Description
A treatise on the herem composed by Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, the head rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam. Specifically, this pamphlet defends the authority of the lay leadership council to do so, arguing against unnamed members of the community who are causing scandal by denying that authority.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- Exhortation to those who fear the Lord, not to fall into sin due to lack of understanding of the precepts of his Holy Law by Isaac Aboab de Fonseca (1679/80)
Streaming Media
Event Website
http://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/emw/emw2008/
Start Date
18-8-2008 2:00 PM
Location
Yeshiva University, New York
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The Herem as the Source of Authority of the Lay Governing Council
Yeshiva University, New York
A treatise on the herem composed by Isaac Aboab da Fonseca, the head rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam. Specifically, this pamphlet defends the authority of the lay leadership council to do so, arguing against unnamed members of the community who are causing scandal by denying that authority.
This presentation is for the following text(s):
- Exhortation to those who fear the Lord, not to fall into sin due to lack of understanding of the precepts of his Holy Law by Isaac Aboab de Fonseca (1679/80)
https://research.library.fordham.edu/emw/emw2008/emw2008/8
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