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Pilpul (Hebrew: פלפול,
loosely meaning 'sharp analysis'; from פִּלְפֵּל (pilpel) 'pepper') is a
method of
studying the
Talmud through intense textual analysis...
- of
contradiction within the Talmud. The term
pilpul was
applied to this type of study.
Usage of
pilpul in this
sense (that of "sharp analysis") harks...
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founder of the
Polish method of
halakhic and
Talmudic study known as the
Pilpul. He was born
about 1460 or 1470 in Poland, and died at
Lublin in 1541. He...
- from Bohemia,
particularly from the
school of
Jacob Pollak, the
creator of
Pilpul ("sharp reasoning").
Shalom Shachna (c. 1500–1558), a
pupil of Pollak, is...
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kabbalistic emphasis on
Mishnah study and as a
reaction against the
methods of
pilpul; it was
aided by the
spread of Bertinoro's
accessible Hebrew Mishnah commentary...
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applied remain relevant today,
unlike other Aharonim who
tended towards Pilpul. In
addition to his
significant influence on the
study of the
Talmud and...
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whether the
emphasis would be
placed on beki'ut (breadth) or
iyyun (depth).
Pilpul, a type of in-depth
analytical and
casuistic argumentation po****r from...
- straightforwardness.
Among other things, this led him to
criticize the
pilpul methodology common in
yeshivas of his time. He even
suggested to
avoid learning...
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Pilpulist and the
author of a
number of
rabbinical works.
Aaron carried the
Pilpul method to its
extreme limits, and was the
author of "Minḥat Aharon" (Aaron's...
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wealthy man, he
supported his pupils. In his teaching, he was
opposed to
pilpul and
emphasized simple interpretation of the Talmud. In 1553 he was appointed...
