The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity
Author: Richard Kalmin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2002-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134642784

The Sage in Jewish Society of Late Antiquity explores the social position of rabbis in Palestinian (Roman) and Babylonian (Persian) society from the period of the fall of the Temple to late antiquity. The author argues that ancient rabbinic sources depict comparable differences between Palestinian and Babylonian rabbinic relationships with non-Rabbis.

Marriage Rituals Italian Style

Marriage Rituals Italian Style
Author: Roni Weinstein
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9789004133044

The book describes the three major phases of the marriage ritual (matchmaking, betrothal, the wedding), and presents thematic issues, such as the youth sub-culture, gift exchanges, the honor ethos. It is based on a wealth of primary documents, mainly manuscripts, in various literary genres.

The Jewish Family

The Jewish Family
Author: Yehezkel Margalit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2018-01-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1316730301

Traditional Jewish family law has persevered for hundreds of years and rules covering marriage, the raising of children, and divorce are well established; yet pressures from modern society are causing long held views to be re-examined. The Jewish Family: Between Family Law and Contract Law examines the tenets of Jewish family law in the light of new attitudes concerning the role of women, assisted reproduction technologies, and prenuptial agreements. It explores, through interdisciplinary research combining the legal aspects of family law and contract law, how the Jewish family can cope with both old and modern obstacles and challenges. Focusing on the nexus of Jewish family law and contract law to propose how 'freedom of contract' can be part of how family law can be interpreted, The Jewish Family will appeal to practitioners, activists, academic researchers, and laymen readers who are interested in the fields of law, theology, and social science.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 5

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 5
Author: A. Yehuda Warburg
Publisher: Urim Publications
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2024-07-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 965524377X

In this fifth volume of his groundbreaking series on rabbinic authority, Rabbi Warburg discusses the case of the modern-day agunah, a wife who is unable to obtain a divorce due to her husband' s recalcitrance. For the first time in English, this monograph discusses utilizing the technique of the double halakhic doubt (sefek sefeika de'dina) as a vehicle to void a marriage, in order to address the plight of the agunah. This volume is devoted primarily to demonstrate how a beit din or rabbinical authority(ies) can take care of this complicated issue, especially for those decisors who reject the various other options to void a marriage.