Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Title | Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 542 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Jewish law |
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The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Title | The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred S. Cohen |
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Halacha and Contemporary Society
Title | Halacha and Contemporary Society PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred S. Cohen |
Publisher | KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780881250428 |
Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Title | Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Total Pages | 810 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Jewish law |
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Crime and Punishment in Jewish Law
Title | Crime and Punishment in Jewish Law PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Jacob |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 156 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781571811974 |
The Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah is a creative research center devoted to studying and defining the progressive character of the halakhah in accordance with the principles and theology of Reform 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. The foremost halakhic scholars in the Reform, Liberal, and Progressive rabbinate along with some Conservative and Orthodox colleagues as well as university professors serve on our Academic Council. Book jacket.
Women, Jewish Law and Modernity
Title | Women, Jewish Law and Modernity PDF eBook |
Author | Joel B. Wolowelsky |
Publisher | KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | 172 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780881255744 |
For the past few decades, manu Orthodox leaders have reacted to the overall friction between some aspects of feminist ideology and halakhah (Jewish las and ethics) by treating suggestions for increased women's participation in religious activities with suspicion. They feared that these proposals, while benign in appearance, could legitimize feminism in the eyes of the halakhic community. It is now time, argues the author, to move past this fear of feminism. We are fast approaching a "post-feminist" era in which accepting certain initiatives originally promoted by feminists no longer carries with it the implications that we accept feminist ideology as a whole. We should not continue to fight yesterday's battles, confusing a genuine desire to grow in Torah with an attack on Torah values. It is obvious to people who have firsthand contact with women engaged in advanced Torah education in Israeli schools like Michlelet Lindenbaum, Matan, or Nishmat or in American schools like Drisha and Stern College that it is the unparalleled high levels of education attained by these women that now drives this concern, not by any particular feminist agenda. This book explores how this drive for increased women's expression in our homes, at life-cycle events, in our synagogues and in our schools can be realized with complete fidelity to halakhah.
Contemporary Halakhic Problems
Title | Contemporary Halakhic Problems PDF eBook |
Author | J. David Bleich |
Publisher | KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | 436 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780881254747 |