Sefer Brantshpigl: Edited and translated by Morris M. Faierstein

Altschul-Yerushalmi Altschul-Yerushalmi

Published by De Gruyter 2024

Sefer Brantshpigl

Edited and translated by Morris M. Faierstein

Altschul-Yerushalmi Altschul-Yerushalmi
Edited by: Morris M. Faierstein

Volume 131 in the series Studia Judaica

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111414683

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About this book

Sefer Brantshpigl is an important Yiddish religious/ethical work first published in Cracow, 1596. It was reprinted six more times into the beginning of the eighteenth century and is an important source for the social and religious life of Central/East European Jewry in the Early Modern period. This volume is the first complete translation of this text into English with annotations and scholarly introduction. The author, Moshe Henochs Altschul-Yerushalmi was a member of what has become to be known as the "secondary intelligentsia." Little is known about his life, other than that he lived in Prague. His son, Henoch Altschul, was the Shamash of the Jewish community of Prague from 1603–1633. He examined all aspects of Jewish social and religious life in seventy-six chapters. Each chapter discusses a specific topic. Not only does he describe what is good and critiques what he finds to be lacking, but he buttresses his arguments with citations from the whole range of rabbinic literature. One aspect that is particularly interesting is his citation of kabbalistic sources in his arguments. He cites kabbalistic sources more than sixty times and even devotes a whole chapter to the kabbalistic night ritual of Tikkun Hazot.

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Morris M. Faierstein, Rockville, Maryland, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
Preface [1b] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Introduction [2a] Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 1 [3a] In this chapter the usefulness of this book is explained. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 2 [9a] This chapter explains why I am doing what follows. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 3 [12b] This chapter shows why I wrote it in Yiddish. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter 4 [13b] This chapter shows the usefulness that comes from the speech of people. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 5 [14a] This chapter explains the difference between the wise one and the fool. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 6 [16a] This chapter explains that the righteous person is called wise and the wicked one a fool. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 7 [19a] This chapter explains what a good wife or an evil wife is. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Chapter 8 [23b] This chapter explains what good comes from a good wife and the evil from an evil wife. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 9 [28b] This chapter explains the difference between the first wife and the second one. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Chapter 10 [29b] This chapter explains what a good wife is obligated to do for her husband. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Chapter 11 [34a] This chapter explains how it happens that a righteous man has an evil wife, and the evildoer a pious wife. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 12 [35a] This chapter explains that women, with much talk, can talk into eternal life. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Chapter 13 [37b] This chapter explains all the commandments that a woman is obligated to fulfill or is exempt from them. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	100
Chapter 14 [39b] This chapter explains how the wife takes wisdom to her husband for the good of her husband. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Chapter 15 [40a] This chapter explains what the women are obligated to fulfill among the commandments. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Chapter 16 [43b] This chapter explains that each person should be modest and chaste. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 17 [56b] This chapter explains how the modest woman behaves at home. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter 18 [64a] This chapter explains how she behaves with a servant at home. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Chapter 19 [69a] This chapter explains how one deals with meat in all things. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Chapter 20 [71a] This chapter explains that one must spend a proper amount for the household, not too much and not too little. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Chapter 21 [72a] This chapter explains that one should not habitually be in his friend’s house. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Chapter 22 [73a] This chapter explains that one should not make enemies with people. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Chapter 23 [76a] This chapter explains how one should relate to people and not be arrogant. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Chapter 24 [78b] This chapter explains that one should not rejoice when bad things happen to his friend. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Chapter 25 [80b] This chapter explains that each person should allow himself to be satisfied with what God, blessed be He, gives him. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 26 [82a] This chapter explains that one should not be greedy. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Chapter 27 [83a] This chapter explains that one should say to all things, “this too is for good.” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 28 [85b] This chapter explains that everything that happens to the person, one should not protest to God, blessed be He, or murmur. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Chapter 29 [86b] This chapter explains that one must be humble. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Chapter 30 [94b] This chapter explains the giving of charity and how it should be given. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 31 [105a] This chapter explains the great mitzvah of hospitality and how to fulfill it. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
Chapter 32 [112a] This chapter explains the great mitzvah of recompensing people for kindness. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Chapter 33 [114b] This chapter explains how one should behave with father and mother. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Chapter 34 [122a] This chapter explains the mitzvah of helping the bride under the Huppah. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Chapter 35 [124b] This chapter explains how a woman behaves when she has her time. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
Chapter 36 [132b] This chapter explains [the concept] of Hallah. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
Chapter 37 [133b] This chapter explains that one must light lights Friday at the beginning of the Sabbath. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Chapter 38 [134b] This chapter explains that when one goes to bed, how one should be modest in bed. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Chapter 39 [139b] This chapter explains that one should wake up before dawn. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Chapter 40 [145a] This chapter explains that before one goes to the synagogue one should go to the toilet, and how one behaves with this. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
Chapter 41 [147a] This chapter explains that one goes to the synagogue and prays, and how one behaves in the synagogue, morning afternoon and evening. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Chapter 42 [154b] This chapter explains how one should behave when he leaves the synagogue. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
Chapter 43 [156a] This chapter explains how one should behave at the table. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
Chapter 44 [165a] This chapter explains that one should not make celebratory meals that are not needed at any time, these are called optional celebratory meals. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Chapter 45 [167a] This chapter explains that the person deals with his business accounts after the meal. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Chapter 46 [169b] This chapter explains how one should raise the children for good. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
Chapter 47 [181a] This chapter explains that one should ritually immerse utensils. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Chapter 48 [181a] This chapter explains that everyone is obligated to have in the house, zizit yarn, thread, and a needle. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Chapter 49 [183a] This chapter explains that one should not get angry. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Chapter 50 [185b] This chapter explains that no person should be envied for any reason. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	384
Chapter 51 [188a] This chapter explains that one should not deceive anyone. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	388
Chapter 52 [189b] This chapter explains that one is not allowed to engage in flattery to any person. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	392
Chapter 53 [190b] This chapter explains that one should not take revenge and not bear a grudge against his friend. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	394
Chapter 54 [191b] This chapter explains that one should not mock anyone. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	396
Chapter 55 [194a] This chapter explains that one should not gossip. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
Chapter 56 [199b] This chapter explains that one should not tell lies. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	411
Chapter 57 [201b] This chapter explains that one should not swear. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415
Chapter 58 [206a] This chapter explains that one should not curse or insult. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
Chapter 59 [210a] This chapter explains that a woman is not allowed to dress in male clothes. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	430
Chapter 60 [210a] This chapter explains that one is not allowed to steal or rob. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431
Chapter 61 [212a] This chapter explains that one should not murder. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	434
Chapter 62 [212a] This chapter explains that one should not be unchaste. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
Chapter 63 [212b] This chapter explains that it is forbidden to give false testimony. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	436
Chapter 64 [212b] This chapter explains that one is not allowed to take interest from Jews. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
Chapter 65 [213a] This chapter explains that when a Jew loses something, one should not hide oneself from it, and one should return it to him. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	438
Chapter 66 [213b] This chapter explains that one should have correct weights and proper measures. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
Chapter 67 [214a] This chapter explains that one is not allowed to drink the wine of non-Jews. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	441
Chapter 68 [215b] This chapter explains that one is not allowed to engage in witchcraft. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	444
Chapter 69 [216b] This chapter explains how one should repent. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
Chapter 70 [226b] This chapter explains that one should fulfill all the commandments quickly and vigorously. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
Chapter 71 [227a] This chapter explains that one should fulfill all the commandments honestly. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	467
Chapter 72 [228a] This chapter explains that when one fulfills many commandments, they should not boast about it. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	470
Chapter 73 [229b] This chapter explains that the commandments one fulfills with money, the money should be honestly acquired. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473
Chapter 74 [230a] This chapter explains that one should visit sick people and do what is good for them. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
Chapter 75 [231b] This chapter explains that one should accompany the dead to their grave. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	478
Chapter 76 [232b] This chapter explains that one should comfort those who mourn. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	480
Brantshpigl Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	483
Index of Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in the field of Early Yiddish Literature, Early Modern culture, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 511
Keywords: Yiddish Literature; Early Modern Judaism; Jewish History; Ashkenazi culture.

eBook

Published: June 17, 2024
ISBN: 9783111414683

Hardcover

Published: June 17, 2024
ISBN: 9783111413044