Community, Covenant And Commitment: Selected Letters And Communications (MeOtzar HoRav, 4) - Hardcover

Joseph B. Soloveitchik; Nathaniel Helfgot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881258725 ISBN 13: 9780881258721

Publisher: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc, 2021

Synopsis

American talmudist and Jewish thinker Solveitchik (1903-93), or the Rav as he is widely known, used Jewish thought and law to interpret and assess modern experience. While earlier volumes in the series have portrayed him as a teacher, philosopher, and theologian, the 72 letters here reveal his role as an adviser and guide who impacted individuals that he taught and counseled and influenced institutions and committees that he led. Published for the Toras HoRav Foundation by Ktav Publishing House. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) was not only one of the outstanding talmudists of the twentieth century, but also one of its most creative and seminal Jewish thinkers. Drawing from a vast reservoir of Jewish and general knowledge, "the Rav," as he is widely known, brought Jewish thought and law to bear on the interpretation and assessment of the modern experience. For over four decades, Rabbi Soloveitchik commuted weekly from his home in Brookline, Massachusetts to New York City, where he gave the senior shiur (class in Talmud) at Yeshiva University's affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), where he taught and inspired generations of students, among them many of the future leaders of the Orthodox and broader Jewish community. By his extensive personal teaching and influence, he contributed vitally to the dynamic resurgence of Orthodox Judaism in America.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881258725
• ISBN 13: 9780881258721
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352