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Publication of a scholarly edition of the book The Bargain

19 June, 2019

 

The Institute for Research in Jewish Law is pleased and excited to announce the publication of a scholarly edition of the book The Bargain and Sale of Rabbi Hai Gaon (Part 1), one of the cornerstones of the halachic literature of the Geonim.

The volume includes a new translation, by Dr. Zvi Stampfer, of the Arabic original that survived in the Genizah, and includes dozens of previously unpublished passages, all with the addition of notes and explanations.

The Institute for Research in Jewish Law was the proud winner of the “Katz Prize for the Implementation of Halakcha in Modern Life”

The Institute for Research in Jewish Law was the proud winner of the “Katz Prize for the Implementation of Halakcha in Modern Life”

19 July, 2018

The Institute for Research in Jewish Law was the proud winner of the “Katz Prize for the Implementation of Halakcha in Modern Life” for the year 2018. This prize was awarded to the Institute for Research in Jewish Law for its years of work in the field of research of Jewish Law, its connection to modern law in general, and to Israeli law specifically.

Together with the institute the prize was awarded to Rabbi Asher Zelig Weiss, and Rabbi Yehuda Hertzel Henkin and Rabbi Joseph Tzevi Rimon.

Announcement on the publication of a new book

10 July, 2018

The Institute for Research in Jewish Law is proud to announce the publishing of the book STUDIES IN LAW AND HALAKHAH:  MENACHEM ELON MEMORIAL VOLUMEedited by Arye Edrei, David Gliksberg, Aviad Hacohen,  Berachyahu Lifshitz, Benjamin Porat. The book was published in cooperation with The Institute for Research in Jewish Law and the The  Sacher Institute for Legislative Research and Comparative Law.