Jewish Religious Law

Download or read book Jewish Religious Law written by John D. Rayner and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconstructs Jewish law, or Halachah, to make it more consistent with the principles of Progressive Judaism. Beginning with a brief history of the Progressive movement in 20th-century Judaism, the author continues with illustrations of how traditional law must be adapted to the views of modern, liberal Jews. The Halachic problems addressed range from Jewish territorial rights in Israel, divorce law, and questions of medical ethics such as organ transplantation, to the recycling of old prayerbooks. Paper edition (unseen), $15.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR