Responsa Chasam Sofer: Even HaEzer, Volume 7 (ב): Teshuvos 50–87 — Annotated Hebrew Text with Elucidated English Translation (Responsa Chasam Sofer —($35.00Value)

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Volume 7 of the Responsa Chasam Sofer: Even HaEzer — The Kornitzer Edition — covering Chelek ב, Teshuvos 50–87. The first-ever annotated English edition of the Shailos u'Teshuvos Chasam Sofer on Even HaEzer. This volume presents the original Hebrew text of each teshuva alongside a phrase-by-phrase elucidated English translation , making these foundational responsa accessible to the English-speaking Torah world for the first time. What's in this volume: 38 teshuvos on topics including gittin (cancellation of get agency via second agent, identifying the woman when delivering a get, compelling an apostate husband to grant a get, whether get delivery requires a beis din of three), yibum and chalitzah (viability of posthumous child exempting widow from yibum, child conceived before marriage, compelling chalitzah when both parties agree to forgo it, yavam marrying when yevamah refuses chalitzah, construction of chalitzah shoe notches) - Comprehensive introductions to each teshuva summarizing the correspondent, the question ( sha'ila ), the ruling ( teshuvah ), relevant Shulchan Aruch background, and key disputes ( machlokes ) - Explanatory notes woven into the translation, clarifying difficult sugyos, historical context, and halachic reasoning - Footnotes with full source citations and cross-references to Shas, Rishonim, and Acharonim - Index of Sources ( Mafteiach Mareh Mekomos ) for the teshuvos in this volume - Subject Index for easy topical lookup Written by Rabbi Moshe Sofer (1762–1839) — the Chasam Sofer, Rav of Pressburg — these teshuvos reflect his extraordinary breadth and depth of Torah scholarship. Sponsored by the Kornitzer family, direct descendants of the Chasam Sofer. Published by Aryeh Press.