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  • Beyond a Code of Jewish Law
    Simcha Fishbane
    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 it...
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    97,94 €

  • Exploring Mishnah’s World(s)
    Calvin Goldscheider / Jack N. Lightstone / Simcha Fishbane
    This book provides a new conceptual and methodological framework the social scientific study of Mishnah, as well as a series of case studies that apply social science perspectives to the analysis of Mishnah’s evidence. The framework is one that takes full account of the historical and literary-historical issues that impinge upon the use of Mishnah for any scholarly purposes bey...
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    158,38 €

  • The Jewish Intellectual Tradition
    Alan Kadish / Michael A. Shmidman / Simcha Fishbane
    A series of principles can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad implications for individual and societal achievement. This book explores the development of these principles and demonstrates how their application can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more fulfilling existence, and a more advanced society. ...
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    137,45 €

  • Exploring Mishnah’s World(s)
    Calvin Goldscheider / Jack N. Lightstone / Simcha Fishbane
    This book provides a new conceptual and methodological framework the social scientific study of Mishnah, as well as a series of case studies that apply social science perspectives to the analysis of Mishnah’s evidence. The framework is one that takes full account of the historical and literary-historical issues that impinge upon the use of Mishnah for any scholarly purposes bey...
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    156,47 €

  • The Impact of Culture and Cultures Upon Jewish Customs and Rituals
    Simcha Fishbane
    This book discusses the development of practices associated with customs and artifacts used in Jewish ceremonies when viewed from the vantage of anthropological studies. It can also function as a guide to practical halakhah. The author examines topics such as Torah Scrolls, ceremonial use of fire, Purim customs, the festival of Shavuot, magic and superstition. This investigatio...
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    99,98 €

  • The Shtiebelization of Modern Jewry
    Simcha Fishbane
    Jewish custom and ritual, or their Hebrew equivalent, minhag, has intrigued rabbis and scholars for generations. The majority of the rabbinical works devoted to minhag primarily encompass lists of sources and reporting of old and new customs. Some have explored the historical development of the minhag. Here, Simcha Fishbane treats minhag from a socio-anthropological perspective...
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    83,80 €

  • The Boldness of a Halakhist
    Simcha Fishbane
    The Boldness of a Halakhist analyzes the writings of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein (1829-1908), author of the Arukh Hashulkhan, a bold and unusual approach to Jewish law. Based primarily on the original text of Rabbi Epstein’s legal codes and homilies, this work covers topics such as women, modernity, customs, and secular studies. It analyzes the rabbi’s approach to Jewis...
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    58,74 €