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Chaye Adam
Chayei Adam () is a work of Halakha, Jewish law by Rabbi Avraham Danzig (1748–1820), dealing with the laws discussed in the Orach Chayim section of the Shulchan Aruch. It is divided into 224 sections - 69 dealing with daily conduct and prayer, and 155 with Shabbat, Shabbos (Sabbath) and Jewish Holidays, Yom Tov (holidays). It was initially published in 1801, and was published again in 1818 in the final years of Danzig's life. Chayei Adam was intended primarily "for the cultured layman", as opposed to rabbinic scholars, and the work is thus presented in a readily accessible form. In many cities, societies were formed for the purpose of studying Chayei Adam. In this work, Rabbi Danzig collected and critically sifted the ''Acharonim, Acharonic'' material in the field of the Halakha written in the more than two and a half centuries since the appearance of the Shulchan Aruch. A parallel work ''Nishmas Adam'', published together with Chayei Adam, discusses the halachic issues in great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Avraham Danzig
Avraham ben Yehiel Michael Danzig (; 1748–1820) was a rabbi, ''posek'' (legal decisor) and Halakha#Codes of Jewish law, codifier, best known as the author of the works of halakha, Jewish law called ''Chayei Adam'' and ''Chochmat Adam''. He is sometimes referred to as "the ''Chayei Adam''". Biography Danzig was born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Poland (hence his name), in 1747 or 1748 into a prominent rabbinic family. When he was fourteen, his father sent him to study at the Prague ''yeshivah'', after exacting a promise from him "that he would not mingle with the Haskalah, Moderns" who were then gradually coming into prominence through the influence of Moses Mendelssohn. He studied in Prague for four years under Rabbi Yechezkel Landau and Rabbi Joseph Liebermann. He was then offered a position as rabbi in Vilnius, Vilna, but declined, earning his livelihood as a merchant (frequenting the Leipzig Trade Fair, fairs of Leipzig and Königsberg - which are referred to in his writings). Only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |