02713nam 2200589Ia 450 991082629390332120230721020009.01-283-80583-90-8276-1044-0(CKB)2670000000033918(EBL)1062351(OCoLC)818820259(SSID)ssj0000417907(PQKBManifestationID)11289039(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417907(PQKBWorkID)10369648(PQKB)10162065(MiAaPQ)EBC1062351(OCoLC)659392319(MdBmJHUP)muse12577(Au-PeEL)EBL1062351(CaPaEBR)ebr10389933(CaONFJC)MIL411833(EXLCZ)99267000000003391820070629d2007 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrFor the love of God and people[electronic resource] a philosophy of Jewish law /Elliot N. Dorff1st ed.Philadelphia Jewish Publication Societyc20071 online resource (347 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8276-0840-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index.Bringing the topic down to earth -- The body of Jewish law : how Jewish law resembles other legal systems -- The covenantal soul of Jewish law : how Jewish law is unique -- Motivations to live by Jewish law -- Continuity and change in Jewish law -- The relationship of Jewish law to morality and theology -- Jewish law and custom -- Comparisons to the right and the left -- Applications of my theory of Jewish law to specific cases."This is obviously the most significant book of the year for Conservative Jews. But, going further, I think it is a must-read for any Jew who takes his/her relationship to Jewish law seriously." -- Jewish Herald-Voice; "This book is a serious attempt by a serious scholar to address contemporary issues facing Conservative Jews." -- Jewish Book World Every generation of Jews in every denomination of Judaism finds itself facing complex legal questions. The status of same-sex unions and the plight of the agunah (a woman who cannot obtain a divorce), are just two of a myJewish lawPhilosophyLaw, SemiticJewish lawPhilosophy.Law, Semitic.296.1/801Dorff Elliot N1620588MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826293903321For the love of God and people4113524UNINA