Jewish Questions: Responsa on Sephardic Life in the Early Modern Period

by Matt Goldish

Book Overview

In Jewish Questions, Matt Goldish introduces English readers to the history and culture of the Sephardic dispersion through an exploration of forty-three responsa--questions about Jewish law that Jews asked leading rabbis, and the rabbis' responses. The questions along with their rabbinical decisions examine all aspects of Jewish life, including business, family, religious issues, and relations between Jews and non-Jews. Taken together,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122652
• ISBN13: 9780691122656
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"