The Second Jewish Book of Why

Fülszöveg

Alfred J. Kolatch
The Second Jewish Book of IWhy is a sequel
to The Jewish Book of Why.
In The Jewish Book of IWhy, Rabbi Alfred J.
Kolatch treats hundreds of fundamental ques-
tions about all aspects of Judaism—the Sabbath
and holidays; the dietary laws; synagogue prac-
tices; and the various milestones in the life of the
individual, including birth, circumcision, Bar and
Bat Mitzva, marriage and divorce, death and
mourning. In this new volume, some of the same
or similar themes are treated, but only to
expand upon them, provide commentary, or
offer totally new information. In the main, how-
ever, The Second Jewish Book of Why deals
with more complex, controversial, and far-
ranging subjects, including the attitudes of Jew-
ish legal scholars towards such issues as abor-
tion, conversion, birth control, artificial insemi-
nation, organ transplants, smoking, proselyt-
izing, intermarriage, Sabbath observance, and
Jewish-Christian relations.
Since many of the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Alfred J. Kolatch
The Second Jewish Book of IWhy is a sequel
to The Jewish Book of Why.
In The Jewish Book of IWhy, Rabbi Alfred J.
Kolatch treats hundreds of fundamental ques-
tions about all aspects of Judaism—the Sabbath
and holidays; the dietary laws; synagogue prac-
tices; and the various milestones in the life of the
individual, including birth, circumcision, Bar and
Bat Mitzva, marriage and divorce, death and
mourning. In this new volume, some of the same
or similar themes are treated, but only to
expand upon them, provide commentary, or
offer totally new information. In the main, how-
ever, The Second Jewish Book of Why deals
with more complex, controversial, and far-
ranging subjects, including the attitudes of Jew-
ish legal scholars towards such issues as abor-
tion, conversion, birth control, artificial insemi-
nation, organ transplants, smoking, proselyt-
izing, intermarriage, Sabbath observance, and
Jewish-Christian relations.
Since many of the subjects under discussion
in this book involve basic Jewish law, it is impor-
tant to understand how the law developed and
how the Rabbis arrived at their legal decisions.
The General Introduction provides a survey of
the development of Jewish law from biblical
times to the present and introduces the more
prominent authorities whose views and rulings
are most often referred to and quoted. For the
student who wishes to study the original sources
more closely, Notes are provided following the
text. The detailed Index covers not only the
subject matter of this book but that of The Jew-
ish Book of Why as well. Vissza