Re-Examining Progressive Halakhah Contributor(s): Jacob, Walter (Editor), Zemer, Moshe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1571814043 ISBN-13: 9781571814043 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
Dewey: 296.18 |
LCCN: 2002018421 |
Series: Progressive Halakhah |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.52 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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Publisher Description: THE FREEHOF INSTITUTE OF PROGRESSIVE HALAKHAH This book follows the volumes: Dynamic Jewish Law, Progressive Halakhah- Essence and Application (1991), Rabbinic-Lay Relations in Jewish Law (1993), Conversion to Judaism in Jewish Law (1994), Death and Euthanasia in Jewish Law (1995), The Fetus and Fertility in Jewish Law (1995), Israel and the Diaspora in Jewish Law (1997), Aging and the Aged in Jewish Law (1998), Marriage and Its Obstacles in Jewish Law (1999), Crime and Punishment in Jewish Law (2000), and Gender Issues in Jewish Law (2001). It is part of a series whose subjects are diverse and the approaches taken by the authors are equally so. We wish to encourage wide-ranging discussions of contemporary and historic themes. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. 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). |