Torah and Constitution
Subtitle: essays in American Jewish thought
By: Milton R. Konvitz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Modern Jewish history
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Law -- United States -- Jewish influences.; Law -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.; Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Judaism and state.
Other titles: Torah & Constitution
Description: Milton R. Konvitz analyzes the connections between the Torah and the American Constitution. He elaborates on the centrality of law both in America and in Judaism: the first bound to the Constitution and the Framers, the second bound to Revelation, expanding to a legal system fashioned and refashioned by human interpretation.
Notes: Includes index.