Rabbinic Authority IV

Halakhah

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Preface

Part I; Rabbinic Authority; The Vision

Chapter 1; An inquiry into the interaction of the halakhic and meta halakhic argumentation of Ein Tenai be Nissu'in (Vilna, 1930)Chapter 2; The propriety of certain types of prenuptial property agreementsChapter 3; Breach of a promise to marryChapter 4; A parent's decision to withhold medical treatment from children; A study in competing analogiesChapter 5; Corporal punishment in school; A study in the interaction of Halakhah and American law with social moralityChapter 6; Child Custody; A Comparative AnalysisChapter 7; A man receives an improper heter nissuin (halakhic permission to remarry) without giving his first wife a get; Relief via the execution of a "get zikui"

Part II; Rabbinic Authority; The Reality

Chapter 8; Case studies dealing with a wife's claim for bittul kiddushin