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Page 173
... enactments do not constitute an " uproot- ing " of biblical law but rather are the implementation of the prin- ciple of " peace , " so that the woman should not remain an agunah , as it is written , " Her [ the Torah's ] ways are ways ...
... enactments do not constitute an " uproot- ing " of biblical law but rather are the implementation of the prin- ciple of " peace , " so that the woman should not remain an agunah , as it is written , " Her [ the Torah's ] ways are ways ...
Page 187
... enactments prevented the ful- fillment of a " positive law , " at times they permitted the violation of a " negative law . " But in every instance , the conditions which they laid down were such that not only did they not constitute an ...
... enactments prevented the ful- fillment of a " positive law , " at times they permitted the violation of a " negative law . " But in every instance , the conditions which they laid down were such that not only did they not constitute an ...
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... enactments that are validated by appeals to such general ethical principles as tikkun ha'olam and mipne darkhai shalom . The fact of the matter is , how- ever , that the Rabbis treated the laws they validated on the basis of ethical ...
... enactments that are validated by appeals to such general ethical principles as tikkun ha'olam and mipne darkhai shalom . The fact of the matter is , how- ever , that the Rabbis treated the laws they validated on the basis of ethical ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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