Jewish Law - Articles

Jewish Law maintains an archive of articles concerning how Jewish law perceives American law. The articles are listed below, by topic and title:

Arbitration/Mediation

• "Two Models of Alternative Dispute Resolution"
  Heshey Zelcer
  Reprinted with permission from Hakirah, The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought. For more information regarding Hakirah, please visit http://www.hakirah.org/.
• "A Proposal for P'sharah: A Jewish Mediation/Arbitration Service"
  Ira Yitzchak Kasdan
  Jewish Action, A Magazine of the Orthodox Union, Spring 1990
• "Divorce Mediation: Gentle Alternative to a Bitter Process"
  Rabbi Adam Berner
  Jewish Action, A Magazine of the Orthodox Union, Summer 1997
• "The Role of Peshara within the Halakhic Judicial System"
  Rav Moshe Taragin
  Yeshivat Har Etzion
  Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)

Bankruptcy

• "Bankruptcy: A Halakhic Perspective"
  Rabbi Yitzchok A. Breitowitz
• "Bankruptcy - A Viable Halachic Option?"
  Steven H. Resnicoff
• "A Jewish Law Perspective on the Propriety of Discharging Personal Debts"
  Prof. Steven H. Resnicoff
  

Beit Din

• Jewish Divorce and the Role of Beit Din
  Rabbi Jonathan Reiss
  

Economics/Marketplace

• "Geneivat Da'at: The Prohibition Against Deception in Today's World"
  by Hershey H. Friedman
• "Hasagat Gevul: Economic Competition in Jewish Law"
  Rabbi Chaim Jachter
• "Orthodox Jewish Women and Eligibility for the Parsonage Exemption"
  Jacob Lewin
• "In Defense of the Better Bailout: A Heter-Iska Comparison"
  Ezra Bronstein
• "Corporate Democracy And The Frum Investor: Halakhot Of Investing In The Stock Market"
  Rabbi Asher Meir
  Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit Midrash
• "Value Conflicts In Jewish Business Ethics: Social Versus Fiduciary Responsibility"
  Rabbi Asher Meir
  Yeshivat Har Etzion Virtual Beit Midrash
• "Inflation Issues in Jewish Law"
  Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. V
• "Jewish Law and Copyright"
  Rabbi Israel Schneider
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXI
• "Pruzbul"
  Rabbi Alfred S. Cohen
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXVIII
• "Ribis: A Halachic Anthology"
  Rabbi Joseph Stern
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. IV
• "Ribit Revisited - A Commercial Conundrum: Does Prudence Permit the Jewish "Permissible Venture?""
  Prof. Steven H. Resnicoff
• "Consumer Protection: Price and Wage Levels"
  Dr. Itamar Warhaftig
• "Consumer Protection: Price Fraud"
  Dr. Itamar Warhaftig

Ethics/Professional Ethics

• "The Impact of Jewish Values on Marketing and Business Practices"
  by Hershey H. Friedman
• "Should Moral Individuals Ever Lie? Insights from Jewish Law"
  Hershey H. Friedman, Ph.D. and Abraham C. Weisel, Esq.
• "A Jewish Ethical Perspective to American Taxation"
  Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq.
  Posted with permission of author. Article originally published in Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, Volume 10.
• Jewish Business Ethics - An Introductory Perspective
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
• "The Good Samaritan: Monetary Aspects"
  Rabbi Aaron Kirschenbaum
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XVII
• Introduction - from "Case Studies in Jewish Business Ethics" (Ktav,1999)
  Rabbi Aaron Levine
• "The Encyclopedia Salesman" - from "Case Studies in Jewish Business Ethics" (Ktav,1999)
  Rabbi Aaron Levine

Family Law

• "Expelling and Suspending Students: An American and Jewish Legal Perspective [PDF]"
  Daniel Pollack and David Schnall
  Originally published in New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 9, Issue 2. (2003)
• "The Prenuptial Agreement of Mutual Respect, Get and English Law"
  Rachel Levmore and Daniel Clarke
• "In re Estate of Feinberg: Even When You Will It, It's Still a Dream"
  Aaron Gavant
• Jewish Marriage and Ontario Law
  Gene C. Colman, Rabbi Joseph M. Posen
• "DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW 236B: A Study in Communications Breakdown"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
• "The Establishment of Maternity & Paternity in Jewish and American Law"
  Michael Broyde, Esq.
  
• "Child Custody: A Pure Law Analysis"
  Michael Broyde, Esq.
  Jewish Law Association Studies, VII: The Paris Conference Volume 1-20 (1994)
• "Divorce Mediation: Gentle Alternative to a Bitter Process"
  Rabbi Adam Berner
  Jewish Action, a magazine of the Orthodox Union, Summer 1997
  

Litigation/Law

• "Outline Re: The Secular Enforceability of Bais Din Judgements"
  Professor Steven H. Resnicoff
• "Informing on Others for Violating American Law: A Jewish Law View"
  by Rabbi Michael J. Broyde
• "Arkaos, Civil Litigation, And Halachah"
  Rabbi Ari Marburger
• "Confirming Piskei Din In Secular Court"
  Rabbi Yaacov Feit and Dr. Michael A. Helfand
• "Recovering the Costs of Litigation in Beit Din"
  Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann
  Reprinted with permission; please visit http://www.bethdin.org/journal.asp
• "The Prohibition Against Going to Secular Courts"
  Rabbi Yaacov Feit
  Reprinted with permission; please visit http://www.bethdin.org/journal.asp
• "Jewish Law, Civil Procedure: A Comparative Study"
  Rabbi Yona Reiss
  Reprinted with permission; please visit http://www.bethdin.org/journal.asp
• Ensuring Enforceabiliy of Beis Din's Judgements
  Yechiel (Gene C.) Colman
• "Litigation in Secular Courts"
  Rabbi Simcha Krauss
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. III
• "Suing Your Rabbi: Clergy Malpractice in Jewish Law"
  Rabbi Mark Dratch
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XVIII
• "Secular Law Enforcement of the Heter 'Iska"
  Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq.
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXV
• A Holocaust Survivor Who Saved Himself With His Brother's Money
  by Rav Y.Y. Frankel
  Reprinted with permission from "Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World, Vol. I," Published by Zomet Institute (Alon Shvut-Gush Etzion, Israel)
• "Secular Courts in the State of Israel
  Rav Yaacov Ariel, Rosh Yeshiva -- Yamit
  Reprinted with permission from "Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World, Vol. II," Published by Zomet Institute (Alon Shvut-Gush Etzion, Israel)
• "The Polygraph in Jewish Law"
  Prof. Eliav Shochetman
  Reprinted with permission from "Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World, Vol. III," Published by Zomet Institute (Alon Shvut-Gush Etzion, Israel)
• Extradition
  by Rav Shaul Yisraeli
  Reprinted with permission from "Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World, Vol. III," Published by Zomet Institute (Alon Shvut-Gush Etzion, Israel)
• Extradition In Jewish Law
  by Prof. Menachem Elon
  Reprinted with permission from "Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World, Vol. III," Published by Zomet Institute (Alon Shvut-Gush Etzion, Israel)

Marriage/Divorce

• "Getting a Gett in Australian Courts"
  Andrew Strum
• "Jewish Divorce and the Role of Beit Din"
  by Rabbi Jonathan Reiss
• "The Ketubah in America"
  by Rabbi Michael Broyde and Rabbi Jonathan Reiss
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (2004) 47:101-124
• "The Prenuptial Agreement: Recent Developments"
  Rabbi Mordechai Willig
  Reprinted with permission; please visit http://www.bethdin.org/journal.asp
• Error in the Creation of Jewish Marriages: Under what Circumstances Can Error in the Creation of a Marriage Void the Marriage without Requiring a Get according to Halacha
  Michael J. Broyde
• "A Legal Guide to the Prenuptial Agreement for Couples about to Be Married"
  Marc D. Stern
  Note: Please see the Halachic Forms section for the prenuptial agreement referenced in this article.
• "A Suggested Antenuptial Agreement: A Proposal in Wake of Avitzur"
  Rabbi J. David Bleich
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. VII
• "The New York State Get Bill and its Halachic Ramifications"
  Rabbi Chaim Malinowitz
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXVII
• "The New York Get Law: An Exchange"
  Rabbi Chaim Z. Malinowitz
  Tradition Magazine (Summer 1997)
• "The New York Get Law: An Exchange"
  Michael J. Broyde
  Tradition Magazine (Summer 1997)
• "Comments on the New York State 'Get Law'"
  Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXVII

Mediation/Arbitration

Please see Arbitration/Mediation

Medicine/Health

• "The "Halachic Health Care Proxy" Insurance Policy With Unique Benefits"
  by Chaim Dovid Zwiebel
• "Stem Cell Research in Jewish Law"
  by Daniel Eisenberg, MD
• "Dental Emergencies on the Sabbath"
  by Rabbi Moshe David Tendler and Dr. Fred Rosner
• "The Brain Death Controversy in Jewish Law"
  by Rabbi Yitzchok A. Breitowitz
• "Government-Mandated Healthcare: Halakha and Social Policy"
  Chaim Apfel
  This article was printed in Volume 3 of Verapo Yerape. Republished with permission
• End of Life Choices in Halacha
  Daniel Eisenberg, MD
• Medical Informed Consent in Jewish Law - from the Patient's Side
  Daniel Eisenberg, MD
• "Cloning People and Jewish Law: A Preliminary Analysis"
  Rabbi Michael J. Broyde
  
• "How A Rabbi Decides A Medical Halacha Issue"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "Physician - Assisted Suicide: A Halachic Approach"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "Physician-Assisted Suicide Under Jewish Law"
  Prof. Steven H. Resnicoff
  
• "The Right to Die: A Halachic Approach"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "The Preembryo in Halacha"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "AIDS: A Jewish Perspective"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "The Brain Death Controversy in Jewish Law"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "The Ethics of Using Medical Data From Nazi Experiments"
  Baruch C. Cohen
• "Physicians' Strikes and Jewish Law"
  Fred Rosner, M.D., F.A.C.P.
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XXV
• "The Use of Cryopreserved Sperm and Pre-embryos In Contemporary Jewish Law and Ethics"
  Richard V. Grazi, MD; Joel B. Wolowelsky, Ph.D.
  Assisted Reproductive Technology-Andrology, 8:53-61 (1995).

Miscellaneous

• "Jews, Public Policy and Civil Rights: A Religious Jewish Perspective"
  by Rabbi Michael Broyde, Esq.
• ""So One May Live" -- Siamese Twins"
  Unpublished Responsum by Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l; translated and annotated by Rabbi Moshe Dovid Tendler
• "The Obligation of Jews to Seek Observance of Noachide Laws by Gentiles: A Theoretical Review"
  by Rabbi Michael J. Broyde
• "Theft of Art During World War II: Its Legal and Ethical Consequences, The Jewish Perspective"
  by Prof. Steven H. Resnicoff
• "Understanding The Mitzvah of Hesped"
  by Yitzchak Kasdan
• "Ideal Occupations: The Talmudic Perspective"
  by Hershey H. Friedman
• "Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind Person: An In-Depth Analysis"
  by Hershey H. Friedman, PhD
• "The Simple Life: The Case Against Ostentation in Jewish Law"
  by Hershey H. Friedman
• "Improving Employer-Employee Relationships: A Biblical and Talmudic Perspective on Human Resource Management"
  by Gordon Cohn, Ph.D. and Hershey H. Friedman, Ph.D.
• "Stealing To Save Someone's Life"
  Charles J. Harary
• "Does Ariel Sharon Consult His Rabbi?"
  How Israeli Responses To Terrorism Are Justified Under Jewish Law
  David Rosen
• "Daat Torah (PDF)"
  Rabbi Alfred S. Cohen
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. XLV
• "Observations On And Beyond Rabbi Alfred Cohen's “Daat Torah”"
  by Yitzchak Kasdan
• "Simplicity, the blind borrower and neuroeconomics"
  Roger J Lister MA (Oxford) PhD (Salford) FCA ATII
  Visiting Professor of Finance, Salford University, UK
• "Respect for G-d’s World: The Biblical and Rabbinic Foundations of Environmentalism"
  Hershey H. Friedman, Ph.D. & Yehuda L. Klein, Ph.D.
• "Tithing and Business Profits: The Issue of Depreciation and Other Expenses"
  Roger J. Lister MA (Oxford) PhD FCA CTA
  Visiting Professor, University of Salford, U.K.
• "Human Dignity and the Jewish Tradition"
  Hershey H. Friedman, Ph.D.
  Professor of Business and Marketing
• "Why Is This Tenant Different from Other Tenants? Representing a Tenant with a Kosher Business"
  Jack S. Levey
  Originally published in Vol. 22 No. 4 of Probate & Property, July/August 2008
• "Understanding Rights in Context: Freedom of Contract or Freedom from Contract?"
  Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Steven S. Weiner
  Reprinted with permission; please visit http://www.bethdin.org/journal.asp
• "Fighting the War and the Peace: Battlefield Ethics, Peace Talks, Treaties, and Pacifism in the Jewish Tradition"
  Michael J. Broyde, Esq.
  
• "Forming Religious Communities and Respecting Dissenter's Rights: A Jewish Tradition Model for a Modern Society"
  Michael J. Broyde, Esq.
  
• "The Desecration of Graves in Eretz Yisrael: The Struggle to Honor the Dead and Preserve Our Historical Legacy"
  Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz
  
• "Jewish Law and Modern Business Structures: The Corporate Paradigm"
  Michael J. Broyde & Steven H. Resnicoff
  

• English Source and Reference Material for Various Halachic Issues Relating to Secular Law
  Ira (Yitzchak) Kasdan, Esq.

Rabbinic Counseling and Confidentiality

• "An Overview Of Halakhic And Legal Issues"
  Rabbi Michael J. Broyde, Esq., Rabbi Yona Reiss, Nathan Diament, Esq.

Property Law

• "Finders Keepers? First Impressions and Ancient Wisdom"
  by Harris Ominsky
• "Severance Pay for Yeshiva Day School Employees"
  by Rabbi Michael Broyde
  from Ten Daat
• "The Return of Lost Property According to Jewish & Common Law: A Comparison"
  Rabbi Michael J. Broyde, Esq. & Rabbi Michael Hecht

Prisoner Rights

• "Incarceration as a Modality of Punishment"
  Charles J. Harary, Esq.
• "A Torah Perspective On Incarceration As a Modality of Punishment and Rehabilitation"
  Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

School Vouchers

• How School Vouchers Can Win In The Supreme Court - Distinguishing 'What' From 'How' In Aid To Religious Schools
  Nathan Lewin

Wills, Trusts & Estates

• "Bank Accounts, CD's Bonds, Life Insurance Plans and Stocks: Reoi or Muchzak"
  Rabbi David Grossman
  From Umka Dedeno, Published by The Institute for Dayanim in 2005 in Jerusalem
• "Halachic Aspects of Estate Planning"
  Rabbi Joseph Perelman
  From Umka Dedeno, Published by The Institute for Dayanim in 2005 in Jerusalem
• "Reintroducing the Shtar Chatzi Zochor: A Halachic Method of Bequeathing to a Daughter"
  Rabbi Yehonoson Dovid Hool
  From Umka Dedeno, Published by The Institute for Dayanim in 2005 in Jerusalem
• "An Introduction to Umka Dedeno"
  From Umka Dedeno, Published by The Institute for Dayanim in 2005 in Jerusalem
• "Resolving the Conflict Between Jewish and Secular Estate Law"
  Benjamin C. Wolf
  Hofstra Law Review
• "Estate Planning, Wills, and Halachah"
  Rabbi Ari Marburger
  A Practical Guide to Hilchos Yerusha
• "Halacha and the Conventional Last Will and Testament"
  Judah Dick
  Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. III
  
• "Kosher Revocable Trusts: The Jerusalem Trust Form"
  Jonathan Porat

Copyright © 1997-2010 by Ira Kasdan. All rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER

Sponsored and Hosted by Project Genesis.