A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law: Volume IX

by Emanuel B. Quint

Summary

Written by Rabbi Joseph Karo in 1565, the Shulhan Aruch has been long accepted as the standard code of Jewish law and practice. This volume presents an English restatement of those sections of the text containing laws regarding the paid bailee, the lessee, labor, the borrowing of objects, stealing, and robbery. The volume also features extensive coverage of the topic of Abiding by the Laws of the Land. Rabbi Quint is co-founder of the Jerusalem Institute of Jewish Law. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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