Just Published! The Status of Women in Jewish Law: Responsa Special Introductory Offer until Passover The Status of Women in Jewish Law: Responsa, David Golinkin, Jerusalem: The Center for Women in Jewish Law at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, 2012, 413 pp.; hardcover, $25, special offer: $20 plus shipping Click here to order The [...]
If you happen to be in Jerusalem on מוצאי חג המולד, this may be of interest.
With the latest interest in some quarters about insulting religious figures, here is a link to a post of mine from a few years ago about a Jew who wanted to learn from the Muslims and punish those who insulted cohanim (priests). Also, see the end of this post by Marc Shapiro about an article [...]
In addition to the article by Gail Labovitz that I posted about here, the new issue of Nashim has two other interesting articles. (hat tip) Ilan Fuchs, Hair Covering for Single Women: A New Reading of Mizraḥi Halakhic Rulings (here) A central feature in the lives of observant Jewish women is hair covering. Head covering [...]
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila writes on his blog about the work being put into disseminating the teachings of Rabbi Ben-Zion Ḥai Uziel. He met with Ezra Barnea who has been responsible for publishing Rav Uziel’s writings: This week I met with Mr. Ezra Barnea, the Director of The Institute for the Publication of Rav Uziel’s Writings. [...]
Ronit Irshai’s new book Fertility and Jewish Law: Feminist Perspectives on Orthodox Responsa Literature has recently been published. This book presents, from the perspective of feminist jurisprudence and feminist and liberal bioethics, a complete study of Jewish law (halakhah) on contemporary reproductive issues such as birth control, abortion, and assisted fertility. Irshai examines these issues [...]
In Makor Rishon’s Musaf Shabbat, Harel Gordin reviews (Hebrew) Ariel Pickar’s new book, Halakhah be-Olam Ḥadash (“Halakhah in a New World”).
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement met this week. Most people are speaking about the responsum on same-sex marriage, but there were a number of other ones that were voted upon. I will update the links as they become available. “Rituals and Documents of Marriage and Divorce for Same-Sex Couples,” [...]
Saturday night the theme of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot at our synagogue is Israel-Diaspora Relations. I am teaching a session on “Israel-Diaspora Relations in the Responsa Literature.” Below is the source sheet that I will be distributing. The first responsum addresses prioritizing charity. The second, the liturgical connection between Israel and the Diaspora. The third, [...]
Rabbi David Stav, one of the leaders of Tzohar, has published a new book, בין הזמנים-תרבות, בילוי ופנאי בהלכה ובמחשבה. On Ynet Yitzhak Tesler writes that it is a good book, but he feels that the boat has already left the port and that rabbis must be more courageous in their halakhic thinking than is [...]
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