Regarding Glosses (emphases mine)

"Rabad of Posquières" by R' Yitzhak Twerski z"l, page 155:

"For the sake of further characterization of this group of hassagot by means of comparison and contrast, mention should be made of the annotations (hagahot) of R. Moses Isserles on the Shulhan Aruk. Professor Louis Ginzberg, comparing the influence of the Mishneh Torah and the Shulhan Aruk as affected by the criticism of Rabad and Isserles respectively, has maintained that Rabad’s blunt criticism destroyed confidence in Maimonides, while Isserles’ annotations actually supplemented Karo’s code extensively, with the result that it was accepted in its corrected form. While Rabad’s critique is undoubtedly more personal than that of Isserles and stylistically harsher, it is perfectly clear that Rabad did not aim solely at sabotaging the Mishneh Torah. He did much to bolster it. ( Read more... )

Мужик строит Храм в домашних условиях

"I have an interest in buildings and religion so I thought maybe I could combine the two and I came up with the idea of doing the temple. I'd seen one or two examples of it in Biblical exhibitions, but I thought they were rubbish and I knew I could do better."