Aaron M. Schreiber, ‘Jewish Law and Decision-Making: A Study Through Time’

 Originally published in The Jewish Chronicle, 9 January 1981. Jewish Law and Decision-Making: A Study through Time. By Aaron M. Schreiber. Temple University Press, Philadelphia. $29.50. The main thesis of this stimulating book (consisting partly of essays by other scholars linked together by comments and further explorations by the editor) is that, throughout the history of…