Inheriting the crown in Jewish law : the struggle for rabbinic compensation, tenure, and inheritance rights / Jeffrey I. Roth.
2006
KBM2614.R33 R68 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Inheriting the crown in Jewish law : the struggle for rabbinic compensation, tenure, and inheritance rights / Jeffrey I. Roth.
Imprint
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Description
171 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
"A spade for digging"
"The way of Torah is bread with salt"
The throne of honor
"Nowadays the prince of forgetfulness reigns"
The variety of rabbinic emoluments
"These fees embarrass us"
The residence right and the residence ban
"The envy of scholars increases wisdom"
"No better than an outright thief"
Rabbis and schoolteachers : two competitive regimes
"All the same, go and consult them"
Justifications for tenure
Tenure and merit
Alternatives to tenure
The community versus the tenured rabbi
"When will these two old men die?"
The case against inheritance : part one
The case against inheritance : part two
Forging a new consensus for inheritance
Explaining the new consensus : rabbinic posts as property
Inheritance in the modern era.
"The way of Torah is bread with salt"
The throne of honor
"Nowadays the prince of forgetfulness reigns"
The variety of rabbinic emoluments
"These fees embarrass us"
The residence right and the residence ban
"The envy of scholars increases wisdom"
"No better than an outright thief"
Rabbis and schoolteachers : two competitive regimes
"All the same, go and consult them"
Justifications for tenure
Tenure and merit
Alternatives to tenure
The community versus the tenured rabbi
"When will these two old men die?"
The case against inheritance : part one
The case against inheritance : part two
Forging a new consensus for inheritance
Explaining the new consensus : rabbinic posts as property
Inheritance in the modern era.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-163) and index.
Location
RBSTA KBM2614.R33 R68 2006
Call Number
KBM2614.R33 R68 2006
Language
English
ISBN
157003608X cloth alkaline paper
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