Importance of being canonized -- The preamble to Beit Yosef : manifesto of a jurist -- "Maran" [Our Master] Joseph Karo -- Semikhah polemics in Safed : establishing a guild of jurists -- R. Karo in Safed : establishing a dominant status -- Law and mysticism : an envitable encoun…
In light of modern changes in attitude regarding homosexuality and recent controversy surrounding government legislation, the author, a Rabbi, explores the Jewish stance on homosexuality. He combines an unswerving commitment to Jewish Law with a deep understanding of the philoso…
This book provides the first publication of the tract "Tiferet Bahurim (The Glory of Youth)" which was written in the mid-seventeenth century by R. Pinhas Barukh ben Pelatiyah Monselic in Ferrara, Italy. The tract was written as a guide for young men about to marry regarding the…
