CONTENTS
Acknowledgments Introduction
Chapter 1 Taking Precedent Seriously: On Halakhah as a Rhetorical Practice
Mark Washofsky
Chapter 2 “The Law of the Land and Jewish Law”: Opposition or Concurrence
Walter Jacob
Chapter 3 Asu Seyag Latorah: Make a Fence to Protect the Torah
Richard S. Rheins
Chapter 4 A Critique of Solomon B. Freehof’s Concept of Minhag and Reform Jewish Practice
Joan S. Friedman
Chapter 5 Jewish Law Responds to American Law Alan Sokobin
Contributors
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