A Tree of Life : Diversity, Flexibility and Creativity in Jewish Law.
In this study of how the Halakhah (the Jewish legal system) embraces each of life's situations, the author demonstrates that the Halakhists, influenced by their diverse cultural backgrounds, sought throughout the ages to maintain the flexibility of the law.
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| Language: | English |
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Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The,
1982
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| Series: | Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction to the Second Edition; A Tree of Life; Introduction: Halakhah and Aggadah; 1 The Talmud, Source of the Halakhah; 2 The Spirit of Halakhah; 3 Exemptions and Extensions; 4 The Influence of Philosophy; 5 The Influence of Mysticism and Kabbalah; 6 Hasidism and Halakhah; 7 Responses to the Gentile World; 8 Halakhah and Sectarianism; 9 Halakhic Responses to Social Change: General Principles; 10 Halakhic Responses to Social Change: Further Examples; 11 New Inventions and Discoveries and the Halakhah.
- 12 Halakhah and Ethics13 Halakhah and Social Conduct (Derekh Erets); 14 Halakhah and Psychology; 15 Halakhah and Minhag: The Customs of the People as Law; 16 Towards a Non-Fundamentalist Halakhah; Appendix A: The Literary Form of the Halakhah; Appendix B: The Problem of the Mamzer; Note on Proper Names and Transliteration; Note on Talmudic and Halakhic Sources; Bibliography; Index of Biblical, Mishnaic, and Talmudic References; General Index.
