Jewish Law
Keywords:
Jewish law, Halakha, Gift of Love, Biblical Understanding, The Talmud, Way of Life, LawAbstract
Jewish culture reflects a variety of religious and philosophical approaches. The moral and ethical call of the prophets, the ritual system established by the priesthood of ancient Israel, the philosophical ruminations of the medieval rabbis, the mystical insights of kabbala: all have a voice in Jewish life. No tradition has greater importance in Judaism, however, than the legal one.
References
Guide for the Perplexed, trans. M. Friedlander, part III, p.129.
Boaz Cohen, "Law and Ethics in Light of Jewish Tradition", Law and Tradition in Judaism (Ktav, 1969), p.215.
Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 56b.
Cohen, "Canons of Interpretation of Jewish Law," p.41, note 2.
Mendell Lewittes, Jewish Law; An Introduction (Jason Aaronson, 1994), p.140.
Boaz Cohen, "Towards a Philosophy of Jewish Law", Law and Tradition in Judaism (Ktav, 1969), p6.
