How the rabbis interpreted Halakhah to meet the needs of the people. A study of mortgages during the period of the Rishonim
Scholars such as Jacob Katz, Haym Soloveitchik and Edward Fram have shown how halakhah was interpreted by the rabbis so as to conform with the economic needs of the Jewish community. This study, on the subject of mortgages, is in the same genre. It will explore how the Rishonim, in response to the e...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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College
2002
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Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 73, Pages: 227-247 |
IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism |
Further subjects: | B
Rabbinic Judaism
B Halacha B Law Theology |
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