In the Shadows of Greatness: Rabbi Hayyim Ben Betsalel of Friedberg.
The article profiles Hayyim Ben Betsalel, a Jewish religious leader in Germany and Poland. He was a significant personality in 16th century due to his contributions to pietism, jurisprudence, critical interpretation of the bible, polemics and Hebrew grammar. He reacted to ceaseless external pressure...
| Publicado en: | Jewish Social Studies Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 35 - 61 |
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| Formato: | Biography |
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Indiana University Press
Jan75
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| Sumario: | The article profiles Hayyim Ben Betsalel, a Jewish religious leader in Germany and Poland. He was a significant personality in 16th century due to his contributions to pietism, jurisprudence, critical interpretation of the bible, polemics and Hebrew grammar. He reacted to ceaseless external pressures upon the Jewish community and faced internal problems which he conceived as a threat to the group. In his position on the codification of Jewish law, he exerted an effort to cater personal and intellectual guidance as a spiritual leader when rabbinic leadership was sparse. |
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