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- Title
'סדרי טהרות': ניסיון השלמת התלמוד כפרק בתולדות החסידות וההתנגדות
- Authors
ישראל אורי מייטליס
- Abstract
This article examines the relationship between the Talmudic treatise 'Sidrei Taharot' ('Orders of Purity'), written by R. Gershon Henikh Leiner - the Rebbe of Izhbitza-Radzin Hassidism - and the general world of Hassidism as well as the particular world of Hassidic Izhbitza-Radzin. This Talmudic treatise, which ostensibly sought to complete the Talmudic tractates on 'Seder Taharot', has been investigated in academic research from two main directions: opposition to the treatise due to its layout, which was designed as an exact imitation of the customary Talmud page, is discussed in the context of the study of the orthodox trends of the period, while Rabbi Leiner's critical position in 'Sidrei Taharot' towards the annotations of The Talmudic text, including his criticism of the Vilna Gaon's method of vigorous annotation method, is discussed in studies of Talmudic research. The present article brings together the study of Talmudic literature with the study of Hassidism, showing that this Talmudic treatise contains distinct teachings from Izhbitza-Radzin thought and that it is not possible to separate the opposition to 'Sidrei Taharot' and the author's principled disagreement with the Vilna Gaon on the issue of annotating the Talmudic text from the controversy between the Hassidim and the Mitnagdim. I also show how this Talmudic treatise, which is not often identified in academic studies with the world of Izhbitza-Radzin, is in a certain sense the best literary representation of Izhbitza-Radzin Hassidism as it was practiced in reality: a treatise reflecting a world of intense and conservative engagement with the Talmud and Halakha which also transmits the unique teachings and ways of the rabbis of Izhbitza-Radzin.
- Subjects
JEWISH law; SEDER; RABBIS; UNIVERSITY research; ANNOTATIONS; ACADEMIC dissertations
- Publication
Jerusalem Studies in Hebrew Literature, 2024, Vol 33, p649
- ISSN
0333-693X
- Publication type
Article