Studies in the Judicial Methodology of Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra

Samuel Morell is Associate Professor, Binghamton University (SUNY). This is his second book on the judicial methodology of sixteenth-century Sephardic rabbinic legalists.

• Chapter 1 Rules of TransliterationChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Part One: The "Real World" and Codified Law; Popular Practice and Legal Interpretation; the Role of Equity; Considerations of Public Policy; Sevara; Conclusions form Part OneChapter 5 Part Two: The Middle Way; The Place of the Master; "Grant That One Should Not Add to It;" Qim Li; "The Law is in Accordance with the Later Authorities;" Conclusions for Part TwoChapter 6 BiographiesChapter 7 Works Cited: Primary SourcesChapter 8 Works Cited: Secondary SourcesChapter 9 List of CasesChapter 10 Index of ResponsaChapter 11 Index of Legal IssuesChapter 12 General Index