A Guide to Jewish Practice

Family and Sexual Ethics

By David A. Teutsch

Paper - 9780938945161
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Published 2010
Size: 6 x 9, Pages: 110

Subjects: Jewish Studies

Series: A Guide to Jewish Practice Series

Publisher: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press


Description

Part of the multi-volume Guide to Jewish Practice series that takes a fresh look at all of Jewish ethics and practice, this volume looks at relationships and obligations between parents and children, between spouses, and among extended family members, and examines sexual activity of all kinds. It considers such topics as bisexuality, transgendered identity, and the evolution of the functions of sexuality. In considering the historical diversity of Jewish family structures and sexual practices, the book opens the possibility of broad ethical diversity within what is considered Jewishly legitimate while taking a strong stand against violence, exploitation of power imbalances, and harm to children.

Published by Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press

Author(s)

David Teutsch is the Wiener Professor of Contemporary Jewish Civilization and Director of the Levin-Lieber Program in Jewish Ethics at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where he previously served as president. He is editor of the groundbreaking Kol Haneshamah prayerbook series and six other volumes in the Guide to Jewish Practice series.