A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice; Volume VI in the Moreshet Series, Studies in Jewish History, Literature and Thought

New York, N.Y.: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. xxvii, [1], 588 pages. Some text in Hebrew. Small tears, soiling and discoloration to dust jacket. Includes Abbreviations, Table of Transliterations, Foreword by Gerson D. Cohen, Preface, Introduction, Daily Prayer, Blessings for Various Occasions, The Sabbath (1): Liturgy, The Sabbath (II); Prohibition Against work; The Festivals: Introduction; Pesah (I); Pesah (II); Pesah (III); Sefirah and Shavu'ot; Sukkot; The Days of Awe (1); The Days of Awe (II); The Days of Awe (III); The Days of Awe (1V); The Minor Festivals; Public Fasts; Rosh Hodesh; The Laws of Mourning (I); The Laws of Mourning (II); The Dietary Laws (1); The Dietary Laws (2); The Dietary Laws (III) Laws of Terefot; The Dietary Laws (1V); The Dietary Law (V); The Dietary Laws (VI) Meat and Milk; The Laws of Marriage (1); The Laws of Marriage (II); Ritual Circumcision; Adoption; Laws Concerning Proselytes; The Dissolution of Marriage (1); The Dissolution of Marriage (11) Divorce; The Dissolution of Marriage (III), Divorce; The Dissolution of Marriage (IV); The Dissolution of Marriage (IV) Delivery of the Get; Family Purity. Also includes Bibliography and Index (compiled by Robert J. Milch). Isaac Klein (September 5, 1905 - January 23, 1979) was a prominent rabbi and halakhic authority within Conservative Judaism. He was president of the Rabbinical Assembly, 1958-1960, and a member of its Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, 1948-1979. He was a noted author, notably, A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. One of the outstanding halakhists of the movement, he was a member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards from 1948 until 1979. This volume is a detailed and comprehensive guide to Jewish practice for home and synagogue, written in the spirit of the Conservative movement. An extensive treatment of the laws determining customary Jewish practices is presented in light of religious sources and the Conservative movement and concerns such areas as marriage, holidays and observations, and dietary restrictions.