Halakhic Confrontation Dramatized: A Study of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah 2:8-9

Few stories in rabbinic sources have had as profound an influence on the history of halakhah and Jewish thought as the story in m.Roš Haš. 2:8-9 of the confrontation between R. Joshua and Rabban Gamliel regarding the sanctification of the new moon. This multi-faceted narrative may serve as an excell...

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Main Author: Walfish, Avraham (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2010
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2008, Volume: 79, Pages: 1-41
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