List Books » Kashrut, Tefillin, Tzitzit: Studies in the Purpose and Meaning of Symbolic Mitzvot Inspired by the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Authors: Stephen Bailey
ISBN-13: 9780765761064, ISBN-10: 0765761068
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: June 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Although many contemporary committed Jews practice these rituals, many admit that there is little understanding, relevance, or meaning experienced in their observance because of the enigmatic, symbolic nature of these mitzvot. Kashrut, Tefillin, Tzitzit: Studies in the Purpose and Meaning of Symbolic Mitzvot Inspired by the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch presents a clear, logical, literary, and spiritual analysis of these symbolic commandments.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | 1 | |
I | The Purpose and Meaning of Kashrut | |
1 | Texts and Questions | 11 |
2 | Classical Theories of Kashrut | 29 |
3 | Context: Human "Being," Purity, and Holiness | 35 |
4 | Symbolic Model: Transcendence of the Biological | 59 |
II | The Purpose and Meaning of Tefillin | |
5 | Texts and Questions | 89 |
6 | Context: Duty and Motivation | 101 |
7 | Symbolic Model: Obligations and Responsibilities | 115 |
III | The Purpose and Meaning of Tzitzit | |
8 | Texts and Questions | 141 |
9 | Context: Subjective Morality versus Objective Morality | 149 |
10 | Symbolic Model: Choosing to Sanctify the Mundane | 161 |
Epilogue | 177 | |
References | 181 | |
Index | 183 |