Judaism in a post-halakhic age / Jack J. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Jack, 1919-2012.

Series:

Reference library of Jewish intellectual history.

Reference library of Jewish intellectual history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law.

Judaism--21st century.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age tackles the following questions: 1. What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the creative survival of the Jewish people for two millennia? 2. Why is Halakhah no longer capable of functioning as it has until now? 3. What sort of polity and religious culture can be recommended to replace the Halakhic tradition in an era of freedom, democracy, scientific research, and religious pluralism? The author, however, out of his great respect for Halakhic culture, asks what it can still contribute to Jewish civilization and the advance of a united humanity.

Contents:

The end of a remarkable era

Law and standards in a changing world

Is the halakhah viable? A view from Jerusalem

Toward an ideology for post-halakhic Jews

The halakhah and Jewish identity

Halakhah and conversion

Halakhah and educative ritual

The parameters of Jewish law

Reflections on the future.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61811-092-6

OCLC:

769190202