Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments viii
4. Introduction x
5. Part I—Setting the Table: The Codification of Jewish Law
6. Chapter One: Codifying Jewish Law 1
7. Chapter Two: Rabbi Yechiel Mikhel Epstein’s Arukh HaShulchan 33
8. Chapter Three Competing Models: The Arukh HaShulchan and Mishnah Berurah 45
9. Part II—The Methodological Principles of the Arukh HaShulchan
10. Introduction 70
11. Chapter Four: The Rule of the Talmud 83
12. Chapter Five Rabbinic Consensus 98
13. Chapter Six Resolving Doubtful Cases 110
14. Chapter Seven Non-Normative Opinions 135
15. Chapter Eight Supererogatory Religious Conduct 157
16. Chapter Nine Law and Mysticism 172
17. Chapter Ten Law and Custom 185
18. Chapter Eleven Temporal Rationalization of Halakhic Rules 208
19. Chapter Twelve Law and Pragmatism 223
20. Part III—Illustrative Examples from the Arukh HaShulchan
21. The Arukh HaShulchan’s Methodological Principles for Reaching Halakhic Conclusions 250
22. The Ten Methodological Principles of the Arukh HaShulchan 252
23. Bibliography 395
24. Index of Biblical and Rabbinic Works Cited 405
25. Index of Names and Subjects 409
26. Index of Examples by Methodological Principle 413