The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Law
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The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Law is an edited volume offering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of halakhah, its development over two millennia, and its contemporary relevance.
Edited by Zev Eleff, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, and Chaim Saiman, the handbook assembles essays from historians, legal scholars, and religious thinkers to address theology, interpretation, and institutional practice.
The volume is organized to balance historical periodization, conceptual themes (like Torah study and codification), and modern issues including denominational responses, Zionism, family law, and technology.
Contributors analyze how authority is constructed, how texts are read across time, and how Jewish law adapts (or resists) modern pressures.
The handbook aims to catalyze further interdisciplinary scholarship and to inform both academic and policy audiences about Jewish legal practice and theory.
Edited by Zev Eleff, Roberta Rosenthal Kwall, and Chaim Saiman, the handbook assembles essays from historians, legal scholars, and religious thinkers to address theology, interpretation, and institutional practice.
The volume is organized to balance historical periodization, conceptual themes (like Torah study and codification), and modern issues including denominational responses, Zionism, family law, and technology.
Contributors analyze how authority is constructed, how texts are read across time, and how Jewish law adapts (or resists) modern pressures.
The handbook aims to catalyze further interdisciplinary scholarship and to inform both academic and policy audiences about Jewish legal practice and theory.
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Zev Eleff et al. eds., "The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Law" (Oxford UP, 2025)
