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A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law, Volumes VII and VIII. By Emanuel Quint. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson1997; 1998. Pp. 304, 344. $50.00. ISBN: 1-568-21907-5.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2015

Samuel J. Levine
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Journal of Law and Religion , Volume 17 , 2002 , pp. 251 - 255
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Copyright © Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 2002

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1. For a discussion of the unique nature of this quality in Jewish law and its theological implications, see Hutner, Yitzchok, Pachad Yitzchok: Chanuka 27–29, 35–37, 66–71, 76–83 (5th ed., Gur Aryeh 1998)Google Scholar.

2. See Shapo, Marshall S., In Search of Products Liability: The ALI Restatement Project, 48 Vand. L. Rev. 631, 633 (1995)Google Scholar (quoting Lewis, William Draper, History of the American Law Institute and the First Restatement of the Law, in ALI Restatement in the Courts 9 (permanent ed., ALI 1945))Google Scholar.

3. Indeed, both of these scholars introduce their works stating their intention to offer a terse, systematic, and accessible depiction of Jewish law. See Joseph Caro, Introduction to Shulchan Aruch; Maimonides, Introduction to Mishneh Torah.

4. Reviews of earlier volumes of Rabbi Quint's Restatement have appeared in the past in American law journals, including this one. See Wildes, Leon, A Modern Restatement of Jewish Civil Law, 18 Cardozo L. Rev. 2037 (1997)Google Scholar (reviewing vol. IV); Rosenberg, Yale L., A Codification, A Restatement and More, 12 J. L. & Relig. 323 (1995–1996)CrossRefGoogle Scholar (reviewing vols. I-VI); Rackman, Emanuel, A Restatement of Rabbinic Civil Law, Vol. I, 14 Cardozo L. Rev. 417 (1992)Google Scholar.

5. See Twersky, Isadore, Introduction to the Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah) 97–108 (Yale 1980)Google Scholar.

6. See id. at 158-162 & nn. 1901-1991.