Jewish Law Annual (Vol 11)

Bernard S. Jackson, The Institute of Jewish Law

• Part 1 The Rabbinic law on entry and seizure: mine and thine - the problem of priority in civil law (hashavat aveda); ancient variants and interpretations of some laws of the Book of the Covenant as reflected in early prophets' narratives; credit transactions in Geonic times in the light of the law against usury; contractual intent - is the reasonable person standard sufficient?; can an observant Jew practice law? a look at some Halakhic problems; on the nature of analogical argument in early Jewish law. Part 2 Chronicle: the case of Mrs Paula Cohen and her children; the Jewish will in English law; Grumet v. Board of Education of Kiryas Joel - towards a lemonaid theory of the first amendment's religious clauses; Jewish law in the State of Israel. Part 3 Book reviews: survey of recent literature.