Understanding Jewish law

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Law Library — 3rd Floor Collection (3rd floor)

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KBM524 .R47 2012
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Available

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Understanding Jewish Law:

Provides critically important contextual information for any course or seminar in Jewish law; Identifies Jewish law fundamental assumptions, including an individual's responsibilities to and for others; Presents a clear, concise overview not only of Jewish law's institutions, but also of the hierarchies of its literary and human authorities; Differentiates between Jewish law's biblical and non-biblical precepts, explaining their distinct practical and theoretical consequences; Focuses on the processes through which Jewish law unfolds and the roles played by individual autonomy; Compares and analyzes the interrelationships between Jewish and secular law in several key areas, including legal ethics, bankruptcy law, and alternative dispute resolution; Through nine appendices, offers a wealth of material designed to enable students to comprehend Jewish law literature and to engage in Jewish law research. Among many other things, these appendices: (1) Prepare students for the various ways in which Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic words are transliterated; (2) Direct students to a treasury of essential resources, including English translations of primary Jewish law literature that are available, many of which for free on the internet; (3) Describe pertinent English journals, databases and books.

Contents

Introduction -- Fundamental Jewish law assumptions -- Responsibility for others -- Categories of Jewish law rules -- Human and institutional authorities -- Jewish law literature -- Supplemental sources of Jewish law -- Extraordinary sources of law : the example of capital punishment -- Perspectives on the unfolding of Jewish law -- The development of Jewish law -- Personal autonomy & Davat Torah -- Illustrative examples of Jewish law innovations -- Importance of life -- Jewish and secular debtor-creditor and bankruptcy law -- Professional ethics and Jewish law : lawyering -- Alternative dispute resolution and Jewish law.

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