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Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age
Jack J. Cohen
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Description for Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age
Tackles the following questions - What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the creative survival of the Jewish people for two millennia? And what sort of polity and religious culture can be recommended to replace the Halakhic tradition in an era of freedom, democracy, scientific research and religious pluralism? Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
"Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age" tackles the following questions: What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the creative survival of the Jewish people for two millennia? Why is Halakhah no longer capable of functioning as it has until now? What sort of polity and religious culture can be recommended to replace the Halakhic tradition in an era of freedom, democracy, scientific research and religious pluralism? The author, however, out of his great respect for the Halakhic culture, asks what it can still contribute to Jewish civilisation and the advance of a united humanity.
"Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age" tackles the following questions: What is Halakhah, and what role has it played in the creative survival of the Jewish people for two millennia? Why is Halakhah no longer capable of functioning as it has until now? What sort of polity and religious culture can be recommended to replace the Halakhic tradition in an era of freedom, democracy, scientific research and religious pluralism? The author, however, out of his great respect for the Halakhic culture, asks what it can still contribute to Jewish civilisation and the advance of a united humanity.
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Series
Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History
Number of Pages
235
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843925
SKU
V9781934843925
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About Jack J. Cohen
Rabbi Dr. Jack J. Cohen has had a long distinguished career as an educator, author and public servant. Before settling in Israel in 1961, he served as the Educational Director of Park Synagogue in Cleveland, the Director of the Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, and the Rabbi of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism. During the last six and a half ... Read more
Reviews for Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age
"Venerable Reconstructionist thinker Jack Cohen here offers a thoughtful, balanced, and morally sensitive viewpoint on the place of halakhah in a contemporary Judaism. His well-reasoned positions will have to be taken seriously as non-Orthodox Jews both in Israel and the diaspora struggle with this key issue."
Art Green, Irving Brudnick Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Hebrew College
Art Green, Irving Brudnick Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Hebrew College