Torah letter Posek Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth author Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah for Sale

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Torah letter from world renowned Posek and Rosh Yeshivah Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth author of Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah

Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth (Hebrew: יהושע ישעיה (15 February 1927 – 11 June 2013) was an eminent Orthodox Jewish rabbi and posek (halakhic authority) in Jerusalem. He was one of the primary students of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach andthe author of a two-volume Hebrew language treatise, Shemirat ShabbatKehilchatah — translated into English as Shemirath Shabbath: A practical guideto the observance of Shabbath — a compendium of the laws of Shabbat which is viewed by many as an authoritative workregarding these laws.

Biography Rabbi Neuwirth was born in Berlin, Germany. His father Aharon served as rabbi in a numberof German communities. After Kristallnacht, he travelled to Belgium on the Kindertransport (children\'s convoy) but was rejoinedby his parents in 1939. They settled in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Duringthe Second World War, thefamily lived in hiding, supported by the Resistance. During this time, Neuwirthhad little access to rabbinic literature, apartfrom the volume of the popular work Mishnah Berurah that deals with the Shabbat laws.

In 1946 he immigrated illegally to Palestine, and was detainedat Atlit camp beforebeing released and travelling to Jerusalem, where he was accepted at the Kol Torah yeshiva. Here he became close to one ofits lecturers, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. Rabbinic career At Kol Torah Neuwirth wrote hisbest-known work on the Sabbath laws.

Later, he served as rosh yeshiva in three institutions: the yeshiva Nesivos Chochmah, the Pnei Shmuel yeshiva ketana and Chochmas Shlomo yeshivagedola in Jerusalem. He also established the \"Neuwirth Gemach\".

He lived in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Neuwirth was a leading disciple of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. While Rabbi Auerbach issued most of his halachic rulings orally, Rabbi Neuwirth publicized many of his teacher\'s rulings on the laws of Shabbat in his book, first published in Hebrew in 1965. Additionally, 8 of the 32 chapters of this bookwere devoted to Rabbi Auerbach\'s rulings on medical halacha.

With the publication of his book,Rabbi Neuwirth introduced a new format for studying the laws of Shabbat. While previous texts for general reference were organized according to the presentation in the Shulchan Aruch, Neuwirth\'s was organised by topic and provided a clear index; he also embellished thepresentation with thousands of references and comments.

Feldheim Publishers published the first volume of the English-language translation in 1984; volumes 2-4 appeared in 1989, 1997, and 2001, respectively, and the current three-volume boxed set was issued in 2002.

Widely regarded as an expert on Jewishlaw and medical ethics,

Rabbi Neuwirth\'s opinion was frequently cited onissues such as genetic screening, brain death, euthanasia, and AIDS, as well as laws for physicians on Shabbat. He was also a consultant for the Zomet Institute, providing the halakhic authorization forinnovations such as the Shabbat lamp and electric wheelchairs on Shabbat.

Published works · Chinukh Ha-Banim Le-Mitzvos Ve-DineiKatan (EducatingChildren for Mitzvos and Laws of Youth) (Hebrew) · The Halachoth of Educating Children[26] · Kitzur Dinei Shmita Karkaot (Concise Laws of Shmita) · Shemirat Shabbat Kechilchatah (Hebrew), 1965 — translated intoEnglish as Shemirath Shabbath: A guide to the practical observance ofShabbath