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Autore: | Dorff Elliot N |
Titolo: | For the love of God and people [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophy of Jewish law / / Elliot N. Dorff |
Pubblicazione: | Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, c2007 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
Disciplina: | 296.1/801 |
Soggetto topico: | Jewish law - Philosophy |
Law, Semitic | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-310) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "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 my |
Titolo autorizzato: | For the love of God and people |
ISBN: | 1-283-80583-9 |
0-8276-1044-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910458915803321 |
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