Book
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Equality Lost: Essays in Torah Commentary, Halacha, and Jewish Thought
, Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin |
| Description: At last, a posek (a recognized expert in Jewish law) and author of
three volumes of Responsa, has written a book illustrating the depth
and sensitivity of Jewish law and thought in addressing crucial issues
of our time. Rabbi Yehuda Henkin fearlessly confronts modern as well
as timeless questions. His original interpretations and views are
solidly based upon traditional sources and the oral transmission of
the enlightened spirit of Judaism.
In Equality Lost, Rabbi Henkin teaches how to extract the
straight-forward explanation (peshat) in the Torah and demonstrates
how to interpret Halacha in regard to women in the age of feminism,
the conversion to Judaism of children in non-observant homes, and the
killing of captured terrorists. Readers will immediate recognize the
direct, sensible, and authentically Jewish evaluations of current
phenomena such as the glatt kosher craze. In addition, the author
provides fresh and unsettling insights into the reasons for the
destruction of the Second Temple, the lessons to be learned therefrom,
and the ramifications of these lessons for the modern State of Israel. |
| Source: Lamboda Publisher Inc, 1999 |
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Articles
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'Womens Zimmun and Whether Men [Who Are Present] Must Leave'
, Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin |
| Description: A responsum of Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, translated from the Hebrew
by Gitelle Rapoport, with the permission of Rav Henkin. |
| Source: She'Elot UTeshuvot Bnei Banim, Volume 3, Number 1 |
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Edah Journals
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Qeriat ha-Torah by Women: Where We Stand Today
, Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin |
| Description: This essay is a response to and analysis of the arguments presented
in the previous article, "Qeri'at ha-Torah by Women: A Halakhic
Analysis" by Mendel Shapiro. The author articulates pratical and
theoretical conclusions on the questions of woman's aliyyot
and Torah readings. |
| Source: The Edah Journal Volume 1:2 |
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