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A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics
This book discusses modern medical ethical dilemas from a specifically conservative Jewish point of view. The author includes issues such as artifical...
A Philosophy of Jewish Law
Every generation of Jews in every denomination of Judaism finds itself facing complex legal questions. The status of same-sex unions and the plight of...
Evolving Thought and Practice
A major Conservative movement leader of our time, Elliot N. Dorff provides a personal, behind-the-scenes guide to the evolution of Conservative Jewish...
Our Ancestors to Our Descendants
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The Roots and Growth of Jewish Law
This book examines biblical and rabbinic law as a coherent, continuing legal tradition. It explains the relationship between religion and law and the ...
Jewish Theory and Practice for Living a Moral Life
Ethics at the Center culls the best of Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff's pioneering thinking in Jewish ethics over nearly five decades. Dorff shows that our res...
A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics
In this topically relevant book on modern ethical issues, Dorff focuses on personal ethics, Judaism's distinctive way of understanding human nature, o...
A Jewish Approach to Modern Social Ethics
A National Jewish Book Award Winner Rabbi Dorff focuses on the social aspects of the Jewish tradition, while tackling such timely topics as poverty, w...
A Brief Introduction for Christians
"The concept of repairing the world (tikkun olam) is an integral part of Jewish life. It helps shape Jewish social and family relationships, and even ...
The International Society for Science and Religion has selected Matters of Life and Death as an element of the ISSR Library. The mission of the ISSR L...
This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period in order to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they clai...
A window into the Jewish idea of responsibility to care for the worldโ written especially for Christians. The concept of repairing the world (tikkun...
An accessible introduction to the Jewish concept of our responsibility to care for others and repair the world. For everyone who wants to understand t...
Jewish Journeys to the Unknowable
Contemporary Jews often find meaning in Judaism's family and communal orientation, its beautiful rituals, its enriching culture, its sense of ethnic r...
A look into the question of "Why perform mitzvot?" This book traces the various views, from the Biblical to the philosophical. The book also includes ...