Jewish self-government in the middle ages / by Louis Finkelstein. With a foreword by Alexander Marx. New York : The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1924
Content
Stamp
Dedication
Preface
XI Foreword
Table of contents
Title page
Part I General account of the rabbinical synods
Title page
1 Chapter I. European Jewry in the Tenth Century
6 Chapter II. Early Jewish Institutions in France and Germany
20 Chapter III. Rabbenu Gershom
36 Chapter IV. The French Synods
56 Chapter V. German Synods from 1196 - 1250
72 Chapter VII. Later German Synods
82 Chapter VIII. Takkanot of Candia
86 Chapter IX. Takkanot of Italy
96 Chapter X. Takkanot of Corfu
99 Chapter XI. Synods of the Spanish Jews
105 Appendix
109 Part II Texts and translations.
109 Title page
111 Chapter I. Takkanot of R. Gershom.
139 Chapter II. Regulations Concerning the Suspension of the Herem Against Plural Marriages and Similar Regulations.
148 Chapter III. Takkanah of Rashi
150 Chapter IV. Takkanot of R. Tam
171 Chapter V. Code of Takkanot of R. Tam
216 Chapter VI. Proposed Takkanah of R. Perez
218 Chapter VII Takkanot of the Rhine Communities
257 Chapter VIII. Synod of Frankfort, 1603
265 Chapter IX. Takkanot of Candia
281 Chapter X. A. Takkanot of Italy of the years 1416 - 1418.
316 Chapter XI. Takkanot of Corfu
328 Chapter XII. Takkanot of Aragon
348 Chapter XIII. Synod of Castilian Jews of 1432
376 Additional Note
376 A. Talmudic Law Regarding Competition
377 B. The Legal Status of Women in German Jewry.
379 C. Appellate Jurisdiction in Talmudic Law.
382 The Origin of the Custom of Interrupting the Prayers.
383 List of Abbreviations
385 Index