Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Larry Yudelson (born June 23, 1964), also known by his pen name Reb Yudel, is editorial director and owner of Ben Yehuda Press, a specialty publisher of Jewish religious texts. He is also an independent journalist, a writer of political and social commentary, both in his own blogs and in Jewish newspapers and periodicals.Yudelson’s pen name is derived from a Hebrew novel published in 1932, Haknasat Kala (The Bridal Canopy), by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Agnon's novel describes the fictional wanderings of Reb Yudel through the Jewish villages of Galicia at the beginning of the 19th century, in search of a bridegroom and a dowry for his daughter. A modern critic described the fictional Reb Yudel as "naively pious." Others have characterized Agnon's protagonist as a Jewish archetype of Don Quixote.Yudelson is a graduate of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim and Yeshiva University. Within the Orthodox educational world, Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva is noteworthy for its emphasis on analytical thinking and musar (moral discipline). Its namesake, a rabbi known as the Chofetz Chaim, was famed for his commentary on avoiding lashon hara (Hebrew, hurtful, libelous, or slanderous speech). Graduates of Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva are encouraged to found their own Jewish schools.. }
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- Larry_Yudelson abstract "Larry Yudelson (born June 23, 1964), also known by his pen name Reb Yudel, is editorial director and owner of Ben Yehuda Press, a specialty publisher of Jewish religious texts. He is also an independent journalist, a writer of political and social commentary, both in his own blogs and in Jewish newspapers and periodicals.Yudelson’s pen name is derived from a Hebrew novel published in 1932, Haknasat Kala (The Bridal Canopy), by Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Agnon's novel describes the fictional wanderings of Reb Yudel through the Jewish villages of Galicia at the beginning of the 19th century, in search of a bridegroom and a dowry for his daughter. A modern critic described the fictional Reb Yudel as "naively pious." Others have characterized Agnon's protagonist as a Jewish archetype of Don Quixote.Yudelson is a graduate of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim and Yeshiva University. Within the Orthodox educational world, Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva is noteworthy for its emphasis on analytical thinking and musar (moral discipline). Its namesake, a rabbi known as the Chofetz Chaim, was famed for his commentary on avoiding lashon hara (Hebrew, hurtful, libelous, or slanderous speech). Graduates of Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva are encouraged to found their own Jewish schools.".