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Category : Jewish law
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Author: The Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Author: Alfred S. CohenHalacha and Contemporary Society
Author: Alfred S. CohenPublisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881250428
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society
Author: Mind, Body and Judaism
Author: David ShatzPublisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881257922
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Sovereignty over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is one of the most difficult problems in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although it is a present-day bone of contention, its roots go back into the distant past. Israelites, Christians, and Muslims had fought over this holy site, and built on it a succession of shrines. The book leads the reader into the intricate history, geography, and politics of this unique site. It relates the roots of its holiness, describes the succession of temples built on it, and explains how in the twentieth century its sanctity become interwined with the national aspirations of both Jews and Arabs. It explains why the Temple Mount is considered the holiest site for the Jews, and how it became holy also to the Muslims. The book also explores the role of evangelical Christians, who, alongside a segment of the Jewish population, see the Temple Mount as the center of messianic aspirations, fed by the myriad of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim legends and myths which evolved around it. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, sketches, maps, and plans.
Contemporary Halakhic Problems
Author: J. David BleichPublisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881254747
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Women, Jewish Law and Modernity
Author: Joel B. WolowelskyPublisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881255744
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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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.
Crime and Punishment in Jewish Law
Author: Walter JacobPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781571811974
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
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.
Tolerance, Dissent, and Democracy
Author: Moshe SokolPublisher: Jason Aronson
ISBN: 9780765761507
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This volume is the latest addition to the ongoing 'Orthodox Forum Series'. This collection ofessays is devoted to exploring three related issues that have received public attention following the assassination of Prim Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The first of these topics is the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, the second is tolerance toward others, and the third is the legitimacy of dissent.
A Time to Be Born and a Time to Die
Author: Barry S. KoganPublisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9780202364520
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This volume brings together original essays by many of the best and most prominent figures in the emerging field of biomedical ethics and presents them in a dialogue that significantly updates their earlier work. Focusing on the moral dilemmas that recent medical advances have created at both ends of the life course, the contributors discuss such issues as patient autonomy, hospital policies of risk-management, new developments in the abortion debate, genetic counseling and perinatal care, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, testing and treatment policies for HIV infection, and fairness in allocating health care and donated organs.