Shades of "pragmatism" in halakhah: a model for legal reform? From: Journal of Church and State | Date: June 22, 2006| Author: Klayman, Elliot | COPYRIGHT 2006 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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