JWST 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Greater Poland, Shtadlan, Sabbateans

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST 347
• Professor: Rachel Manekin

Document Summary

Torah- 5 books-written law, talmud- 2 parts, has laws, stories etc, part 1: mishnah = oral law a. i. 200 ce, it was written down after temple was destroyed: part 2: gemara, commentary on the mishnah, legal text with stories, discussions, rabbis had to study the talmud. The messenger: died 1791: french revolution 1789. Religious societies fear sectarianism: threatens their integrity, destroys hierarchies, legitimizes non-normative behavior, might cause social unrest. Pronounced by communal leaders and applies only to the members of the community, formal procedure. Had limited power (excommunication later became a civil offense) The council of 4 lands lands = regions. The representative body of polish jewry (16th century-1764: represented jewish communities in great poland, little poland, red. Ruthenia and volhynia: was composed of lay and religious leaders, divided taxes imposed on jews, issued regulations, served as court of appeals (had authority to excommunicate over all jewish communities)