SEXUAL ISSUES IN JEWISH LAW

Essays and Responsa

Edited by

Walter Jacob with Moshe Zemer

THE FREEHOF INSTITUTE OF PROGRESSIVE HALAKHAH

[he Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah 1s a creative research center devoted to studying and defining the progressive character of the halakhah in accordance with the principles and theology of Reform Judaism. It seeks to establish the ideological basis of Progressive halakhah and its application to daily life. The Institute fosters serious studies and helps scholars in various parts of the world to work together for a common cause. It provides a continuing forum through symposia and publications, including the quarterly newsletter, Halakhal, published under the editorship of Walter Jacob in the United States. The foremost halakhic scholars in the Reform, Liberal, and Progressive rabbinate, along with some Conservative and Orthodox colleagues as well as university professors, serve on our Academic Council

[his book follows the volumes Dynamic Jewish Law, Progressive Halakhah-Essence and Application(1991), Rabbinic-Lay Relations in Jewish Law (1993), Conversion to Judaism in Jewish Law(1994), Death and Euthanasia in Jewish Law(1995), The Fetus and Fertility in Jewish Law(1996), Israel and the Diaspora in Jewish Law(1997), Aging and the Aged in Jewish Law(1998), Marriage and Its Obstacles in Jewish Law(1999), Crime and Punishment in Jewish Law(2000), Gender Issues in Jewish Law(2001), and Re-examining Progressive Halakhah(2002, The Environment in Jewish Law(2003). Bevond the Letter of the Law- Essays in Honor of Moshe Zemer(2004). It is part of a series whose subjects are as diverse as the approaches taken by the authors. We encourage wide-ranging discussions of contemporary and historic themes

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