Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by the Hebrew university Magnes press:
The Halakhah as an Event Edited by: Avinoam Rosenak<http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Avinoam+Rosenak.aspx?name=Avinoam+Rosenak> The Halakha is not just a body of literature; it is also a cultural event. It follows then that the philosophy of Halakha must address the happening of the Halakha. Surprisingly, till now philosophers of Halakha have not addressed this dimension of the event or the happening of the Halakha. The articles in this book are an attempt at facing this challenge. But this is not simple because herein lies a paradox. If the event or the happening is something that lies outside the confines of what is captured in the written word, the effort to write about it is one that must take us on a fascinating journey between what is possible and what perhaps is not. What is the nature of the Halakha as an event? What is the knowledge contained in this dimension of the Halakha that defies conceptualization in the written word? How does the insight that the Halakha is principally an event dramatically affect the philosophy of the Halakha? As we have said, philosophers of the Halakha have not addressed this question before and the authors in this collection - scholars and researchers from a wide range of fields - are all facing it for the first time bringing to it a wide range of tools from fields as varied as philosophy, Jewish thought, performance, cinema, group dynamics, cognition, gender studies and more. Together they offer us a new discourse and framework for conceptualizing the philosophy of the Halakha. Language: Hebrew Price: $ 33.00 eBook: $ 24.75 For sample pages press here<http://www.magnes-press.com/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getdoc.aspx/0L3GvCpDS/preview/preview.pdf?> For purchase and more information press here<http://www.magnes-press.com/Book/The+Halakhah+as+an+Event.aspx?name=The+Halakhah+as+an+Event&code=45-171056> Celestina Levant International marketing Hebrew University Magnes press http://www.magnes-press.com<http://www.magnes-press.com/> [http://hayoman.co.il/Upload/Images/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9F%20%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A7.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%A1-%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%AA-936521383071129/timeline/> Tel: 972-2-6584780 Fax: 972-2-5633370
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