How Does Jewish Law Work: A Rabbi Analyzes 119 More Contemporary Halachic Questions, Vol. 2
Does Jewish law permit heart transplants? Do we have a responsibility to try to prevent or report a crime? Is it permissible to pray while barefoot? Can a Jewish man who has married a non-Jew be counted in a minyan? In How Does Jewish Law Work, Vol. 2, Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen continues his remarkable research by responding to more questions of contemporary interest or concern to modern Jews who are committed to a life consistent with traditional Jewish law. As in his previously published and...
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Does Jewish law permit heart transplants? Do we have a responsibility to try to prevent or report a crime? Is it permissible to pray while barefoot? Can a Jewish man who has married a non-Jew be counted in a minyan? In How Does Jewish Law Work, Vol. 2, Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen continues his remarkable research by responding to more questions of contemporary interest or concern to modern Jews who are committed to a life consistent with traditional Jewish law. As in his previously published and highly praised books, Timely Jewish Ques-tions: Timeless Rabbinic Answers and How Does Jewish Law Work?, Rabbi Cohen does not merely provide quick answers to the questions he raises. On the contrary, he invites his readers to listen in on his logic, his research, and his insights as he illustrates the process of Jewish law as it has been applied to new questions throughout the centuries.
IntroductionIModern IsraelIIConversionIIIShabbat, Holidays, and KiddushIVPrayers and Synagogue RulesAPrayersBTo Stand or Sit and Direction of PrayersCKeriat HatorahVKohanim ConcernsVIWomenVIICircumcisionVIIIHealth IssuesIXSocial and Ideological ConcernsNotesGlossaryReferencesIndex
\ Rabbi Israel Meir LauUpon reviewing the second volume of How Does Jewish Law Work?, I can assert that this book will positively serve as a valuable addition to the library in every Jewish home, thereby spreading and strengthening the knowledge of Torah.\ \
