Collected Essays Volume II |
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| Author:
| Soloveitchik, Haym |
| ISBN: | 978-1-904113-98-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.45USD $65.45 |
Book Description:
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In this second volume of his essays on the
history of halakhah, Haym Soloveitchik grapples with much-disputed topics in
medieval Jewish history, including the roots and culture of Early Ashkenaz and
its knowledge of the Babylonian Talmud; martyrdom as perceived and practised by
Jews under Islam and Christianity; and the interpretation of Maimonides? Mishneh torah
In this second volume of his essays on the
history of halakhah, Haym Soloveitchik grapples with much-disputed topics in
medieval Jewish history, including the roots and culture of Early Ashkenaz and
its knowledge of the Babylonian Talmud; martyrdom as perceived and practised by
Jews under Islam and Christianity; and the interpretation of Maimonides? Mishneh torah