Ronald Eisenberg

What the Rabbis Said

250 Topics from the Talmud

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Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating narrative illustrates and clarifies rabbinic views relating to more than 250 topics. The Talmud has been a source of study and debate for well over a millennia. What the Rabbis Said: 250 Topics from the Talmud brings that discussion out of the yeshiva to describe and clarify the views of the talmudic rabbis for modern readers. Much more than a compilation of isolated rabbinic quotations, the book intersperses talmudic statements within the narrative to provide a thoroughly engaging examination of the rabbinic point of view. Exploring the development of traditional Jewish thought during its formative period, the book summarizes the major rabbinic comments from the vast expanse of the Talmud and midrashic literature, demonstrating, among other things, that the rabbis often took divergent positions on a given issue rather than agreeing on a single "party line." As it delves into such broad topics as God, the Torah, mitzvot, law and punishment, synagogue and prayer, and life-cycle events, What the Rabbis Said will help readers understand and appreciate the views of those who developed the rabbinic Judaism that persists to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9780313384509
• ISBN-10: 0313384509
• Artikelnr.: 29930949

Autorenporträt

Ronald L. Eisenberg, MD, JD, is associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and a staff radiologist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Elliot Lefkovitz Preface Introduction: The Rabbinic Period
Chapter 1: God Existence of God Names of God Eternity of God Unity of God
Holiness and Perfection of God Omnipotence of God Omnipresence of God
Omniscience of God Transcendence and Immanence of God Shechinah Bat Kol
Ruach ha-Kodesh Angels Incorporeality of God Fatherhood of God Justice and
Mercy of God Imitation of God Love of God Fear of God God and the Human
Soul Reward and Punishment Theodicy God and Miracles Idolatry Chapter 2:
Torah Overview Written Torah Authorship Canonization Hermeneutics Biblical
Commentary Creation Metaphysical Speculation (Cosmology) Creation of Man
Creation of Woman Heavenly Bodies Sun Moon Astrology Ten Commandments
Structure and Arrangement Use in the Liturgy Prophets Oral Torah Mishnah
Baraita Talmud Fence around the Torah Torah Scroll Torah Study Scholars
Teaching Torah Chapter 3: Mitzvot Overview Enumeration of the Mitzvot
Rabbinic Commandments Noahide Laws Reasons for Observance of the Mitzvot (
Ta'amei ha-Mitzvot) Performance of the Mitzvot Rewards for Performance of
the Mitzvot Obligation of Women to Perform the Commandments Chapter 4:
Proper Behavior and Ethical Living Derech Eretz Gemilut Chasadim
(Loving-kindness) Tzedakah (Charity) Who Must Give Who May Receive How Much
One Should Give How to Give Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality) Bikur Cholim
(Visiting the Sick) Pikuach Nefesh (Saving a Life) Netilat Yadayim
(Washing the Hands) Niddah (Menstruating Woman) Justice Jewish Courts
Judges Trials Witnesses Appellate Process Humility Moderation Burying the
Past Cleanliness/Care of the Body Clothes/Dress Code Faith Forgiveness
Judging Others Favorably Keeping Secrets Love Your Neighbor Divine Merit
Not Putting a Stumbling Block before the Blind Not Shaming Others Not
Taking Revenge/Bearing a Grudge Ransoming Captives Rebuking a Sinner
Silence Wisdom Chapter 5: Negative Traits and Actions Anger Foolish Piety
Informers Lashon ha-Ra Lying Sin Worry Chapter 6: Children, Parents, and
Education Children Parents Obligations of Parents toward Children Parental
Advice to Children Education/Teaching Torah Education for Girls Secular
Knowledge Chapter 7: Law and Punishment Civil Law Negligence Lost and Found
Property Bailment Inheritance Equity Criminal Law Theft Battery Murder
Punishment Corporal Punishment Capital Punishment Chapter 8: Earning a
Livelihood Labor Employer-Employee Relations Occupations Poverty and Wealth
Business Ethics Lending at Interest Chapter 9: The Jewish People, the Land
of Israel, and Diaspora Existence Jewish People Community Am ha-Aretz
Assimilation Land of Israel Diaspora Existence (Dina Malchuta Dina) Chapter
10: Life Cycle Events The Stages of Life The First 13 Years of Life Birth
Circumcision Names Pidyon ha-Ben Bar Mitzvah Conversion Conversion Process
Attitudes Toward Converts Conversion of a Child Marriage Rabbinic Views on
Marriage Arranging Marriages Marriage Ceremony Wedding Celebration Huppah
Breaking the Glass Ketubah Harmonious Married Life Obligations and Rights
of Husband and Wife Polygamy Intermarriage Sex Contraception Adultery
Mamzer Premarital Sex Homosexuality Male Female Divorce Divorce Other Than
by Consent Consequences of Divorce Agunah Death The Dying Process Angel of
Death Burial Funeral Service Cemetery Headstone Mourning Aninut Shivah
Sheloshim First Year Euthanasia Afterlife and the World to Come Who Merits
an Afterlife? Conclusion Messiah Chapter 11: Sabbath and Festivals Sabbath
Observances Kindling the Sabbath Lights Kiddush Sabbath Meals Zemirot
Restrictions Work Carrying Travel Havdalah Festivals Overview Hallel Rosh
Hodesh Birkat ha-Hodesh High Holy Days Repentance Rosh Hashanah Shofar
U-Netaneh Tokef Special Foods Yom Kippur Confessions Fall Festivals Sukkot
Sukkah Four Species Water-Drawing Ceremony Winter Festivals Chanukah
Kindling the Chanukah Lights Tu b'Shevat Purim Shushan Purim Major
Characters in the Book of Esther Spring Festivals Passover Chametz Seder
Four Questions Four Cups of Wine Four Children Matzah Maror Haroset
Afikoman Omer Period Shavuot Fast Days and Summer Festivals Fast Days and
Fasting Tisha b'Av Tu b'Av Chapter 12: Synagogue and Prayer Synagogue
Overview Mechitzah Ner Tamid Rabbi Semichah Sermon Hazzan Prayer Overview
Time for Prayer Length of Prayer Intention Regularity of Prayer Direction
of Prayer Language of Prayer Improper Forms of Prayer Improper Places for
Prayer Addressing Prayers Directly to God Proper Attire for Prayer
Gestures/Positions in Prayer Answer to Prayer Congregational Prayer God's
Prayer Minyan Head Covering Women Tallit Tefillin Blessings Amen Synagogue
Prayers Kaddish Shema Amidah Ashrei Torah Service Aliyot Torah Blessings
Reading the Torah Other Functionaries Related to the Torah Reading
Haftarah Maftir Psalm of the Day Personal Prayers Bedtime Prayers Blessings
before Eating Grace after Meals (Birkat ha-Mazon) Tefillat ha-Derech
Thanksgiving Blessing (Birkat ha-Gomel) Chapter 13: Food and Drink Overview
Dietary Laws (Kashrut) Shechitah Mixing Milk and Meat Rationales for the
Dietary Laws Specific Foods and Drinks Bread Egg Fish Fruits Garlic Meat
Milk Oil Salt Vegetables Water Wine Chapter 14: Health Overview Sleep
Regular Bowel Movements Bloodletting Aging Environment Bal Tashchit
Chapter 15: Superstitions and Magic Superstitions Demons Divination and
Omens Evil Eye Golem Chapter 16: Animals Cruelty to Animals Animal Behavior
Specific Animals Chicken Dog Dove Goats and Sheep Horse Lion Mouse Pig
Scorpion Snake (Serpent) Mythical Creatures Leviathan Behemoth Chapter 17:
Miscellaneous Advice Beard Custom Dreams Euphemisms Free Will Friends
Gematria Martyrdom Rain Prayer for Rain Righteous (Tzadikim) Satan Yetzer
ha-Ra and Yetzer ha-Tov Bibliography Glossary Talmudic Abbreviations