Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jacob, Walter[Herausgeber]

Titel

War and terrorism in Jewish law : essays and responsa

Ist Teil von

• Studies in progressive halakhah : 18 (Alle Bände)

Ort / Verlag

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Solomon B. Freehof Institute for Progressive Jewish Law

Erscheinungsjahr

[2010]

Link zu anderen Inhalten

• Inhaltsverzeichnis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Introduction -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on war / Walter Jacob -- Torture, terrorism, and the Halakhah / Mark Washofsky -- Martyrdom for the sake of heaven / Michael Stroh -- Some thoughts on redeeming captives / Moshe Zemer -- Is Jewish pacifism legitimate? / Arnold Jacob Wolf -- Fighting in national armies / Walter Jacob -- Fighting in the Israeli Army / Walter Jacob -- Selected responsa -- On the redemption of captives -- Ransoming a kidnaped executive -- Concealing Jewish identity -- Jewish lawyer and terrorists -- Wearing a sword -- Use of the "Lord's Prayer" by a soldier -- Wearing a cross -- Volunteering for the military chaplaincy -- The conscientious objector -- Pacifism and Judaism..