Maharal's Be'er ha-Golah and His Revolution in Aggadic Scholarship — in Their Context and on His Terms

by Chaim Eisen

Overview

This is an article from Hakirah volume 4.
In the realm of classic Jewish thought, Rabbi Yehudah Liva ben Bezִalel, the Maharal of Prague, was a solitary revolutionary, especially in the elucidation of Aggadah, the nonlegal components of the Talmud and Midrash. On the one hand, he belonged to no well-defined school, and his mentors’ identities remain a mystery. On the other hand, despite founding a yeshivah in Prague and teaching several of the following generation’s preeminent scholars, his legacy included no immediate disciples who emulated or disseminated his unique approach to Jewish thought.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012394798
Publisher:	Hakirah
Publication date:	01/31/2007
Series:	Hakirah , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	110 KB

About the Author

The author lectures at the Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center (formerly, the OU-NCSY Israel Center). For over twenty-four years, he has taught at various yeshivot in Israel and lectured extensively on Jewish thought and Jewish philosophy throughout both Israel and the US. He also served as a Torah lecturer in the IDF Rabbinate Torah Lecture Corps (reserves) for over sixteen years. In addition, he was founding editor of the OU journal Jewish Thought and has written and edited numerous essays in these fields.