Minchat Chinuch
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Minchat Chinuch is a legal commentary
on the Sefer ha-Chinuch
. It was written by Yosef Babad
("Rabbeinu Yosef"; 1800-1874), Av Beit Din
of Ternopil. The Sefer Ha-Chinuch systematically discusses the 613
commandments
of the Torah
, their Biblical source, and philosophical underpinnings - while the Minchat Chinuch serves as a legal commentary
through the perspective of the Talmud
and Rishonim
. Minchat Chinuch is widely studied in Yeshivas, and remains popular to this day.
Commentary (philology)
In philology, a commentary is a line-by-line or even word-by-word explication usually attached to an edition of a text in the same or an accompanying volume. It may draw on methodologies of close reading and literary criticism, but its primary purpose is to elucidate the language of the text and...
on the Sefer ha-Chinuch
Sefer ha-Chinuch
The Sefer ha-Chinuch , often simply "the Chinuch" is a work which systematically discusses the 613 commandments of the Torah. It was published anonymously in 13th century Spain...
. It was written by Yosef Babad
Yosef Babad
Yosef Ben Moshe Babad was a Rabbi, posek and Talmudist, best known for his work, the Minchat Chinuch, a commentary on the Sefer Hachinuch. He studied under Chaim Halberstam, the Sanzer Rov, and enjoyed close relationships with the various Hasidic leaders of Galicia...
("Rabbeinu Yosef"; 1800-1874), Av Beit Din
Av Beit Din
Av Beit Din, Av Beis Din, or Abh Beyth Diyn . was the second-highest ranking member of the Sanhedrin during the Second Commonwealth period. He presided over the Sanhedrin in the absence of the Nasi, and was the chief of the Sanhedrin when it sat as a criminal court...
of Ternopil. The Sefer Ha-Chinuch systematically discusses the 613
613 mitzvot
The 613 commandments is a numbering of the statements and principles of law, ethics, and spiritual practice contained in the Torah or Five Books of Moses...
commandments
Mitzvah
The primary meaning of the Hebrew word refers to precepts and commandments as commanded by God...
of the Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
, their Biblical source, and philosophical underpinnings - while the Minchat Chinuch serves as a legal commentary
Commentary (philology)
In philology, a commentary is a line-by-line or even word-by-word explication usually attached to an edition of a text in the same or an accompanying volume. It may draw on methodologies of close reading and literary criticism, but its primary purpose is to elucidate the language of the text and...
through the perspective of the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
and Rishonim
Rishonim
"Rishon" redirects here. For the preon model in particle physics, see Harari Rishon Model. For the Israeli town, see Rishon LeZion.Rishonim were the leading Rabbis and Poskim who lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before the writing of the Shulkhan Arukh and...
. Minchat Chinuch is widely studied in Yeshivas, and remains popular to this day.