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Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol I
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Editor's ForewordPrefaceIntroduction, The Methodology of Halakhah
Part I
PreludeCHAPTER I IsraelCHAPTER II Sabbath and FestivalsCHAPTER III The SynagogueCHAPTER IV KashrutCHAPTER V Medical QuestionsCHAPTER VI Medical Questions and ShabbatCHAPTER VII Marriage, Divorce and Personal StatusCHAPTER VIII Social ProblemsCHAPTER IX Miscellaneous Questions
Part II
PreludeCHAPTER X ElectricityCHAPTER XI Daylight Saving Time and Morning PrayerCHAPTER XII Reinstitution of the Sacrificial OrderCHAPTER XIII The Conversion CrisisCHAPTER XIV Black Jews, A Halakhic PerspectiveCHAPTER XV Abortion in Halakhic LiteratureCHAPTER XVI Establishing Criteria of Death

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Author: J. David Bleich
Composed: New York, c.1971 – c.1977 CE
Contemporary Halakhic Problems is a multi-volume book of halakhic (legal) reasoning on modern issues by Rabbi J. David Bleich, a distinguished bioethicist and professor of law and Talmud. Rabbi Bleich provides lucid summaries and analyses of classic halakhic questions alongside pioneering applications of Jewish law to current social, political, technological and religious issues. The work is not a practical halakhic guide, but is rather devoted to theoretical analysis.

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