- Walter Jacob
Rabbi Walter Jacob is a leader in
Reform Judaism (North American) and an expert in the reform movement's approach to Jewish law (halakhah). A protege ofSolomon Freehof , Jacob served atRodef Shalom inPittsburgh as an assistant rabbi (1955) and as successor to Freehof as congregational rabbi (1967-1996). Jacob has degrees fromDrury College and theHebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion.Jacob promotes
Reform Judaism inGermany , which awarded Jacob a knighthood medal. He also has been active with theAbraham Geiger College, a post-Holocaust rabbinic seminary in Germany. [http://rodefshalom.org/who/staff/about%20dr.%20walter%20jacob/ Rodef Shalom bio]He led the
Central Conference of American Rabbis .In addition to writing numerous Reform
responsa , Jacob co-authored a series of works on progressivehalakhah withMoshe Zemer .ee also
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Jewish beliefs and practices in the reform movement Bibliography
Walter Jacob. The Changing world of Reform Judaism: the Pittsburgh Platform in retrospect: papers presented on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the
Pittsburgh Platform , February, 1985 and The proceedings of 1885. Pittsburgh: Rodef Shalom Congregation, 1985. ISBN 0915138794.______. “The Law of the Lord Is Perfect” Halakhah and Antinomism in Reform Judaism in "CCAR Journal" Summer 2004, pp. 72-84
Walter Jacob and Moshe Zemer. The environment in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. New York: Berghahn Books, 2003. ISBN 1571814310.
______.Re-examining progressive Halakhah. Studies in progressive halakhah. New York: Berghahn Books, 2002. ISBN 1571814043.
______.Gender issues in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. New York: Berghahn Books, 2001. ISBN 1571812393.
______.Crime and punishment in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. [v. 6] , New York: Berghahn Books, 1999. ISBN 1571811974.
Walter Jacob, Moshe Zemer and Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah. Marriage and its obstacles in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. 8, Pittsburgh ; Tel Aviv; Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah; Rodef Shalom Press, 1999. ISBN 092969910.
______.Aging and the aged in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. 7, Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah ; Rodef Shalom Press, 1998. ISBN 0929699084.
______.Israel and the Diaspora in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. 6, Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah, Rodef Shalom Press, 1997. ISBN 0929699092.
______.Death and
euthanasia in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah v. 4. Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah : Rodef Shalom Press, 1995. ISBN 0929699068 (pbk.).______.The fetus and fertility : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. 5, Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah : Rodef Shalom Press, 1995. ISBN 0929699076.
______. Conversion to Judaism in Jewish law : essays and responsa. Studies in progressive halakhah. 3, Tel Aviv; Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah; Rodef Shalom Press, 1994. ISBN 092969905X.
______. Progressive halakhah : essence and application. Studies in progressive halakhah. 1, Tel Aviv; Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah; Rodef Shalom Press, 1991. ISBN 0929699033.
Walter Jacob, Moshe Zemer, Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah and Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbinic-lay relations in Jewish law. Studies in progressive halakhah. 2, Tel Aviv; Pittsburgh: Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah; Rodef Shalom Press, 1993. ISBN 0929699041.
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