Responsa of Professor Louis Ginzberg

Name: Responsa of Professor Louis Ginzberg
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ISBN: 9789654560214

ISBN-10: 9654560216

ISBN-13: 9789654560214

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Authors: David Golinkin

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This volume contains some one hundred previously unknown and mostly unpublished responsa written by Professor Ginzberg between 1913 and 1953. They deal with a wide array of topics including changes in the liturgy, mixed pews in the synagogue, the use of grape juice during Prohibition, art in the synagogue, euthenasia, burial practices, and artificial insemination, as well as forceful responsa to anti-Semites such as Pranaitis, the "expert" witness at the Beiliss trial in Kiev in 1913. These responsa contribute much to our understanding of Ginzberg's approach to Jewish law, his biography, the history of Conservative halakhah, and the history of American Jewry in the first half of the…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 508
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English