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Title: Halakhic Man by Joseph Dov Soloveitchik ISBN: 0-8276-0222-7 Publisher: Jewish Publication Society Pub. Date: December, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a warning
Comment: This book (basically a comparison of mainstream Talmudic scholarship and mysticism, and an endorsement of the former) struck me as the kind of book I might get more out of in a few years, when I know a lot more and have read a lot more -- and maybe when I am a grownup I will reread it. But it is not a book for people just beginning to learn about Judaism (unless they happen to have a Ph.D in philosophy). The allusions (to other thinkers), the concepts, and even the vocabulary were often over my head and are probably over the head of most people who do not have an enormous background in philosophical matters. I learned something from it, but not as much as a more learned person would.
Rating: 5
Summary: An awesome work.
Comment: This book is one of the most ambitious works of Jewish theology written in the past few hundred years. It is in many ways a rewrite of "Nefesh HaChayim" which has never been translated into English. The Halakhic Man is a complete coherent vision of Judaism and the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: A classic work of epic proportion
Comment: Time Magazine called Halakhic Man 'A sweeping defense of the validity and excitement of pursuing a religiously observant life in the modern world.'.
I think the theme here is not that a religiously observant life is intrinsically exciting; it is the only way in which a rational person can find solace.
Rav Soloveitchik aptly notes that the aim of religion is about personal liberation and creativity.
His defense of Maimonides in light of attacks from Hegel, Neitzche, Kant, et al are inspiring.
The book in truth is an autobiography. From it, the genius of Rav Soloveitchik is clear.
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Title: Halakhic Mind by Joseph B. Soloveitchik ISBN: 0684863723 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: On Jewish Learning by Franz Rosenzweig, Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Martin Buber ISBN: 0299182347 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pub. Date: 26 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Jerusalem or on Religious Power and Judaism by Moses Mendelssohn ISBN: 0874512646 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: 15 November, 1983 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: God in Search of Man : A Philosophy of Judaism by Abraham Joshua Heschel ISBN: 0374513317 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1976 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: On Judaism by Martin Buber ISBN: 0805210504 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 13 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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