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Responsa Bnei Banim, volume 4 Author: Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin Publisher: Yashar Books Hebrew Product Description Rabbi Henkin courageously tackles some of the most controversial topics of day, thoroughly analyzing a topic and demonstrating how he arrives at his conclusions. As the address for some of the most difficult questions facing contemporary Orthodox Jews, Rabbi Henkin responds to issues that are very timely and relevant. Rabbi Yehuda Henkin occupies a unique position as an internationally recognized authority in halacha. Grandson of Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin zt"l, one of the greatest poskim in America in the 20th century, he studied privately with his grandfather and was ordained by him. He also has two degrees from Columbia University in New York. Rabbi Henkin served as rabbi of the Bet Shean valley in Israel, and published his first volume of halachic responsa at the age of 36. He has authored four volumes of responsa Bnei Banim, a commentary on the Torah Chibah Yeteirah (included in volumes of Bnei Banim), and over a hundred articles in rabbinic journals and periodicals. In English, he had published Responsa on Contemporary Jewish Women's Issues (2002), New Interpretations on the Parsha (2000), and Equality Lost: Essays in Torah Commentary, Halacha, and Jewish Thought (1999). Rabbi Henkin is known for his forthright and unhesitant rulings on pressing and controversial topics, including on womens' issues and relationships with Christianity and non-Jews. |
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