Two Books: Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Louis Jacobs AND A Tree of Life: Diversity, Flexibility, and Creativity in Jewish Law by Louis Jacobs

Beyond Reasonable Doubt 

Louis Jacobs In this sequel to We Have Reason to Believe, Louis Jacobs examines afresh all the issues involved. He does so objectively but with passion, meeting the objections put forward over the past forty years by critics from the various trends within the Jewish world, both Orthodox and Reform, and inviting a new generation of readers to follow the argument and make up their own minds.

A Tree of Life Diversity, Flexibility, and Creativity in Jewish Law

Louis Jacobs Now revised and expanded, Louis Jacobs's fascinating study shows how halakhic rulings through the ages have been influenced by social, economic, theological, and even political factors as well as by consideration of the wider ideals and demands of Judaism. Halakhic responses to changed social considerations, particularly regarding women and questions of personal status, new technologies and discoveries, and attitudes to non-Jews are all considered in depth.