Abraham

1969 · Best.-Nr. 17948 — Jerusalem: Mossad Ha-Rav Kook 1969. Hardcover. vg. Small 4to. 485pp Hebrew pagination. 1/4 leather over brown cloth in original dust jacket. Ex-libris Rabbi Isaac David Essrig author of "The fountain of wisdom". Work by Rav Cook one of the most influential Rabbis of what now is considered "religious Zionism" see below. The topic of this book is the "Even Ha-'Ezer" - section of the "Shulkhan ha-Arukh" that deals with personal law marriage divorce sexual conduct etc. The "Shulkhan ha-Arukh" a.k.a. Shulchan Aruch meaning "set table" is the most authoritative compilation of Halakha Jewish Law. Staining and minor tears to dj. Age wear to binding. Inside clean and tight. In Hebrew. Very good condition. On the author from a public domain online encyclopedia: Abraham Isaac Kook 1864 - 1935 was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine the founder of the now Religious Zionist "Yeshiva Merkaz HaRav" and a renowned Torah scholar. He was a master of Halakha in the strictest sense while at the same time possessing an unusual openness to new ideas especially in regards to the settling of Eretz Yisrael. This drew many religious and non-religious people to him but also led to widespread misunderstanding of his ideas. He wrote prolifically on both Halakha and Jewish thought and his books and personality continued to influence many even after his death in Jerusalem in 1935. Mossad Ha-Rav Kook hardcover books