Elijah J. Schochet, ‘“Taz” Rabbi David Halevi’

Originally published in the Journal of Jewish Studies 30:1 (1979), pp. 137-8. Elijah J. Schochet, “Taz” Rabbi David Halevi, New York. Ktav, 1979. 79 pages. Every student of Shulhan ‘Arukh, Yoreh De’ah, has been obliged to immerse himself in the fierce Halakhic debates between David ha-Levi, author of Turei Zahab, the Taz, and Shabbetai ha-Kohen, author of Shiftei…