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The environment in Jewish law : essays and responsa / edited by Walter Jacob and Moshe Zemer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in progressive halakhah (Unnumbered)
- Studies in progressive halakhah
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental law (Jewish law).
- Physical Description:
- x, 113 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2003.
- Contents:
- Eco-Judaism
- Does it Exist? / Walter Jacob 1
- Ecology as a Mitzvah / Moshe Zemer 24
- When Values Collide: Economics, Health and the Environment / Rachel S. Mikva 34
- Urban Planning in Jewish Environmental Law / Philip J. Bentley 45
- Judaism and Animal Welfare / John D. Rayner 56
- Selected Responsa 73
- The Environment and Property Rights 75
- Asbestos Versus Refugees 77
- Early Zionism, the Biblical Landscape and Ecology 80
- Torah Ark and Ecology 83
- Recycling Sacred Books and the Genizah 90
- Shredding Religious Services to Protect God's Name 97
- The Use of Tobacco 99
- Responsibility Toward Pets 104
- Jewish Involvement in Genetic Engineering 107.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1571814310
- OCLC:
- 52301494
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