Re-examining progressive Halakhah / edited by Walter Jacob and Moshe Zemer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacob, Walter, 1930- editor.

Zemer, Moshe, 1932- editor.

Series:

Studies in progressive halakhah (Unnumbered)

Studies in progressive halakhah

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Interpretation and construction.

Jewish law.

Jewish law--Reform Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 188 p. )

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 2002.

Summary:

THE FREEHOF INSTITUTE OF PROGRESSIVE HALAKHAH The Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah is a creative research center devoted to studying and defming the progressive character of the halakhah in accordance with the principles and theology of Refonn Judaism. It seeks to establish the ideological basis of Progressive halakhah, and its application to daily life. The Institute fosters serious studies, and helps scholars in various parts of the world to work together for a common cause. It provides an ongoing forum through symposia and publications, including the quarterly newsletter Halakhah, published under the editorship of Walter Jacob, in the United States. Our Academic Council includes the foremost halakhic scholars in the Refonn, Liberal, and Progressive rabbinate as well as a number of Conservative and Orthodox colleagues, and university professors. 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Taking Precedent Seriously: On Halakhah as a Rhetorical Practice

Chapter 2 “The Law of the Land and Jewish Law”: Opposition or Concurrence

Chapter 3 Asu Seyag Latorah: Make a Fence to Protect the Torah

Chapter 4 A Critique of Solomon B. Freehof’s Concept of Minhag and Reform Jewish Practice

Chapter 5 Jewish Law Responds to American Law

CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78920-568-9

1-57181-404-3