Hyman Goldin
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Rabbi Hyman E. Goldin, LL.B. (1881 or 1882, near Vilna – 1972) was a Lithanian-American Orthodox Rabbi
, attorney and Judaic scholar. A prolific author of English Jewish literature, he wrote over fifty works.
Goldin studied at the Yeshiva
of Vilna, where he was ordained a rabbi. He emigrated from Lithuania
to the United States
in 1900, and settled in Brooklyn
.
Jewish chaplain to Comstock Prison from 1932 to 1947, Goldin collaborated with two prisoners to write a Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo (1950). His The Case of the Nazarene Reopened (1948), written in the form of a court transcript, acquitted the Jews of the charge of killing Jesus Christ.
Goldin translated the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
, an abridged version of the Shulchan Aruch
, publishing his translation in 1961. He also translated several works of the Mishnah
.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
, attorney and Judaic scholar. A prolific author of English Jewish literature, he wrote over fifty works.
Goldin studied at the Yeshiva
Yeshiva
Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...
of Vilna, where he was ordained a rabbi. He emigrated from Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1900, and settled in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
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Jewish chaplain to Comstock Prison from 1932 to 1947, Goldin collaborated with two prisoners to write a Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo (1950). His The Case of the Nazarene Reopened (1948), written in the form of a court transcript, acquitted the Jews of the charge of killing Jesus Christ.
Goldin translated the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch may refer to:#The famous work of that name by Shlomo Ganzfried#A similar Sephardi work entitled "Kitzur Shulchan Aruch" by Rabbi Raphael Baruch Toledano....
, an abridged version of the Shulchan Aruch
Shulchan Aruch
The Shulchan Aruch also known as the Code of Jewish Law, is the most authoritative legal code of Judaism. It was authored in Safed, Israel, by Yosef Karo in 1563 and published in Venice two years later...
, publishing his translation in 1961. He also translated several works of the Mishnah
Mishnah
The Mishnah or Mishna is the first major written redaction of the Jewish oral traditions called the "Oral Torah". It is also the first major work of Rabbinic Judaism. It was redacted c...
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