SKU 9780415278898 Disability in Jewish Law By: Tzvi C. Marx Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415278898, 0415278899 eText ISBN: 9781134468409, 1134468407 Edition: 1st Pages: 272 Copyright year: 2002 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781134468409R90 In recent decades, record numbers of Jews are taking a newfound interest in their legal heritage - the Bible and the Talmud, the law codes and the rabbinical responsa literature. In the course of this encounter, they may be interested in how these sources relate to the issue of disability, and the degree to which halakhic attitudes to disability are in harmony with contemporary sensibilities. For example, can the blind or those in wheelchairs serve as prayer leaders? Need the mentally incompetent observe any ritual law? Is institutionalization in a special-education facility where Jewish dietary laws are not observed permitted if it will enhance a child's functioning? Download ebook: https://ouo.io/OjH5fb
