Reading Reform Responsa: Jewish Tradition, Reform Rabbis, and Today's Issues - Softcover

Washofsky, Mark

 
9780881236439: Reading Reform Responsa: Jewish Tradition, Reform Rabbis, and Today's Issues
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0881236438 ISBN 13: 9780881236439
Publisher: Central Conference of American Rabbis, 2024

Synopsis

The responsa literature, in which rabbis answer questions about halachah (Jewish law), is a vast treasury reaching back nearly fifteen centuries; Reform rabbis have been writing responsa since the 1800s. In Reading Reform Responsa, Rabbi Mark Washofsky, PhD, presents a deep dive into this literature, boldly arguing that Reform Judaism is indeed a movement fundamentally based on halachah. By inviting and guiding readers to understand Reform responsa with a critical eye, he shows that our movement has always been informed by Jewish law, as well as Reform history. A teacher and mentor of generations of students at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Rabbi Washofsky gives us a peek inside his classroom, making Reform responsa-and their history, framing, and context-engaging and accessible for all.

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Publisher
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0881236438
ISBN 13 
9780881236439
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288