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" A living tree : "
Elliot N. Dorff and Arthur Rosett
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BL
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639093
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Dorff, Elliot N
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A living tree : : the roots and growth of Jewish law /\ Elliot N. Dorff and Arthur Rosett
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Albany, N.Y. :: State University of New York Press,, c1988
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xv, 602 p. ;; 24 cm
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0887064590
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: 0887064604 (pbk.)
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"A centennial publication of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America."
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Includes indexes
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Part I. The literature and methods of Jewish law. Introduction ; Biblical law ; The Biblical law of injury ; Biblical jurisprudence ; Rabbinic law of injuries ; The oral Torah: Rabbinic exegesis and oral traditions ; The authority and morality of the tradition ; Rabbinic court procedures ; The responsa literature ; Codes ; Legislation (Takkanot) ; Custom (Minhag) ; The interaction between Jewish law and common law -- Part II. Marriage. The nature of marriage in Jewish and American law ; Conflicts and choice of law I: Jewish recognition of civil marriage and divorce ; Conflicts and choice of law II: civil recognition of Jewish marriage and divorce ; Epilogue: the future of Jewish law -- Appendixes
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Jewish law-- History
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Personal injuries (Jewish law)
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Marriage (Jewish law)
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Conflict of laws (Jewish law)
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340.5/8/089924
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KBM524.42.D67 1988
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Rosett, Arthur I., (Arthur Irwin),1934-2011
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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