The codification of Jewish law and an introduction to the jurisprudence of the Mishna Berura

The Mishna Berura is, without a doubt, Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan's greatest and most complex contribution to the canon of Orthodox Jewish Law; it is a singular work that synthesizes Jewish traditions, laws, and mores into a practical halakhic guide to daily religious life. For all of his traditio...

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Autor Corporativo: OpenEmory funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Broyde, Michael J., author (author), Bedzow, Ira, author (cover designer), Grave, Ivan, cover designer
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brighton, Massachusetts : Academic Studies Press 2014
2014.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Acknowledgments
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • I. General Methodology of Codification of Jewish Law
  • II. History of Codification
  • III. Introduction to Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan and the Mishna Berura
  • IV. Mishna Berura's Philosophy of Jewish Law
  • V. Mishna Berura's Jurisprudence
  • VI. The Mishna Berura's Technique of Legal Interpretation
  • VII. The Mishna Berura's Use of Key Terms
  • VIII. Examples of the Mishna Berura's Methodology
  • IX. Alternative Views of the Mishna Berura's Methodology
  • X. Conclusion
  • Two Hundred Fifty Illustrative Examples from the Mishna Berura
  • Terminology
  • Juridical Strategy
  • Interpretative Strategy
  • The Accretive Technique
  • Reliance on the Gra
  • The Role of Custom
  • Index