberman 07/09/2009 10:00

The source of the Yiddish word ‘pashkevillen’ (libelous public notices) is Italian. The first such notice ever advertised was written in the 15th century by a Roman native, condemning the Pope and the Church. It was written in a mocking style, and hung on a beheaded statue in the Pascuino Square in Rome. Eventually the name of this Roman town square ‘Pascuino’ became synonymous with defamatory notices, and with the passing of years the name evolved to ‘Pashkvil’.

 The word ‘pashkevillin’ is accepted nowadays as a Yiddish translation for the term ‘libelous public notices’. Pashkevillen nowadays appear on billboards, or as flyers distributed in the streets.

Every year, over 300-million tons of paper is produced worldwide. A considerable amount of this can be found scattered throughout city streets...