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A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law, Volume II, is devoted to the Laws of Loans. It is the second volume of Rabbi Emanuel Quint's English restatement of Hoshen Mishpat, the civil law section of the Shulhan Arukh, the code of Jewish law written by Rabbi Joseph Karo in 1565.
Lending and borrowing are among the most practical areas of Jewish civil law, and this volume sets out the rabbinic rulings on loans in clear, organized modern English, with legal terms familiar to English readers. Rabbi Quint (1930 to 2018), a rabbi and a lawyer who co-founded the Jerusalem Institute of Jewish Law with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, wrote the series for educated lay readers and advanced scholars alike.
First published in 1991, this volume is a useful reference for students of halacha, lawyers and anyone who wants to understand how Jewish law approaches money and obligations between people.