Israel and the Diaspora in Jewish Law: Essays and Responsa Contributor(s): Jacob, Walter (Editor), Zemer, Moshe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0929699092 ISBN-13: 9780929699097 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
Dewey: 296.834 |
LCCN: 96071375 |
Series: Studies in Progressive Halakhah |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.54 lbs) 198 pages |
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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. |