Halakhic Man

National Jewish Book Award Winner Halakhic Man is the classic work of modern Jewish and religious thought by the twentieth centurys preeminent Orthodox Jewish theologian and talmudic scholar, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. It is a profound excursion into religious psychology and phenomenology, a pioneering attempt at a philosophy of halakhah, and a stringent critique of mysticism and romantic religion. This 40th anniversary edition features this new scholarly apparatus: A translators preface tracing the books reception and evolving influence A translators introduction shedding light on the heart of Soloveitchiks argument A list of errata to the original text Translators annotations explaining Soloveitchiks references and underlying teachings A glossary of key terms A bibliography of works cited in this edition Two indexes: an index of biblical and rabbinic sources and an index of names and subjects incorporating the editions full content.