Aging and the Aged in Jewish Law: Essays and Responsa Contributor(s): Jacob, Walter (Editor), Zemer, Moshe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0929699084 ISBN-13: 9780929699080 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1998 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years |
Dewey: 296.084 |
LCCN: 97-62067 |
Series: Studies in Progressive Halakhah |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.58 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: THE FREEHOF INSTITUTE OF PROGRESSIVE HALAKHAH |
Contributor Bio(s): Jacob+ Walter: - Walter Jacob+ was Senior Scholar of Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. He also served as President of the Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah. He authored and edited a number of titles including American Reform Responsa (1983), Liberal Judaism and Halakhah (1988) and Not by Birth Alone, Conversion to Judaism (1997). Zemer+ Moshe: -Moshe Zemer+ was Director of the Freehof Insittue of Progressive Halakhah and a founder of the Movement for Progressive Judaism in Israel. He contributed to numerous articles on halakhah in the Israeli press and scientific journals and was author of The Sane Halakhah [Hebrew], (1993) which was translated into both German and English. |