Letter And Spirit,Feldman (BKE-LAS) Haggadah scholar Yosef Bronstein explores the

scholar Yosef Bronstein explores the philosophy and genius of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

ISBN: 9781592645503

The first letters from jews of faith after the Holocaust

326 Pages

Letter And Spirit,Feldman (BKE-LAS) Haggadah scholar Yosef Bronstein explores theLetter and Spirit Evasion, Avoidance, and Workarounds in the Halakhic System Halakhah contains apparent workarounds such as the sale of chametz to non Jews before Pesach, the use of the prozbol to avoid the cancellation of loans, or the hetter iska which enables collection of interest. Letter and Spirit draws upon the history and halakhic treatment of these mechanisms to consider when and why some of them are accepted, some are resisted, and some find