{"product_id":"sex-and-intimacy-9780827609051","title":"Sex and Intimacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newest addition to the \u003cem\u003eJewish Choices, Jewish Voices\u003c\/em\u003e series, co-editors Elliot Dorff and Danya Ruttenberg have brought together a diverse group of Jews to comment on how Judaism affects their views and actions regarding sex. Contributors range from adult movie actor Ron Jeremy, to renowned feminist scholar Martha Ackelsberg, to noted writer and blogger Esther Kustanowitz, as well as rabbis, doctors, social workers, and activists. They discuss issues of monogamy, honesty, and communication in dating and marriage; testing for and disclosure of STDs; abortion, sex education, sex work, and sexuality. Each volume in this series presents hypothetical cases on specific topics, followed by traditional and contemporary sources. Supplementing these are brief essays, written by contributors of various ages, backgrounds, and viewpoints to provoke lively thought and discussion. These voices from Jewish tradition and today's Jewish community present us with new questions and perspectives, encouraging us to consider our own moral choices in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliot N. Dorff, Rabbi (Jewish Theological Seminary), PhD (Columbia University), is rector and Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism) in Los Angeles. Among the twelve books he has written are four award-winning books on Jewish ethics and law published by The Jewish Publication Society: \u003cem\u003eMatters of Life and Death\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) on Jewish medical ethics; \u003cem\u003eTo Do the Right and the Good\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) on Jewish social ethics; \u003cem\u003eLove Your Neighbor and Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e on Jewish personal ethics; and \u003cem\u003eFor the Love of God and People: A Philosophy of Jewish Law\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). He has also edited 10 books, including \u003cem\u003eContemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford, 1995) and \u003cem\u003eContemporary Jewish Theology\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford, 1999), co-edited by Louis Newman, who also co-edited with Dorff the first three volumes of the Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices series. Since 1984, Rabbi Dorff has served on the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and has served as its Chair since 2007. He has also served on several federal advisory commissions dealing with the ethics of health care, sexual responsibility, and research on human subjects. He is a member of the State of California's Ethics Committee on embryonic stem cell research. He is married to Marlynn, and they have four children and seven grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanya Ruttenberg, Rabbi is the author of \u003cem\u003eSurprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion\u003c\/em\u003e (Beacon Press, 2008), nominated for the 2010 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, and editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e (NYU Press, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eYentl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism \u003c\/em\u003e(Seal Press, 2001). With Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, she is the co-editor of three volumes in the Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices series published by JPS: Sex and Intimacy; War and National Security; Social Justice (2010). She is also a contributing editor to \u003cem\u003eLilith\u003c\/em\u003e and to the academic journal \u003cem\u003eWomen and Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e and is on the editorial board of Jewschool.com. In 2010, Jewish Week recognized her as one of the \"36 Under 36\" (36 of the most influential Jewish leaders under the age of 36). Rabbi Ruttenberg received her Rabbinic ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles and her B.A. in Religious Studies from Brown University. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and son serves as the Senior Jewish Educator at Tufts University and teaches and lectures nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliot N. Dorff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780827609051","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40219067514995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_368818d1-344a-46d4-b36b-5f868f9e0337.jpg?v=1656595753","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sex-and-intimacy-9780827609051","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}