John D. Rayner

Jewish Religious Law (eBook, PDF)

A Progressive Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800735880
• Artikelnr.: 63440772

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
PART I: THE JEWISH WORLD
Chapter 1. Jewish Continuity
Chapter 2. The Chain of Tradition
Chapter 3. Progressive Judaism
Chapter 4. Zionism and the State of Israel
PART II: THE WIDER WORLD
Chapter 5. World Events
Chapter 6. Social Issues
Chapter 7. Judaism and Christianity