"This #book examines #Jewish #law (#Halakhah) from both #historical and current perspectives, and also contemplates the future as law continues to evolve. As the introduction makes clear, the hope is that this volume, which clearly contains much original research material, as well as codifying succinctly what has gone before, will lead to further research and publications.

The volume is divided into three parts: ‘Reading Foundational Jewish Texts and Law’; ‘Distinguishing Characteristics of #JewishLaw’; and ‘Jewish Law and Practice in Modernity’."

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/a-towering-work-of-scholarship/5126646.article

Traditional Judaism, based on our religious beliefs and #halakhah, got caught in a tug of war between people moving to the religious far left or far right. In some communities Jewish law was eliminated, while in others it became too strict. But this story here shows the Judaism that most of our ancestors had; a warm, loving #Judaism still taught by the many wonderful #rabbis I have learned from in all of our denominations.

#Kashrut

In #halakhah there never was a mandatory 6 hour wait time between eating milk and meat. That idea is a more recent (1500's) chumra חומרה (stringency.) People of course may follow this, but they should also know the history. Ashkenazi Orthodox insist on this waiting time as binding. Other Jews disagree.

Details here. Iyun Halacha, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 5782/2021, Denver Kollel

https://www.denverkollel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/waitingbetweenmeatandmilk.pdf

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There are a range of Jewish views on suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. There is a surprising amount of agreement on the issue from across the denominational range.

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2022/01/14/jewish-views-on-suicide-assisted-suicide-and-euthanasia/

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