03467nam 2200589 a 450 991082734400332120230721020211.01-61811-114-010.1515/9781618111142(CKB)2550000000063365(EBL)3110398(SSID)ssj0000565409(PQKBManifestationID)11335679(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565409(PQKBWorkID)10533137(PQKB)10137331(MiAaPQ)EBC3110398(DE-B1597)540801(OCoLC)1135589289(DE-B1597)9781618111142(Au-PeEL)EBL3110398(CaPaEBR)ebr10509023(CaONFJC)MIL574354(OCoLC)922977992(EXLCZ)99255000000006336520080212h20092008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe boldness of a halakhist[electronic resource] an analysis of the writings of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein The Arukh Hashulhan : a collection of social-anthropological essays /Simcha FishbaneBoston Academic Studies Press2009, c20081 online resource (208 p.)Judaism and Jewish lifeDescription based upon print version of record.1-934843-03-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein : his life and works -- Long live the tsar : Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Epstein and the Russian political system -- Today not yesteryear : Rabbi Y.M. Epstein's adjudicative process as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan -- In any case there are no sinful thoughts : the role and status of women in Jewish law as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan -- The audacity of a religious adjudicator : Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Epstein and modernity -- Mercy is vouchsafed from heaven : halakhah's response to violence as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan Oreh Hayyim, sections 560 and 576:8 -- Secular studies are the supplement of Torah studies : Kol Ben Levi : the homilies of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein : the first sermon -- Recurrent themes in the homilies of Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Halevi Epstein -- Social reality or the written word : minhag as expressed in the Arukh Hashulhan.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 Jewish law and Jewish life, designed to promote the spiritual welfare of Jews under the pressures of growing secularization and Russification. Although based upon the principles of the traditional judicial process, the rabbi's rulings demonstrate a profound understanding of the contemporary social and historical reality facing the Jews of Russia at the turn of the century.Judaism and Jewish life.Jewish lawJewish law.296.1/8092Fishbane Simcha910503MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827344003321The boldness of a halakhist4079106UNINA