The codification of Jewish law : : and an introduction to the jurisprudence of the Mishna Berura / / Michael J. Broyde and Ira Bedzow ; cover design by Ivan Grave.
The Mishna Berura is, without a doubt, Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan's greatest and most complex contribution to the canon of Orthodox Jewish Law; it is a singular work that synthesizes Jewish traditions, laws, and mores into a practical halakhic guide to daily religious life. For all of his traditio...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Brighton, Massachusetts : : Academic Studies Press,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (387 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front matter
- Acknowledgments
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- I. General Methodology of Codification of Jewish Law
- II. History of Codification
- III. Introduction to Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan and the Mishna Berura
- IV. Mishna Berura's Philosophy of Jewish Law
- V. Mishna Berura's Jurisprudence
- VI. The Mishna Berura's Technique of Legal Interpretation
- VII. The Mishna Berura's Use of Key Terms
- VIII. Examples of the Mishna Berura's Methodology
- IX. Alternative Views of the Mishna Berura's Methodology
- X. Conclusion
- Two Hundred Fifty Illustrative Examples from the Mishna Berura
- Terminology
- Juridical Strategy
- Interpretative Strategy
- The Accretive Technique
- Reliance on the Gra
- The Role of Custom
- Index