"Lifnim Mi-Shurat Ha-Din" in Maimonides' "Mishneh Torah"

In "Hilkhot Deʿot", Maimonides gives an intriguing definition of "lifnim mi-shurat ha-din", which in rabbinic sources refers to supererogatory behavior "beyond the line of the law." According to Maimonides, "lifnim mi-shurat ha-din" characterizes the behavior...

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Main Author: Eisen, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Penn Press 1999
In: The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1999, Volume: 89, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 291-317
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