Sefer Chasidim : the book of the pious / by Yehudah HeChasid ; condensed, translated, and annotated by Avraham Yaakov Finkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Judah ben Samuel, approximately 1150-1217.

Contributor:

Finkel, Avraham Yaakov.

Standardized Title:

Sefer ḥasidim. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jewish ethics--Early works to 1800.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 409 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Northvale, N.J. : Jason Aronson, [1997]

Summary:

Written by Rabbi Yehudah HeChasid in the late twelfth century, Sefer Chasidim is a unique and engaging ethical work that addresses the concerns of everyday life. In this first-ever translation into English, Avraham Yaakov Finkel has reorganized the work topically for clarity and easy reference, at last making this important text available to a wider audience. Although written more than seven-hundred years ago, the author's observations on the world are strikingly relevant to the contemporary scene.

Notes:

Original work attributed to Judah ben Samuel he-Ḥasid.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1568219202

OCLC:

35174813