Boaz Cohen, the Glossary
Boaz Cohen (1899–1968) was a leading American scholar of Talmud, a legal decisor (posek), and a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.[1]
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12 relations: Bridgeport, Connecticut, Columbia University, Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, Halakha, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York (state), New York City, Posek, Rabbi, Rabbinical Assembly, Talmud, United States.
- Jewish Theological Seminary of America faculty
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha (Jewish law and tradition) within Conservative Judaism; it is one of the most active and widely known committees on the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly.
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Halakha
Halakha (translit), also transliterated as halacha, halakhah, and halocho, is the collective body of Jewish religious laws that are derived from the Written and Oral Torah.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Posek
In Jewish law, a posek (פוסק, pl. poskim) is a legal scholar who determines the application of halakha, the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah, in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities are inconclusive, or in those situations where no clear halakhic precedent exists. Boaz Cohen and posek are Talmudists.
Rabbi
A rabbi (רַבִּי|translit.
Rabbinical Assembly
The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the international association of Conservative rabbis.
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Talmud
The Talmud (תַּלְמוּד|Talmūḏ|teaching) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (halakha) and Jewish theology.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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See also
Jewish Theological Seminary of America faculty
- Abraham A. Neuman
- Abraham Halkin
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
- Alan Cooper (biblical scholar)
- Alan Mittleman
- Alexander Marx
- Arthur Lessac
- Benjamin Sommer
- Bernard Drachman
- Boaz Cohen
- Burton Visotzky
- David C. Kraemer
- David Fishman
- David G. Roskies
- Harold Louis Ginsberg
- Israel Friedlander
- Israel H. Levinthal
- Jack Wertheimer
- Jacob J. Rabinowitz
- Joseph Mayor Asher
- Louis Ginzberg
- Milton Himmelfarb
- Miriam Gideon
- Mordecai Margalioth
- Robert Gordis
- Saul Lieberman
- Shamma Friedman
- Shuly Rubin Schwartz
- Solomon Schechter
- Yochanan Muffs