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How Does Jewish Law Work: A Rabbi Analyzes 119 More Contemporary Halachic Questions, Vol. 2 »

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Authors: J. Simcha Cohen
ISBN-13: 9780765760906, ISBN-10: 0765760908
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: February 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: J. Simcha Cohen

Book Synopsis

Does Jewish law permit heart transplants? Do we have a responsibility to try to prevent or report a crime? Is it permissible to pray while barefoot? Can a Jewish man who has married a non-Jew be counted in a minyan? In How Does Jewish Law Work, Vol. 2, Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen continues his remarkable research by responding to more questions of contemporary interest or concern to modern Jews who are committed to a life consistent with traditional Jewish law. As in his previously published and highly praised books, Timely Jewish Ques-tions: Timeless Rabbinic Answers and How Does Jewish Law Work?, Rabbi Cohen does not merely provide quick answers to the questions he raises. On the contrary, he invites his readers to listen in on his logic, his research, and his insights as he illustrates the process of Jewish law as it has been applied to new questions throughout the centuries.

Table of Contents

Introduction
IModern Israel
IIConversion
IIIShabbat, Holidays, and Kiddush
IVPrayers and Synagogue Rules
APrayers
BTo Stand or Sit and Direction of Prayers
CKeriat Hatorah
VKohanim Concerns
VIWomen
VIICircumcision
VIIIHealth Issues
IXSocial and Ideological Concerns
Notes
Glossary
References
Index

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