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Similarly , the Rabbis inverted the clearly expressed biblical preference for yibbum - the levirate marriage ( Deut . 25 : 5 ) over ḥalizah— the ceremony of pulling off the sandal ( ibid . , 6 : 9 ) , and prohibited the levirate ...
Similarly , the Rabbis inverted the clearly expressed biblical preference for yibbum - the levirate marriage ( Deut . 25 : 5 ) over ḥalizah— the ceremony of pulling off the sandal ( ibid . , 6 : 9 ) , and prohibited the levirate ...
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have noted how , by means of takkanot , ha'aramot , and other principles , the Rabbis either limited or widened the scope of applicability of biblical law , deviating in various degrees from the literal meaning of the text .
have noted how , by means of takkanot , ha'aramot , and other principles , the Rabbis either limited or widened the scope of applicability of biblical law , deviating in various degrees from the literal meaning of the text .
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183 Rashi here explains that " they found biblical support to permit what the Rabbis had forbidden . ” The inference drawn from the first passage is that actions based upon the biblical text alone were too harsh .
183 Rashi here explains that " they found biblical support to permit what the Rabbis had forbidden . ” The inference drawn from the first passage is that actions based upon the biblical text alone were too harsh .
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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