Below is a list of halachic articles that we have written about our research and halachic adventures of the previous quarter decade. A lot of work and research has gone into them. We hope you enjoy them. Please feel free to send us your responses.
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Halachic and Historic videos
The Mesorah Dinner Jerusalem 2010 lectures
Kosher animals in the Jerusalem Zoo – Torah Live 2011 – Narrated by Dr. Ari Greenspan
TOPICS
KASHRUT
Living The Law- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky -Mesorah and Kashrut – The Jewish Observer
KASHRUT AND MESORAH
Mesorah DInner Jerusalem 2010- it’s all about Tradition – Mishpacha Magazine august 2010
Kosher Conundrums – Jerusalem Post 2010
OU Mesora Conference- Kashrut and mesorah audio link -Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
Israel’s Water Buffalo Deemed Kosher
The Seudat Mesoret- Los Angeles Jewish Journal-Gourmet kosher brings out fear factor
Kosher Birds and pheasants Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
Los Angeles Exotic Kosher Dinner- LA Times
Water Buffalo And Explaining To The Chief Rabbi
Is Turkey Kosher – Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
The Pheasant :Reinforcing A Tradition With A Palpable Precedent
Holy Shibuta: A fishy tale for Rosh Hashana- The Jerusalem Post by Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
שיבוטה- מגזין הדיג 2007- The Israeli Fish and Aquaculture Magazine November 2007 Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
The Kashrut of Locusts- Part 1 Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
The Kashrut of Locusts- Part 2 Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
The Kashrut of Locusts- Part 3 Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
The Halachic History of Kosher Wine- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
It’s all about Tradition – Merosah Dinner 2010 – - Mishpacha Magazine 2010
The Making of a Mesorah Dinner- The unusual stories and zany anectdotes of tracking down and securing exotic kosher food to make a mesorah dinner -Mishpacha Magazine Oct 2010 Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
Kosher Conundrums- Jerusalem post 2010 Mesorah Dinner- Mesorah Dinner Jerusalem 2010- Jerusalem Post
The 2011 mesorah dinner in Chicago – The NY Jewish Week July 2011
The Chicago Dinner 2011- Hamodiah
historic schitah and kosher stamps and seals- Israel Numismatic research 2010
Shaatnez – a description of the mitzvah and the history of Rabbi Rosenberger – Ami Magazine 2011
yak elk oh my .. – Jerusalem Post Jan 2012
The Great Jerusalem Locust Plague 1915 – Segula Magazine – 2013 Dr’s Ari greenspan Ari Zivotofsky
הארבה בירושלים 1915- סגולה עיתון להיסטוריה 2013
ROSH HASHANA
The SHofar- The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society by Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
The Halachic History of the Shofar - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky- The Jewish Observer
Blowing the Shofar on Shabbat Rosh Hashana and The tzizit Burning In Jerusalem- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Mishpacha Magazine September 2009
The Shofar Heard Around The World Part 1 Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
The Shofar Heard Around The World Part 2 Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
PESACH AND MATZAH
Jerusalem Post- The Blood Libel -Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
Hand or Machine Matzah? 2 roads to performing a mitzvah Jewish Observer 2004 Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
Making Matzah the Old Fashion Way-
Matzah In the Military - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Mishpacha Magazine April 2009
A Chat About Matzos, Jewish Chronicle London-1892- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Mishpacha Magazine April 2009
The Matzah Of The Marranos - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky- The Jewish Press
The Mess and the MItzvah Of Making Matzah- Greenspan and Zivotofsky’s first oven
The Everlasting Blood Libel- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky- The Jerusalem Post
Pesach Living Among The Former Crypto-Jews Of Belmonte
מקורות לשיעור בקטניות kitniyot shiur sources
The Matzah of the Marranos- Mishpacha magazine Pesach 2010
The Matzah Of Uzbekistan – Mishpacha magazine 2012
מצת האנוסים בפורטוגל- עיתון משפחב פסח תש”ע
מצות אנוסים – אותיות – פסח 2010
The Korban Pesach Of The Shomronim – Samaritans - Mishpacha magazine 2013, Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
OTHER AUTHORS
Advertising Matzah by Menachem Butler collection of history and old advertisements
The 4452 year old food- How Matzah Became American bY Jenna Weissman Joselitt
שבתאי צבי מאמר ממגזין היסטוריה
Shavuot
חיטה וחג השבועות- מגזין אותיות
SUKKOT
The Tale Of The Etrog- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky- The Jerusalem Post
The Story Of The Etrog- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Jewish Observer
The Etrog- Makor Rishon Hebrew
האתרוג של אליהו הנביא -אותיות לילדים סוכות תשס”א
PURIM
Keeping 2 days of purim
The Jews of Bulgaria and the unusual megilla
Mishpacha purim 2012 Ari & Ari Spoof
CHANUKAH
Where is the Menorah of the Temple- Dr Steven FIne
1 מנורות מרתף ארמון דאיוקליטוס בקרואטיה Dr. Ari Greenspan part 1
מנורות מרתף ארמון דאיוקליטוס בקרואטיה Dr. Ari Greenspan part 2
JEWS AROUND THE WORLD
The Jews of Tigray, Ethiopia - Mishpacha Magazine May, 2013 Drs Ari Greenspan and Zivotofsky
The Jews of Djibouti – MIshpacha magazine
VIDEO The putti wedding – The Abuyadaya in Uganda – Drs Ari Greenspan and Zivotofsky
VIDEO The Abuyada of Uganda – Rabbi Riskin in Putti and Moshe interview
Aramaic- Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
The Crypto Jews Of Portugal - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky
Traini- The Revival Of An Ancient Italian Community - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky Jerusalem Post
The Jews of the Piedmont region of Italy - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky Mishpacha November 2011
The Last Rabbi of Kurdistan- Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Jerusalem Post
Jewish Life In Egypt - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky- OU magazine 2010
The First Brit In Sri Lanka-
Purim in Sarajevo, Otiyot Magazine-Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
הכנסיה הנוצרית באתופיה ודמיון ליהדות- סגולה דר ארי גרינספן וזיבוטפסקי
addis ababa and the amazing shabbat - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky – Mishpacha Magazine Feb 2010
ETHIOPIA: A STORY OF EXODUS, LIFE AND DEATH -NACOEJ Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky, Lifeline spring 2013
Jewish Pirates, Otiyot Magazine- Hebrew children’s magazine articles- Dr. Ari Greenspan
The Jews of Djerba- Dr. Ari Greenspan Mishpacha Magazine April 2009
The Jews of Eritrea- Dr. Ari Greenspan Mishpacha Magazine December 2009
יהדות מצרים- עיתון אותיות לילדים 2010
The Jews of Cuba – Mishpacha magazine 2011
יהודי קניה והשבט האוגנדי האבוידיה – משפחה מאי 2011
מתיר אסורים ושבויים- עיתון אותיות
Har-Habayit- the truth about going up - Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
The Jews of Nairobi -Have Knife Will travel – A schita adventure Mishpacha Magazine Feb 2011
Oy-vey Izmir – The Jews of Izmir and Turkey Mishpacha Magazine May 2011
Dwindling Generations Turkey part 2-Mishpacha Magazine August 2011
The Jews of Bahrain - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky - Mishpacha Magazine October 2009
The Abuyadaya of Uganda and Return to Entebbe - Doctors Greenspan and Zivotofsky JerusalemPost June 2011
מקור ראשון אוקטובר 2011 -אוגנדה ושבט האבוידיה
The Jews of Cuba – Mishpacha Magazine January 2011
The Jews of Nairobi -Have Knife Will travel – A schita adventure Mishpacha Magazine Feb 2011
The Jews of Uzbekistan – Mishpacha magazine 2012
The Last Jews of East Africa -Jewish Action Magazine Spring 2011
The First Shabbat- Plovdiv, Bulgaria Mishpacha August 2011
Shabbat in Pazardjik , Bulgaria Mishpacha August 2012
2011-קובה- משפחה 2011
How Tefillin Are Made- The movie by ari and ari
Jericho in halacha and hashkafa -Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
intransit -Mishpacha magazine interviews its travel writers-October 2012
The Jews of Serbia – Mishpacha nov 2012
עיתון משפחה מאי 2011 יהודי קניה ואוגנדה
קהילת קובה – משפחה 2011 דר ארי גרינספן וארי זיבןטופסקי
רשימת מאמרים של פרופ’ זהר עמר
יהוד-יהודי בחריין – מקור ראשון סוכות תש”ע חלק 1
יהוד-יהודי בחריין – מקור ראשון סוכות תש”ע חלק 2
היסטורית האתרוג בקהילות ישראל- עיתון מקור ראשון
שבט אבוידיה שבאוגנדה- מקור ראשון 2011
איך מיצרים תפילין סרט מארי וארי
Blowing Shofar on Shabbat Rosh Hashana- Sourcebook
The Tekhelet Daf Yomi companion
מקורות לשיעור על הלכות גיור – שבועות 2012
2011 מקורות לשיעור שבועות- גיד הנשא ושבתאי צבי
מצה ערב פסח ומכונת מצה 2013 שיעור
מקורות אנוסים והלכהשבועות 2010
שיעור שבועות 2013 – מציצה בפה הסטוריה והלכה
OU Mesora Conference- audio link – Dr. Greenspan
Tanya -”why I want to convert to judaism” Bulgaria 2012