Joseph Davis. Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller: Portrait of a Seventeenth-Century Rabbi. Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. xii, 302 pp.

The biography of a well-chosen rabbinic figure tells much more than simply the life of an individual; it opens up diverse facets of Jewish life in a given time and place. It also sheds light on the histories of a number of communities because, alas, it was (and is) the lot of many a communal rabbi—e...

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Main Author: Fram, Edward A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2006
In: AJS review
Year: 2006, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 203-206
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:The biography of a well-chosen rabbinic figure tells much more than simply the life of an individual; it opens up diverse facets of Jewish life in a given time and place. It also sheds light on the histories of a number of communities because, alas, it was (and is) the lot of many a communal rabbi—even those of the first rank—to be kicked around from place to place.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009406280097