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I apologize if this tiny biography will sound like an advertisement, but Rabbi Akiva Eiger was one of the featured gedolim in my book, A Glimpse at Greatness, published by Eretz Hemdah. As I explained there, while Rabbi Akiva Eiger wrote many responsa to rabbis throughout the region, he did not publish prolifically. Perhaps his major work was the compilation of approximately 1,000 responsa, known simply as Sheolot U’teshuvot Rabbi Akiva Eiger, which covers subject matter in all four sections of Shulchan Aruch. Within the smallest group of the four, that corresponding to Choshen Mishpat (monetary law), much of the discussion is on theoretical or text-based matters, rather than judicial case studies, which is what we usually focus on in this column.
Discussions of actual cases were also, for the most part, sent from the rabbis of other cities. Posen, as a prominent and devout Jewish community, had a respected beit din. (The most famous picture of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, which is on the cover of A Glimpse at Greatness, is from a painting of him walking with two dayanim from that beit din). It is not clear to me to what extent Rabbi Akiva Eiger sat regularly as the head of the court. There were cities with enough scholars to make it possible for there to be separate functions of the city’s rabbinate and its rabbinical court. It is also possible that even when being a dayan or otherwise being involved behind the scene, the posek would be careful to not include stories that are too close to home in his works. Additionally, on technical grounds, letters were needed to give information needed for the rabbi sending the question out-of-town, whereas local issues may have been dealt with orally.
In any case, we hope that the 4-5 weeks that we will spend on dinei Torah regarding which Rabbi Akiva Eiger expressed an opinion will be enlightening and informative.
P'ninat Mishpat (829)
Various Rabbis
343 - Putting Pressure on Male Inheritors
344 - Rabbi Akiva Eiger (Introduction)
345 - Agreeing to Not Receive Inheritance from One’s Children
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P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Tuition Payment after Withdrawing Student
based on ruling 85142 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
P'ninat Mishpat P'ninat Mishpat: Late and Flawed Apartment
based on ruling 82174 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts
Rabbis in Midrash
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
