Further perspectives on Jewish law and contemporary issues
By: Wayne Allen
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781426995538; 9781426995545; 9781426995583
Subjects: Jewish law; Judaism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-314).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Jewish law and changing times; title: The differences between men and women and the implications; title: Orah Hayyim; title: Talking in synagogue; title: When tefillin are removed; title: Counting women in the minyan; title: Refusal to wear a head covering; title: Ejecting an impaired Kohen; title: Reciting She-he-heyanu for an anniversary; title: Avoiding the name of God; title: Synagogue dress codes; title: Comforting mourners on Shabbat; title: Sports on Shabbat; title: An early Kabbalat Shabbat; title: Women leading the Seder; title: For pedagogical reasons; title: Women blowing shofar; title: Outdoor Shivah Minyanim; title: Yoreh De'ah; title: Planting flowers at graves; title: Kashering china; title: Hair, Hinduism, and idolatry; title: Gentile gifts to the synagogue; title: Anesthetics for infant circumcision; title: Slavery; title: Blessings recited at the time of conversion; title: Mezuzah on a garage door; title: Wearing tefillin on the first day of Shivah; title: Listening to the radio in a cemetery; title: Tzidduk ha-din on non-Tahanun days; title: Even ha-Ezer; title: Patrilineal descent; title: Oral sex; title: Mixed dancing; title: When to sign Tena'im; title: Position of the bride and groom under the huppah; title: Standing for the bride's entry; title: Hoshen Mishpat; title: Qualifications for conversion courts; title: Topics not mentioned in the Shulhan Arukh; title: The color of a bride's dress; title: The boundaries of public announcements; title: Bibliography.