{"product_id":"9781580236546","title":"Evolving Halakhah: A Progressive Approach to Traditional Jewish Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential reference work for any                 thinking student of religion. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eInnovative and provocative, Evolving Halakhah affirms                 the system of traditional Jewish law, Halakhah, as a developing                 and moral structure, flexible enough to accommodate the                 changing realities of each generation. In this accessible                 analysis of Halakhah, Moshe Zemer issues a clarion call to                 follow the ancient and modern principles of evolving Halakhah,                 which demands ethical deeds, the discovery of holiness in the                 Commandments, a critical approach to the Tradition, and                 responsibility of the entire Community of Israel. These                 principles are viewed as the framework in which the other                 commandments are applied. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eTo Jews who sometimes see no choices but                 those of fundamentalist rigidity on the one hand, or total                 rejection of tradition on the other, Zemer argues instead for                 awareness of the inherent flexibility of the halakhic system.                 Halakhah, he argues, has had many voices, and has changed to                 meet every generation’s needs. Equipped with this view,                 liberal Jews can reclaim their tradition from a conservative                 rabbinic establishment that all too often—especially in                 Israel—has seen the voice of strictness as more authentic                 than the voice of lovingkindness. \u003c\/p\u003e            \u003cp\u003eThe product of Zemer’s thirty-five                 years of work in the Israel Movement of Progressive Judaism, \u003ci\u003eEvolving Halakhah \u003c\/i\u003eincludes                 chapters on matters ranging from personal status, especially                 marriage and conversion, through the “political”                 Halakhah of a response to the intifada. It shows that the                 traditional framework for understanding the Torah’s                 commandments can be the living heart of Jewish life for all                 Jews—including Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative,                 and Modern Orthodox.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111913734384,"sku":"9781580236546","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580236546_p0.jpg?v=1763798063","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580236546","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}