
Beyond a Code of Jewish Law
Rabbi Avraham Danzig's ayei Adam
Simcha Fishbane(Author)
Academic Studies Press
Published on 30. December 2021
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-64469-704-7 (ISBN)
Description
The ?ayei 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 ?ayei 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Brighton
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
575 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64469-704-7 (9781644697047)
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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).
Content
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Preambles: An Insight into Rabbi Avraham Danzig's ?ayei Adam
3. Minhag in the ?ayei Adam-The Case of Kitniyot on Passover
4. Esoteric Halakhah and the ?ayei Adam
5. Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Polemic against Hasidism
6. The Democratization of Halakhah: The ?ayei Adam and Musar
7. A New Role and Status: The ?ayei Adam and the Mishnah Berurah
8. Jewish Pride in Rabbi Avraham Danzig's ?ayei Adam as Instantiated in the Aleinu
Appendix 1
The Life of the Man: The Life and Times of Avraham Danzig, by Dashiell Ferguson
Appendix 2
Rabbinic Texts and Authors Referred to in This Volume
Bibliography
Index
1. Introduction
2. Preambles: An Insight into Rabbi Avraham Danzig's ?ayei Adam
3. Minhag in the ?ayei Adam-The Case of Kitniyot on Passover
4. Esoteric Halakhah and the ?ayei Adam
5. Rabbi Avraham Danzig's Polemic against Hasidism
6. The Democratization of Halakhah: The ?ayei Adam and Musar
7. A New Role and Status: The ?ayei Adam and the Mishnah Berurah
8. Jewish Pride in Rabbi Avraham Danzig's ?ayei Adam as Instantiated in the Aleinu
Appendix 1
The Life of the Man: The Life and Times of Avraham Danzig, by Dashiell Ferguson
Appendix 2
Rabbinic Texts and Authors Referred to in This Volume
Bibliography
Index