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Recommendation for scholarly books

שו”תCategory: generalRecommendation for scholarly books
asked 9 years ago

B. H.

Hello, Your Honor.

It is possible that in the near future I will have some time and I would like to invest it – at least most of it – in studying Torah, with the main orientation being to sharpen my analytical (learning) abilities. I am looking for a good book that I can use. I would be happy if the rabbi could recommend a book (or perhaps more than one) that is more analytical and from which I can acquire tools more conveniently. (I should note that I am a yeshiva graduate and have no difficulty reading yeshiva texts, am familiar with the accepted ideas, and occasionally read my recent books).

Thank you very much.


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מיכי Staff answered 9 years ago
If you know the scholarly literature, then why do you need recommendations from me? Or are you referring to non-Torah books? I didn’t understand.

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מ' replied 9 years ago

I am familiar with the literature in general, but I am looking for a book where the methodology is clearer so that it is easier to extract analysis patterns. Does the rabbi have a recommendation?
Maybe I will phrase it a little differently: Suppose I were not familiar with this literature, what book would the rabbi recommend to me to further my familiarity with the field and especially to learn the working method?

Many thanks

מיכי Staff replied 9 years ago

For systematic books, you are probably familiar with Sha'arei Yashar and Shev Shematata, but it is worth adding the books of Rabbi Amiel, of course. And also the book of Rabbi Reines (I forgot his name), and perhaps the books of Rabbi Yosef Engel (although the name structure is simple, one division with many nef”m). There is a book “Iyon Lomdom” that is worth seeing, and also the books of Rabbi Lichtenstein, the late.

gil replied 9 years ago

M’ Hello Rabbi, if you are from Jerusalem and are looking for a group once a week to discuss scholarly issues by topic, I would be happy if you would contact me, giladstn@gmail.com (and in general for the purpose of exchanging information in this field). Perhaps this would be a good fit, because just like you, I was planning to ask Rabbi Michael Avraham - who wrote ten books on Talmudic logic (and why he did not recommend them) - what is the most effective way to acquire this theoretical methodology. Perhaps the booklets of Eyal Razenkowitz’ eyalraz9@gmail.com, from the Yeruham Yeshiva, will also be useful to you. They are built on a systematic approach to scholarly issues. There is a book by Rabbi Ateret Yisrael, Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, on the method of the scholar (I will find out the name later), and there is also Blazer's interesting doctoral dissertation on Rashi Shkop, where he also reviews his theoretical method. If you discover more, I would be happy to hear. And it is truly surprising that there is no academic or other course on the foundations of scholarly thinking, and may Rabbi Michi create this gauntlet that only he can also pick up.

מיכי Staff replied 9 years ago

Thanks to Gil. Not Blazer but Wesner (Shai A. Wesner). Indeed, a highly recommended book. I did not recommend my books because they are only on Amazon and quite expensive. And there is no signature indicating its authenticity.

המשמש של האדמורמ"א replied 9 years ago

M’,
I recommend studying the innovations of R’ Shmuel Rozovsky,
He is a brilliant analyst and in my opinion the clear successor of R’ Shimon.
I think Shmichi would count on it with both hands.

מיכי Staff replied 9 years ago

Therefore, I came as a Jew and read more, Da Mohar”R Shmuel Ztzukela”e Reshvat”g and Mari Dedina not for me and for my sake he needs it. But the recommendation above already seemed to me really unnecessary for those who are familiar with the recent Yeshiva literature.

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