Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Preambles: An Insight into Rabbi Avraham Danzig’s Ḥayei Adam 18
6. 2 Minhag in the Ḥayei Adam—the Case of Kitniyot on Passover 41
7. 3 Esoteric Halakhah and the Ḥayei Adam 66
8. 4 Rabbi Avraham Danzig’s Polemic Against Hasidism 102
9. 5 The Democratization of Halakhah: The Ḥayei Adam and Musar 131
10. 6 A New Role and Status: The Ḥayei Adam and the Mishnah Berurah 161
11. 7 Jewish Pride in Rabbi Avraham Danzig’s Ḥayei Adam as Instantiated in the Aleinu Hymn 187
12. Addendum 201
13. Appendix 1 The Life of the Man: The Life and Times of Avraham Danzig 207
14. Appendix 2 Rabbinic Texts and Authors Referred to in This Volume 237
15. Bibliography 246
16. Index 252