The boldness of an halakhist: an analysis of the writings of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein the Arukh Hashulhan : a collection of social-anthropological essays

Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein : his life and works -- Long live the tsar : Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Epstein and the Russian political system -- Today not yesteryear : Rabbi Y.M. Epstein's adjudicative process as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan -- In any case there are no sinful thoughts : th...

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Auteur principal: Fishbane, Simcha 1944- (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Epstein, Yechiel Mechel Halevi 1829-1908 (Autre)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Boston Academic Studies Press 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Collection/Revue:Judaism and Jewish life
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Droit juif / Analyse / Epstein, Yechiel Mechel Halevi 1829-1908
Sujets non-standardisés:B Analyse
B Epstein, Yechiel Mechel Halevi (1829-1908) Teachings
B Jewish Law
B Droit juif
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Résumé:Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein : his life and works -- Long live the tsar : Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Epstein and the Russian political system -- Today not yesteryear : Rabbi Y.M. Epstein's adjudicative process as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan -- In any case there are no sinful thoughts : the role and status of women in Jewish law as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan -- The audacity of a religious adjudicator : Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Epstein and modernity -- Mercy is vouchsafed from heaven : halakhah's response to violence as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan Oreh Hayyim, sections 560 and 576:8 -- Secular studies are the supplement of Torah studies : Kol Ben Levi : the homilies of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein : the first sermon -- Recurrent themes in the homilies of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein -- Social reality or the written word : minhag as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan
Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-[172]) and index
ISBN:1934843032