J. David Bleich : where Halakhah and philosophy meet / edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tirosh-Samuelson, Hava, 1950- editor.

Resnicoff, Steven H., editor.

Hughes, Aaron W., 1968- editor.

Series:

Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers ; v. 13.

Library of contemporary Jewish philosophers, 2213-6010 ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bleich, J. David.

Jewish law.

Judaism--20th century.

Judaism.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rabbi J. David Bleich is Professor of Talmud (Rosh Yeshiva) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University, as well as the Director of its Postgraduate Institute for the study of Talmudic Jurisprudence and Family Law. In addition, he holds the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair of Jewish Law and Ethics at Yeshiva University and is Professor of Law at the Cardozo School of Law. A foremost authority on Jewish law and ethics, he has written extensively on medical ethics, Jewish law and contemporary social issues, and the interface of Jewish law and the American legal system. As the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Jehuda in Manhattan, Rabbi Bleich teaches weekly Talmud classes and lectures on Jewish law and philosophy.

Contents:

J. David Bleich: an intellectual portrait / Steven H. Resnicoff

The Halakhic process / J. David Bleich

Life as an intrinsic value / J. David Bleich

Moral debate and semantic sleight of hand / J. David Bleich

Judaism and natural law /J. David Bleich

Reflections / J. David Bleich.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30178-X

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004301788 DOI