[PDF] Jewish Law eBook

Author : Neil S. Hecht
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN :

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Jewish law has a history stretching from the early period to the modern State of Israel, encompassing the Talmud, Geonic and later codifications, the Spanish Golden Age, medieval and modern response, the Holocaust and modern reforms. Fifteen distinct periods are separately studied in this volume, each one by a leading specialist, and the emphasis throughout is on the development of the institutions and sources of the law, providing teachers with the essential background material from which a variety of sources, from many different perspectives, may be taught. Most chapters are written to a common plan, with treatment of the political background of the period and the nature of Jewish judicial autonomy, the character (literary and legal) of the sources, the legal practice of the period, its principal authorities, and examples of characteristic features of the substantive law (especially in family law).

Author : Mendell Lewittes
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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Index. Bibliography: p.259-263.

Author : Aaron Parry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1440696179

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An insightful look at one of the most unusual written works ever created. Compiled centuries ago by a group of wise men as a way to preserve the oral traditions of the Jewish faith, the Talmud has challenged and thrilled some of the world’s greatest minds with its complex approach to exploring ideas and subjects from virtually every possible angle. This essential guide makes the ancient text of the “oral Torah” accessible for all readers, whether they’re Jewish or not. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get. • An examination of Talmudic logic and debate. • Discussion of how science and medicine relate to Talmudic philosophies. • Description of proper behavior and conduct as expected within Talmudic lifestyle. • The significance of seeds and blessings found in the Talmud.

Author : Solomon Ganzfried
Publisher : Gorgias Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781617198175

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A guide to, and abbreviation of, the standard code of Jewish law, the Shulhan Aruch

Author : François-Xavier Licari
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1108421970

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This is the first book to present a systematic and synthetic introduction to Jewish law.

Author : Rachel Biale
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 28,1 MB
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0307762017

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How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for “informed change” in the status of women in Jewish life.

Author : Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 2000-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567087348

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Why did the Gentile church keep Old Testament commandments about sex and idolatry, but disregard many others, like those about food or ritual purity? If there were any binding norms, what made them so, and on what basis were they articulated?In this important study, Markus Bockmuehl approaches such questions by examining the halakhic (Jewish legal) rationale behind the ethics of Jesus, Paul and the early Christians. He offers fresh and often unexpected answers based on careful biblical and historical study. His arguments have far-reaching implications not only for the study of the New Testament, but more broadly for the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

Author : Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 19,39 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 0195373707

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A myth exists that Jews can embrace the cultural components of Judaism without appreciating the legal aspects of the Jewish tradition. This myth suggests that law and culture are independent of one another. In reality, however, much of Jewish culture has a basis in Jewish law. Similarly, Jewish law produces Jewish culture. Roberta Rosenthal Kwall develops and applies a cultural analysis paradigm to the Jewish tradition that departs from the understanding of Jewish law solely as the embodiment of Divine command.

Author : Jill Jacobs
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1580234259

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Confront the most pressing issues of twenty-first-century America in this fascinating book, which brings together classical Jewish sources, contemporary policy debate and real-life stories.

Author : Moshe Meiselman
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,83 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780870683299

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Rabbi Moshe Meiselman addresses the attitude of Jewish law to women and how the Jewish tradition views the contemporary challenge of feminism. He discusses in detail such current issues as creative ritual, women in a minyan, aliyot for women, talit and tefillin. The question of agunah is also given lengthy consideration. The author mixes current issues with scholarly ones and gives full treatment to other issues such as learning Torah by women, women position in court both as witnesses and as litigants, the marriage ceremony & marital life. — Amazon.com.