Tag: Soncino Talmud

Social Legislation in the Talmud, by Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein, Torah Va’Avodah Library, London, 1947.

This book was published by the “Bachad Fellowship” in England.  Bachad, which are the initial letters of Brit Chalutzim Datiim, the orthodox Jewish pioneering movement, was started in Germany in 1928. It’s purpose was to equip young orthodox religious Jews with agricultural or other skills which they could use, eventually to settle in British mandated … Continue reading Social Legislation in the Talmud, by Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein, Torah Va’Avodah Library, London, 1947. →

The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925

This interesting book uses some of the 3,100 'Responsa' (questions and answers) of Rabbi Solomon Ben Adreth of Barcelona (known as RaSHBA) as a source of the history and communal life of the Jews in Spain, particularly Aragon in the 13th century CE.  It was the Ph.D. thesis of Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, and probably … Continue reading The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925 →