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Jewish Religious Law - (Progressive Judaism Today) by John D Rayner (Paperback)

Jewish Religious Law - (Progressive Judaism Today) by  John D Rayner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> <b>John D. Rayner</b><b></b> 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.</p>

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