Halakhah

Halakhah
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Halakhah

Overview Overview- Halakhah Primary sources and presentations Newman, Eugene. Life & Teachings of Isaiah Horowitz. London- G.J. Goerge & Co. Ltd., 1972. Research Notes- Page 29- Excerpt from the writings of Isaiah Horowtiz on how he studied under the Rabbi Solomon (supposedly of Lublin) before the marriage of the former and the recommendation Solomon gave […]

Shehitot u-vedikot, Mantua, 1566, MS 8260, Title page.
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Shehitot u-vedikot, Mantua, 1566, MS 8260, Title page.

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Overview: Halakhah
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Overview: Halakhah

Although literacy rate among Jews was still very low, and only a few could read and write, the early modern period produced a number of influential rabbis and texts that shaped Judaism for centuries to come. One of the most notable creations of the period was the Shulhan `Arukh. Although initially written as an aid […]