Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age 9781618110923

Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age tackles the following questions: 1. What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the

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Table of contents :
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Ch. 1. The End of a Remarkable Era
Ch. 2. Law and Standards in a Changing World
Ch. 3. Is the Halakhah Viable? A View from Jerusalem
Ch. 4. Toward an Ideology for Post-Halakhic Jews
Ch. 5. The Halakhah and Jewish Identity
Ch. 6. Halakhah and Conversion
Ch. 7. Halakhah and Educative Ritual
Ch. 8. The Parameters of Jewish Law
Ch. 9. Reflections on the Future
Index

Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age
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