Ccar Journal - Reform Jewish Quarterly Fall 2014

Features a collection of essays in honor of Rabbi David Ellenson, PhD upon his retirement as President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion by Robert Levine and Rachel Adler as well as reflections by David Ellenson. Also included are a collection of essays about Rabbinic Placement by Alan Henkin, "The Sigd: From Ethiopia to Israel" by Shai Asfai, "Legal Authority and Verbal Harm in a Talmudic Narrative" by Karl A. Plank, "Chesed Shel Emet: Reconsidering the Future of Jewish Burial" by Yoni Regev, and many more essays, as well as poetry and book reviews.