Ein Yaakov
The Ethical and Inspirational Teachings of the Talmud
Other primary creator Rabbi Yaakov ibn Chaviv Translated by Avraham Yaakov Finkel
Publication date:
01 October 1999Length of book:
824 pagesPublisher
Jason Aronson, Inc.Dimensions:
265x189mm7x10"
ISBN-13: 9780765760821
This is the only complete English translation of the classic Jewish text known as Ein Yaakov.
Ein Yaakov is a collection of all the agaddah (the non-legal) material of the Talmud, compiled by Rabbi Yaakov ibn Chaviv, the fifteenth century talmudist. Scattered among the more than 2,700 pages of the Talmud, aggadah focuses on the ethical and inspirational aspects of the Torah way of life. Through a wealth of homilies, anecdotes, allegories, pithy sayings, and interpretations of biblical verses, it has been said that the aggadah brings you closer to God and his Torah.
Ein Yaakov is a collection of all the agaddah (the non-legal) material of the Talmud, compiled by Rabbi Yaakov ibn Chaviv, the fifteenth century talmudist. Scattered among the more than 2,700 pages of the Talmud, aggadah focuses on the ethical and inspirational aspects of the Torah way of life. Through a wealth of homilies, anecdotes, allegories, pithy sayings, and interpretations of biblical verses, it has been said that the aggadah brings you closer to God and his Torah.
A significant contribution toward the dissemination of Torah learning. The aggadot of our Sages are basic in the understanding of Jewish ethics and weltanschauung. How symbolic that Reb Yaakov Finkel becomes the expositor of teh Rav Yaakov ibn Chaviv's Ein Yaakov (The Eye of Jacob). A proper title for this sefer would be Einei Yaakov (The Eyes of Jacob)....