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A Philosophy of Mitzvot: The Religious and Ethical Principles of Judaism, Their root in Biblical Law and the Judaic Oral Tradition - Hardcover
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What divine purpose do the mitzvot, the Biblical commandments, serve? What moral and spiritual goals do the mitzvot envision? The Sefer ha-Hinnukh, one of the principal works in Jewish ethical and halakhic literature, is a primary source for ta'amei ha-mitzvot, the reasons and purpose of the divine commandments in the Torah. A Philosophy of Mitzvot by Rabbi Dr. Gersion Appel sets forth the Hinnukh s objectives and his approach to...
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Rabbi Dr. Gersion Appel is Yeshiva University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, and formerly Adjunct Professor of Graduate Hebrew Studies in New York University. He received his Torah education in Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah V'Daas and Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, where he received his Rabbinic ordination (Semicha). He graduated Yeshiva College and has a Doctor of Hebrew Literature degree from Yeshiva University and a Doctor of...
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Appel's study is a definitive evaluation of the Hinnuk's approach. But, more than this, it is an exploration of significant perspectives and new directions for further studies of the meaning of the commandments. The book is comprehensive, informative and authoritative. It is a work of immense scholarship and deserves to be widely read. --The Jewish Law Annual
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- PublisherYashar Books Inc
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1933143177
- ISBN 13 9781933143170
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages326
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