The Second Jewish Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch
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Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch includes the attitudes of Jewish legal scholars toward such far-reaching topics as artificial insemination, birth control, and intermarriage, while expanding on answers included in the first volume.Tags
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Discusses complex and controversial topics according to Jewish Law
A nice companion to the "Jewish Book of Why."
NO OF PAGES: 423 SUB CAT I: Jewish Customs SUB CAT II: Jewish Life SUB CAT III: Jewish Practice DESCRIPTION: This book deals with more complex, controversial, and far-ranging subjects, including the attitudes of Jewish legal scholars towards such issues as abortion, conversion, birth control, artificial insemination, organ translations, etc.NOTES: SUBTITLE:
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Alfred J. Kolatch, a graduate of the Teacher's Institute of Yeshiva University and its College of Liberal Arts, was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, which subsequently awarded him the Doctor of Divinity Degree, honoris causa. From 1941 to 1948 he served as rabbi of congregations in Columbia, South Carolina, and Kew Gardens, show more New York, and as chaplain in the United States Army. In 1948 he founded Jonathan David Publishers, of which he has since been president and editor-in-chief show less
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- Original publication date
- 1985
- Dedication
- LJCRS Book Fair Selection 1990
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- English, Portuguese, Spanish
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- Paper, Audiobook
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- 6
- ASINs
- 5
