History of the Jews, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History of the Jews, Vol. 5 The study Of the Talmud in Poland, established by Shachna, Solomon Lurya, and Moses Isserles, reached a pitch attained at no previous time, nor in any other country. The demand for Copies Of the Talmud was so great that in less than twenty years three editions had to be printed, no doubt in thou sands Of Copies. The study Of the Talmud was a greater necessity in Poland than in the rest of Europe. The rabbis, as has been already said, had jurisdiction of their own, and decided according to Talmudical and Rabbinical laws. The great num ber of Jews in Poland, and their fondness for litiga tion, gave occasion to intricate law cases. The rabbi-judges were obliged to go back to the source of law, the Talmud, to seek points of sup port for such cases. The contending parties being themselves well informed and acute, the reasoning Of the rabbis had to be ¿awless to escape criticism. Hence Rabbinical civil law in Poland met with extra ordinary cultivation and extension, to adapt it to all cases and make it available for the learned liti gants. Thus the ever-growing subtlety of the method Of Talmud study depen ed on current con ditions and wants, and on the circumstance that each Talmudist wished to surpass all others in ingenuity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.