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40 Cardozo L. Rev. 3075 (2018-2019)
The Principles and Nature of Jewish Law

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     THE PRINCIPLES AND NATURE OF JEWISH LAW




                           J. David Bleicht




                         TABLE OF CONTENTS


I. THE SOURCE AND NATURE OF JEWISH LAW .......................................................... 3076
     A.   Divine or Human? .................................................................................... 3076
     B.   Twin Fonts of Revelation .......................................................................... 3082
     C.   The Non-Teleological Nature of Halakhah ............................................ 3084
     D.   Halakhic Decision-Making ...................................................................... 3090

II. PRINCIPLES OF DECISION-MAKING ....................................................................... 3095
     A.   Substantive Psak ....................................................................................... 3096
           1.  Distillation of Sources ................................................................... 3096
           2.  Issue-Spotting Psak ....................................................................... 3103
           3.  Theoretical Analysis ...................................................................... 3104
      B.     Adjudicative Psak ...................................................................................... 3110
      C.  Prophylactic Psak             ................................................................................... 3120
III.    A FINAL COMMENT .............................................................................................. 3122














   t Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.


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