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Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles has been masterfully translated from Menachem Elon’s original Hebrew texts. This first volume in a series of four details the history and elements of Jewish law. It also features an extensive commentary on exegesis and interpretation of the legal sources of Jewish law including the Torah, the Halakhah and Midrash and Parshanut.

audience awaiting it in the English-speaking world; and when Justice Elon agreed to work closely with us, we undertook the translation. The basic problem of all translators is that translation always falls short because it is not merely into a different language but into a different culture as well. Literal equivalents often do not communicate congruent concepts when the cultural frameworks are different. Thus, for example, a correct literal equivalent of
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