Marc Stern is the Assistant Executive Director and co-Director of the Commission on Law and Social Action for the American Jewish Congress.

• Chapter 1 Egalitarianism And Halacha: An IntroductionChapter 2 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 3 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 4 Jews, Gentiles and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos: Some Tentative ThoughtsChapter 5 Jewish Law and American Public Policy: A Principled Jewish View & Some Practical Jewish ObservationsChapter 6 Changing Conceptions of Gentiles at the Threshold of Modernity: The Napoleonic SanhedrinChapter 7 Jews and Judaism in an Egalitarian Society: Traditionalist Responses in Historical PerspectiveChapter 8 Modern Orthodox Jewish Day Schools and Non-JewsChapter 9 Re-Committing To Our Mission: How Hard An Endeavor?

This collection of essays is required reading for anyone interested in questions relating to the tension and confrontations that can arise between the spiritual and moral values inherent in human equality and the sometimes seemingly contradictory demands of halakha.

Marc Stern is the Assistant Executive Director and co-Director of the Commission on Law and Social Action for the American Jewish Congress.

• Chapter 1 Egalitarianism And Halacha: An IntroductionChapter 2 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 3 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 4 Jews, Gentiles and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos: Some Tentative ThoughtsChapter 5 Jewish Law and American Public Policy: A Principled Jewish View & Some Practical Jewish ObservationsChapter 6 Changing Conceptions of Gentiles at the Threshold of Modernity: The Napoleonic SanhedrinChapter 7 Jews and Judaism in an Egalitarian Society: Traditionalist Responses in Historical PerspectiveChapter 8 Modern Orthodox Jewish Day Schools and Non-JewsChapter 9 Re-Committing To Our Mission: How Hard An Endeavor?

This collection of essays is required reading for anyone interested in questions relating to the tension and confrontations that can arise between the spiritual and moral values inherent in human equality and the sometimes seemingly contradictory demands of halakha.

Marc Stern is the Assistant Executive Director and co-Director of the Commission on Law and Social Action for the American Jewish Congress.

• Chapter 1 Egalitarianism And Halacha: An IntroductionChapter 2 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 3 Formulating Responses in an Egalitarian Age: An OverviewChapter 4 Jews, Gentiles and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos: Some Tentative ThoughtsChapter 5 Jewish Law and American Public Policy: A Principled Jewish View & Some Practical Jewish ObservationsChapter 6 Changing Conceptions of Gentiles at the Threshold of Modernity: The Napoleonic SanhedrinChapter 7 Jews and Judaism in an Egalitarian Society: Traditionalist Responses in Historical PerspectiveChapter 8 Modern Orthodox Jewish Day Schools and Non-JewsChapter 9 Re-Committing To Our Mission: How Hard An Endeavor?

This collection of essays is required reading for anyone interested in questions relating to the tension and confrontations that can arise between the spiritual and moral values inherent in human equality and the sometimes seemingly contradictory demands of halakha.