This is the first major work on the interrelationship between Liberal Judaism and Rabbinic Law (Halachah) ever to have been produced in Britain, and in Europe since the nineteenth century. It represents a plea for a positive yet forthrightly critical approach to Rabbinic Law in general aswell as to a variety of specific topics such as the language of prayer, the status of women, medical confidentiality, euthanasia, Jewish identity, contraception, divorce, and Jewish territorial rights in Palestine/Israel.
This is the first major work on the interrelationship between Liberal Judaism and Rabbinic Law (Halachah) ever to have been produced in Britain, and in Europe since the nineteenth century. It represents a plea for a positive yet forthrightly critical approach to Rabbinic Law in general aswell as to a variety of specific topics such as the language of prayer, the status of women, medical confidentiality, euthanasia, Jewish identity, contraception, divorce, and Jewish territorial rights in Palestine/Israel.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
John D. Rayner (1924-2005) graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati. He was Emeritus Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, London, Hon. Life-President of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, and Lecturer in Liturgy at Leo Baeck College, London.
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Preface List of Abbreviations Glossary PART I: THE PERSPECTIVE Chapter 1. Progressive Judaism Chapter 2. Progressive Judaism Fifty Years after the Holocaust PART II: A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO HALACHAH Chapter 3. Halachah and Aggadah: Law and Lore in Judaism Chapter 4. The Need for a New Approach to Halachah Chapter 5. Rethinking our Relationship with Halachah Chapter 6. Towards a Progrssive Halachah Chapter 7. Between Antinomianism and Conservatism Chapter 8. A Genuinely Progressive Halachah PART III: SOME HALACHIC PROBLEMS Chapter 9. Praying with Kavvanah Chapter 10. The Language of Prayer Chapter 11. The Posture of Prayer Chapter 12. Women and Worship Chapter 13. On Seeing Halley's Comet Chapter 14. Returning a Scroll to its Donor Chapter 15. Recycling Old Prayerbooks Chapter 16. Medical Confidentiality Chapter 17. Organ Transplantation Chapter 18. A Matter of Life and Death Chapter 19. Euthanasia Chapter 20. Burial of Progressive Proselyte in Orthodox Cemetery Chapter 21. Jewish Identity Chapter 22. Conception and Contraception Chapter 23. From Unilateralism to Recipocity: A Short History of Jewish Divorce Chapter 24. The Land, the Law and the Liberal Conscience Notes and Acknowledgements Bibliography
Preface List of Abbreviations Glossary PART I: THE PERSPECTIVE Chapter 1. Progressive Judaism Chapter 2. Progressive Judaism Fifty Years after the Holocaust PART II: A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO HALACHAH Chapter 3. Halachah and Aggadah: Law and Lore in Judaism Chapter 4. The Need for a New Approach to Halachah Chapter 5. Rethinking our Relationship with Halachah Chapter 6. Towards a Progrssive Halachah Chapter 7. Between Antinomianism and Conservatism Chapter 8. A Genuinely Progressive Halachah PART III: SOME HALACHIC PROBLEMS Chapter 9. Praying with Kavvanah Chapter 10. The Language of Prayer Chapter 11. The Posture of Prayer Chapter 12. Women and Worship Chapter 13. On Seeing Halley's Comet Chapter 14. Returning a Scroll to its Donor Chapter 15. Recycling Old Prayerbooks Chapter 16. Medical Confidentiality Chapter 17. Organ Transplantation Chapter 18. A Matter of Life and Death Chapter 19. Euthanasia Chapter 20. Burial of Progressive Proselyte in Orthodox Cemetery Chapter 21. Jewish Identity Chapter 22. Conception and Contraception Chapter 23. From Unilateralism to Recipocity: A Short History of Jewish Divorce Chapter 24. The Land, the Law and the Liberal Conscience Notes and Acknowledgements Bibliography
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