Walter Jacob was Senior Scholar of Rodef Shalom Congregation, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. He also served as President of the Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah. He is the author and editor of a number of titles including American Reform Responsa (1983), Liberal Judaism and Halakhah (1988) and Not by Birth Alone, Conversion to Judaism (1997).

• Chapter 1. Halakhah and InnovationR. AdlerChapter 2. The Confrontation of the Minhag and HalakhahW. DorffChapter 3. Reform Judaism and Same Sex MarriageD. Ellenson and P. KnobelChapter 4. The Woman in Reform JudaismW. JacobChapter 5. Marriage, Divorce, and GenderJ. RaynerChapter 6. Progressive Halakhah on Homosexual MarriageM. ZemerChapter 7. Selected Responsa