Links and Resources
Read and view a copy of the original newspaper advertisement produced by the Young Men's Hebrew Association promoting the Jewish festival of lights.
View a copy of the title page of a 1593 Venetian edition of the Book of Customs and its 2004 American equivalent, produced by Kosofsky.
A brief biography of the rabbi credited with producing and disseminating some of the first manuscripts of the Yiddish Minhogimbukh.
Information about the organization founded in 1980 promoting newly revived baroque operatic masterpieces, concerts by the world?s leading soloists and ensembles, scholarly symposia, performance masterclasses, and concerts by emerging artists.
The National Sound Archives of the Jewish National and University Library has put a collection of Hanukkah music features multiple versions of the candle blessings and the psalm "Maoz Tsur," and other songs. Includes Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Yiddish, and other European melodies.
A comprehensive, searchable index of the text, including ancient and modern rabbinical commentaries (edited by Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein of Jews' College, London).
An explanation of foundational Jewish prayer often recited several times a day by Orthodox Jews.
The site Jewish101 explains the story of this Jewish holiday, and the traditions, music, and food involved in celebrating it.
Tells the story of the 19th-century, Polish-born lithographer based in Boston who popularized Christmas cards. A gallery of images of his famous cards and prints are also on display.
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Kosofsky is a book composer, typographer, and author of The Book of Customs: A Complete Handbook for the Jewish Year.
