Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam by Fishbane, Simcha

Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781644697047)

Vendor: Simcha Fishbane
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Format: Hardcover
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Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam by Fishbane, Simcha

Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam

$109.00
Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam by Fishbane, Simcha

Beyond a Code of Jewish Law: Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Ḥayei Adam

$109.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Ḥayei Adam, an abridged code of Jewish law, was written by Rabbi Avraham Danzig (1748-1820) and was first published in 1810. This code spread quickly throughout Europe, and the demand for it required a second publishing which the author printed in 1818. Beyond a Code of Jewish Law attempts to understand the implicit message of its author and discuss various approaches of its writer to both Judaism and Jewish law. While the Ḥayei Adam without any doubt unveils Rabbi Danzig to be a brilliant rabbinic scholar, with a comprehensive knowledge of Jewish law as well as a coherent and concise system of presentation, it also expresses his great concern for the Jewish community and each individual Jew. Aspects of this concern such as Hasidism, musar, kabbalah, are explored.


Author: Simcha Fishbane
ISBN-10: 1644697041
ISBN-13: 9781644697047
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2021
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
By Simcha Fishbane
By Simcha Fishbane
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Dr. Simcha Fishbane is a Professor of Jewish Studies in the Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Touro College, New York. He has published extensively on Jewish subjects and texts. Dr. Fishbane's publications include Deviancy in Early Rabbinic Literature (2007); The Boldness of an Halakhist (2008); The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry (2011); The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals (2016); and The Rabbinic Discussion about Bat Mitzvah Celebrations (2017).

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