How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed Jewish law into a way of
thinking and talking about everything Typically translated as
"Jewish law," halakhah is not an easy match for what is usually
thought of as law. This is because the rabbinic legal system has
rarely wielded the political power to enforce its rules, nor has it
ever been the law of any state. Even more idiosyncratically, the
talmudic rabbis claim the study of halakhah is a holy endeavor that
brings a person closer to God-a claim no country makes of its law.
Chaim Saiman traces how generations of rabbis have used concepts
forged in talmudic disputation to do the work that other societies
assign not only to philosophy, political theory, theology, and
ethics but also to art, drama, and literature. Guiding readers
across two millennia of richly illuminating perspectives, this
panoramic book shows how halakhah is not just "law" but an entire
way of thinking, being, and knowing.
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