This study seeks to forge a new avenue of legal scholarship on the modern religious movement known as Hasidism. The paper focuses on Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady (ca. 1745–1812)—Hasidic master, ...religious thinker, and jurist. Much has been written on Shneur Zalman, his formidable leadership in the face of strident opposition and his groundbreaking religious philosophy. His legacy continues to animate contemporary Judaism, primarily through his spiritual heirs—the Lubavitch Hasidic community—and through his Hasidic thought known as Chabad. The present study maps out an aspect which has been widely neglected, but is nonetheless crucial to understanding this religious leader: Rabbi Shneur Zalman's legal activity. The first part of the study surveys existing research, assessing what has been achieved thus far, and what tools are available for further research. The second part of the essay highlights salient questions to be considered as part of a judicial biography, offering preliminary answers to these questions. The article concludes with the contention that without serious analysis of Rabbi Shneur Zalman's legal writings—or for that matter, legal writings of Hasidic masters in general—any intellectual history of this religious movement will be incomplete.
SEABROOK, Md., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The General Services Administration has awarded Lockheed Martin Systems Support and Training Services under their Professional Engineering Services (PES) ...contract.
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Gov. Mark Sanford named David J. Posek to the board in October, 2005, and he has served as secretary since 2006. He has also chaired the boards Strategic Planning Committee. He is a former president ...of Lockheed Martins Aircraft and Logistics Center in Greenville.
From a financial standpoint, South Carolinas public port system is very healthy, said David J. Posek, the SCSPAs chairman. These strong numbers allow us to cover the costs of current operations along ...with the new container terminal in North Charleston. That is good news for both our customers and the people of South Carolina. Posek said the SCSPAs current fiscal position will enable it to cover the remaining state matching funds for the recently completed harbor-deepening project, as well as any shortfall in funding for the Port Access Road serving the new Navy Base Terminal. Posek said the SCSPA will cover the balance of the costs for the deepening, along with any additional funds that might be necessary to complete a 1.5-mile road connecting I-26 to the 280-acre container terminal under construction. State and federal dollars already allocated to the Port Access Road total more than $182.5 million, plus approximately $7 million in interest.
David J. Posek was tapped to fill a seat that has been empty since May, when Greenville textile executive Mark Kent quit the board. Kent's appointment to the SPA stalled after he questioned the ...authority's plan to sell valuable property on Daniel Island, once proposed as the site for a new mega-port.
