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Ideals Face Reality: Jewish Law and Life in Poland, 1550-1655 (Monographs of the Hebrew Union College)
Edward Fram
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Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Jewish life in early modern Poland was characterized by an adherence to Jewish law (halakhah) that Polish Jewry had inherited from medieval Franco-German Jewry, and almost all aspects of Jewish activity, even the most personal of matters, fell within its purview. Jewish law remained constant throughout the ages in some areas, but in others rabbis were forced to reinterpret it in light of the complexities of contemporary life. Edward Fram draws upon the ordinances of Polish Jewry's political leadership, Polish legal records, and the responsa of some of the outstanding poseqim of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to show how ... Read more
Jewish life in early modern Poland was characterized by an adherence to Jewish law (halakhah) that Polish Jewry had inherited from medieval Franco-German Jewry, and almost all aspects of Jewish activity, even the most personal of matters, fell within its purview. Jewish law remained constant throughout the ages in some areas, but in others rabbis were forced to reinterpret it in light of the complexities of contemporary life. Edward Fram draws upon the ordinances of Polish Jewry's political leadership, Polish legal records, and the responsa of some of the outstanding poseqim of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to show how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
307g
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780878204205
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V9780878204205
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