''Mateh Moshe'' (, "
Staff of Moses
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") is a highly cited ''
halakhic
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'' (legal) work by Rabbi Moshe Met,
Moshe ben Avraham of Przemyśl; it contains, also, moralistic
''aggadic'' teachings.
As Rabbi Moshe is best known for this work, he is often referred to as "the ''Mateh Moshe''".
It was published
in
Kraków
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in 1591; in
Frankfurt
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in 1726, with the addition of explanatory notes; a 1958 edition with sources and an introduction, edited in London and published in Jerusalem; and a modernized version in
Jerusalem
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in 2010, incorporating several of the preceding features.
''Mateh Moshe'' particularly emphasizes the religious customs of
Polish Jewry.
It draws on
[Editors introduction to 2010 edition](_blank)
/ref> the teachings of '' Maharshal'', Met's primary teacher, as well as numerous other works, not always named,Pirkei Avot
Pirkei Avot (; also transliterated as ''Pirqei Avoth'' or ''Pirkei Avos'' or ''Pirke Aboth'', also ''Abhoth''), which translates into English as Chapters of the Fathers, is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims from Rabbinic Jewis ...
'' 1:2:
*''Torah'': Teachings and demands due to the Torah (דרושים למעלת התורה); this section, often reprinted in other works
* ''Avodah'', the "service of God": expanding on laws in the ''Orach Chayim
''Orach Chayim'' ("manner/way of life") is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of Halakha (Jewish law), '' Arba'ah Turim''. This section addresses aspects of Jewish law pertinent to the Hebrew calendar (be it the daily, weekly, mo ...
'' section of ''Shulchan Aruch
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''
*'' Gemilut Hasidim'', acts of kindness: expanding on ''Yoreh Deah
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This section treats all aspects of Jewish law not pertinent to the Hebrew calendar, finance, torts, mar ...
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References
External links
Works of the Maharshal
Tradition Online
Torah.org
Rabbinic legal texts and responsa
1591 books
Sifrei Kodesh
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