Marriage, Sex and Family in Judaism

Michael Broyde is a professor of law at Emory University, and the academic director of the law and religion program at Emory University. He is the author of Human Rights in Judaism, and Marriage, Divorce and the Abandoned Wife in Jewish Law.

This collection of essays explores Jewish marriage from legal, historical, and social perspectives. Biblical models, the influence of gender, the rabbinic tradition, and contemporary issues are all reflected in this well-organized volume…the issues are covered in a serious, straightforward, fluid manner.

• Chapter 1 The Images of Women in the Hebrew BibleChapter 2 Jewish Marriage: Nature, Covenant and ContractChapter 3 Jewish Law and the Abandonment of Marriage: Diverse Models of Sexuality and Reproduction in the Jewish View and the Return to Monogamy in the Modern EraChapter 4 Two Models of Medieval Jewish MarriagesChapter 5 Maimonides on Sex and MarriageChapter 6 Prenuptial Agreements in Talmudic, Medieval and Modern Jewish ThoughtChapter 7 The Jewish Family in America: Contemporary Challenges and Traditional ResourcesChapter 8 What is a Jewish Family? Changing Rabbinic ViewsChapter 9 A Break in the Path: Lesbian Relationships and Jewish LawChapter 10 Cloning People and Jewish Law