Modern Applications of Jewish Law
Resolution of Contemporary Problems According to Jewish Sources in Israeli Courts

This book, edited by Prof. Nahum Rakover, is a translation of the Hebrew book "HaMishpat HaIvri b'Psikat Batei HaMishpat b'Yisrael" (Jewish Law in the Israeli Courts).

It is a compilation of hundreds of judicial decisions from Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court, citing or based upon precedents in Jewish law. As such, it offers concrete illustrations of the manner in which the 1980 Foundation of Law Act has been implemented in judicial practice. This Act requires judges to apply the principles of freedom, justice, equity and peace of the Jewish heritage.

The President of Israel, Chaim Herzog, in his foreword to the book, stated:

Law lies at the very foundation of the Jewish People. Law was the medium by which the tribes of Israel took their first faltering steps towards nationhood. Law reigns supreme in the Jewish Tradition. A just system of law is absolutely necessary to the existence of the Jewish People.

My father, Israel's first chief rabbi, R. Isaac haLevi Herzog's aspiration to base the law of Israel upon Jewish law was rooted in his awareness of that system's ability to find legal solutions for the problems of every era. Jewish law has never stagnated, never stopped evolving. The beauty and uniqueness of Jewish law lies not in its immutability, but rather in its dynamism, its ability to develop and adapt to change. Though based on the written Torah received by the people of Israel thousands of years ago, Jewish law has in every generation proven itself both qualified and capable of confronting every challenge and every problem requiring legal solution.

Over the past forty-four years of Israel's existence, her legislature and judiciary have relied heavily upon Jewish law. Judges, interpreting statutes and applying the law, have frequently adopted the principles and conceptions of Jewish law in both theory and practice.

The scope of this work is extremely broad, containing decisions from every imaginable area of human endeavor. Covered here are not only such classic legal topics as civil and criminal law, but also discussions of such fundamentals of law as the force of custom and the force of precedent; evasion and legal fiction; and morality and law. As regards to social regulation and administration, we find discussions of immunity, and of appointment and suspension of public officials; the requirement that administrative decisions be free of personal interest and not arbitrary; confidentiality; the right of citizens to protection of human dignity and protection against defamation; and the community's obligation to educate its members. As regards to issues of a penal nature, there are decisions concerning extradition and rehabilitation. In the field of labor law, there are discussions of employer/employee relations and the right of employees to severance pay.

The broad range of topics discussed is in itself the best indication of the ability of Jewish law to confront the entire range of legal problems, be they classic or modern.

Modern Applications of Jewish Law can thus serve not only legal scholars, but also any person interested in studying the application of Jewish law in theory and practice, its solutions to actual problems, the Israeli judiciary's recourse to Jewish sources, and most importantly, that which is unique to Jewish law - its depth, wisdom, and justice, as well as its application to the reality of modern life.

The book was published in 1989 and contains 1054 pp.

Contents

Introduction
Part One JEWISH LAW IN THE STATE OF ISRAEL
   Chapter One THE SOLUTION OF LEGAL PROBLEMS AND THE FILLING OF LACUNAE
         1. The Importance of Jewish Law and Its Role as a Source of Jurisprudence
         2. The Desirability of Examining Problems in the Light of Jewish Law
         3. Reference to Jewish Law for Interpretation of Independent Statutes
   Chapter Two INTERPRETATION
         1. Basic Concepts and Moral and Cultural Principles
         2. Statutory Interpretations
   Chapter Three "RELIGIOUS" LAW IN THE COURTS
         1. Status of "Religious" Law
         2. Abrogation of Religious Norms by the Secular Legislator
         3. Binding Force of Rabbinical Court Decisions upon Secular Courts

Part Two GENERAL PRINCIPLES
   Chapter One LEGISLATION
         1. Primary and Secondary Legislation
         2. Local Regulation -Takkanot haKahal
         3. "Forewarning" - Retroactive Penal Legislation
         4. Status of Deceased Person
   Chapter Two CUSTOM
         1. Custom as a Source of Law - Situmta
         2. Custom Determinative in Cases of Doubt
         3. Conditions Determinative of Custom
         4. Conflict of Customs as Between Communities
         5. Custom in Labour Law
   Chapter Three FOREIGN LAW
         1. The Law of the State is the Law
   Chapter Four PRECEDENT
         1. The Principle of Binding Precedent
         2. Care Required When Relying on Precedent
   Chapter Five CIRCUMVENTION AND FICTION
         1. Avoidance of Statutory Law and Legal Fiction
         2. Fiction Limited to Particular Cases
   Chapter Six LEGAL COMPLEXITY
         1. "Half Slave and Half Freeman"
   Chapter Seven MORALITY
         1. Immoral Contracts
         2. Moral Considerations in Medical Experiments
         3. The Duty to Rescue and Self-Jeopardy
         4. The Duty to Rescue Despite Protest
         5. Acting Beyond the Strict Letter of the Law
         6. Moral Basis for Duty of Care in Torts
         7. Moral Duty of Employer to Pay Compensation
         8. Moral Duty to Chastize Sinners
         9. "Clean Hands and Pure Heart" as a Condition for Application to the High Court of Justice
         10. Middat S'dom
   Chapter Eight WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
         1. Weights and Measures in Law and the Doing of Justice
   Chapter Nine CONDUCT IN TIMES OF WAR
         1. Prohibition Against Waste

Part Three SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION
   Chapter One HOLDERS OF PUBLIC OFFICE
      A. Status and Obligations
         1. Immunity of President
         2. Judicial Character of Public Representatives
         3. Public Consultation Before Appointment
         4. The Duty to Act Above Suspicion
         5. Minor Appointees and Setting an Example
         6. Appointment of Rabbi
         7. Duty of Rabbi With Regard to Political Queries
         8. "Important Personage" and Trading Agreements
         9. Moreh Hora'ah
         10. Authority of Rabbi to Disqualify Ritual Slaughterer
         11. The Right to Resign
      B. Dismissal of Public Servant
         1. Compulsory Dismissal
         2. Grounds for Dismissal and Restrictions
      C. Reinstatement of Public Servants
         1. Conditions of Reinstatement
   Chapter Two PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
      A. Principles of Action
         1. The Right to be Heard
         2. Arbitrary Action
         3. Tolerance and Discrimination
         4. Minority Representation
         5. Interested Parties
         6. The Obligation to Give Reasoned Decisions
         7. Public Tenders
         8. Public Contracts
         9. Confidentiality
         10. Judicial Review
         11. Majority Decision
         12. Delegation of Authority
         13. Exercise of Official Powers
      B. The Citizen and the Authorities
         1. Presumption of Innocence
         2. Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes
         3. Collection of Tax
   Chapter Three CIVIL RIGHTS
      A. Protection of Human Dignity
         1. Reputation and Respect
         2. Oppression of the Convert
         3. Imprisonment as a Means of Punishment
      B. Freedom of Religion and Conscience
         1. Exemption from Military Service
         2. Recruitment of Women
      C. Freedom of Expression
         1. Freedom of Opinion and Expression
      D. Rights of Aliens
         1. Rights of the Gentile in Israel
   Chapter Four EDUCATION AND WELFARE
         1. Duty of Father to Educate His Children
         2. Communal Responsibility for Education
         3. Parental Discipline
         4. Physical Injury to Children by Parents and Teachers
         5. Raising of Public Funds for Charity
         6. Entitlement of Property Owners to Charity
         7. Obligation of Charity Towards One Who is Not Careful With Funds
   Chapter Five TAXES
         1. Poll Tax - Uniformity
         2. Assessment
         3. Double Taxation
         4. Evasion of Tax

Part Four REGULATION OF THE COURTS
   Chapter One THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
      A. Appointment of Judges
         1. Criteria for Appointment
         2. Qualifications of a Dayan (Religious Court Judge)
         3. Worldliness
         4. Judicial Qualifications
      B. Disqualification of Judges
         1. Self-Interest
         2. Judicial Animosity
         3. Greeting a Litigant
      C. Judicial Functions and Obligations
         1. Judicial Law-Making
         2. Duty to Give Judgment
         3. Duty to Argue for a Litigant Unable to Do So Himself
         4. Warning Witnesses to Tell the Truth
         5. Duty Not to Hear One Litigant in the Absence of the Other
         6. Duty to Propose Compromise
         7. Duty to Give True Judgment
         8. Judicial Truth and the Evidence
         9. Judgment According to the Claim
         10. Taking Sides
         11. Judgment on the Evidence Produced
         12. Consultation of Professional Literature
         13. Reliance on Experience
         14. Duty Not to Bend the Law in the Case of Poor Persons
         15. Duty Not to Bend the Law in the Case of a Criminal
         16. Power to Waive Orphans' Rights to Avoid Recriminations
         17. Court as "Father of Orphans"
         18. Hefker Bet Din Hefker - Declaration of Ownerless Property
         19. Judicial Discretion - Domicile
      D. Arbitration
         1. Appointment of an Acquaintance as Arbitrator
      E. Judgment
         1. Publication of Minority Opinion
         2. Error of Law
         3. Binding Nature of Judgment on Matter of "Status"
         4. Judgment by Full Bench
         5. Duty to State Reasons
      F. Execution of Judgment
         1. Collection of Debts by Self-Help
         2. The Oath of "Ein Li" - "I Do Not Have"
         3. Satisfaction out of "Medium" Property
      G. Respect for Court
         1. Refusal
         2. Contempt of Court
         3. A Disciple Who Decides the Halakhah in the Presence of His Teacher
         4. Respect for Judge
      H. Lawyers
         1. Use of Polite Language
   Chapter Two CIVIL PROCEDURE
      A. Prescription
         1. Grounds for Prescription
         2. Conflicting Interests
         3. Presumption Without a Claim
      B. The Parties
         1. Persons Having the Right to be Heard
         2. Submissions Heard in the Absence of the Opposing Party
      C. Jurisdiction
         1. Preference for Local Jurisdiction
         2. "The Plaintiff Must Follow the Defendant"
         3. Ne exeat regno
      D. Compromise
         1. Grounds and Scope
         2. Duty to Propose Compromise
         3. Equal Division in Compromise
      E. Varying the Amount Claimed
         1. Judgment Not to be Greater than Amount Claimed
      F. Right to be Heard
         1. Duty to Allow Sides to Bring All Their Evidence
      G. Finality of Judgment
         1. Reopening a Case When Judge is Aware of Error
         2. Rehearing in Questions of Age
         3. Evidence Not to be Admitted After Judgment
         4. Rehearing on Discovery of New Evidence
   Chapter Three CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
      A. Detention
         1. Detention of Suspect
         2. Detention of Women
      B. Delay in Judgment and in Sentencing
         1. Delay in Judgment
         2. Delay in Sentencing
      C. The Hearings
         1. Duty of the Court to Correct Indictment
      D. Finality of Judgment
         1. Acquittal and Retrial as Res judicata
         2. Rehearing on New Submissions in Capital Cases
         3. Rehearing for a Convicted Person

Part Five EVIDENCE
   Chapter One GENERAL
         1. Fraud in Proceedings - Credibility of Parties and Evidence
         2. Credibility of a Proven Liar
         3. Credibility of a Criminal
         4. Evidence of a Minor
         5. Weight of Evidence by Court Official
         6. Giving Testimony on Oath
         7. Evidence of Single Witness
         8. "Wrongdoer" Disqualified as Witness
         9. Disqualification of a Witness
         10. Evidence of the Mentally Ill
         11. Personal Knowledge of Witness
         12. Contradictory Evidence on Minor Matters
         13. Distinction Between Contradictions on Substantive and Marginal Issues
         14. Retraction by Witness
         15. Evidence
         16. Probative and Constitutive Evidence
         17. Examination of Witnesses
   Chapter Two EVIDENCE IN CIVIL CASES
      A. Admissions
         1. Scope and Types
         2. Weight
         3. Conditions for Application of Rule Tacitare est consentire
         4. Ambiguous Admissions
      B. Presumptions
         1. A Person Does Not Dia Debt Before It is Due
         2. Tacitare est consentire
         3. A Person Does Not Implicate Himself
         4. The Holder of a Deed is at a Disadvantage
         5. The Holder of a Deed has a Lawful Claim
         6. A Signatory Knows the Contents of the Deed
         7. Omnia praesumuntur legitime facta
         8. Witnesses Have Satisfied Themselves as to Capacity of Signatory
      C. Modes of Proof
         1. Matters of Expertise
         2. Presumption that is Baseless
         3. Miggo - "Because"
      D. Litigants' Oaths
         1. Orphans
      E. Burden of Proof
   Chapter Three EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES
      A. Conviction and Acquittal
         1. Conviction on Circumstantial Evidence
         2. No Conviction on Probability
         3. Acquittal in Cases of Doubt
         4. Conviction on Confession
      B. Extent of Proof
         1. Intimidation and Guilt
         2. Intimidation and Proof of Contemplating Offence
         3. Extent of Proof in Cases of Unlawful Relations
      C. Identification
         1. Voice
         2. Physical Features
         3. Blood Tests
         4. Facial Resemblance

Part Six PENAL LAW
   Chapter One GENERAL PRINCIPLES
         1. Ein Onshin Min Hadin - No Creation of Offences by Inference
         2. Forewarning
         3. Emergency Legislation
         4. Res judicata
         5. Confiscation of Property
         6. Conspiracy
         7. Attempt
         8. Punishment in Cases of Doubt
         9. Human Dignity
   Chapter Two MENTAL ELEMENT
      A. Volition
         1. Ability to Distinguish Good from Evil
      B. Knowledge
         1. Absolute Liability
         2. Foreseeability
      C. Intention
         1. Threats
         2. Killing of the Wrong Person
   Chapter Three DEFENCES
         1. Self-Defence
         2. Theft for Charitable Purposes
         3. Enticement
   Chapter Four IMMUNITY
         1. The President
   Chapter Five EXTRADITION
         1. Extradition to Foreign States
   Chapter Six OFFENCES
         1. Unlawful Relations
         2. Rape of Spouse
         3. Unnatural Relations
         4. Suicide
         5. Physical Injury by Parents and Teachers
         6. Abortion
         7. Mercy Killing
         8. Autopsies
         9. Deceit and Fraud
         10. Bribery
         11. Invitees and Trespassers
         12. Desecration of Tombstones
         13. Theft
         14. Extortion
         15. Defamation
         16. Publication of Suspicions
         17. False Evidence
         18. Failing to Take Reasonable Means to Prevent Wrongdoing
         19. Contempt of Court
   Chapter Seven PUNISHMENT
      A. General
         1. Punishable Persons
         2. Judicial Considerations
         3. Plea Bargaining
         4. Contempt of Court
         5. Punishment Fitting the Crime
         6. Human Dignity
      B. Purposes of Punishment
         1. Deterrence
         2. Suspended Sentence and Repentance
         3. Benefiting from Criminality
      C. Reasons for Severity or Leniency
         1. Custom to be Uprooted
         2. Seriousness of Offence against the Public
         3. Past Merit of the Condemned Person
         4. De minimis
         5. Negative Effect on Public
         6. Return of Stolen Goods
         7. Penitents
         8. Shame as Punishment
      D. Rehabilitation
         1. General
         2. Validity of Pardons
      E. Status of Ex-Convict
         1. Innocence
         2. Freedom of Activity
         3. Public Office

Part Seven TORTS
   Chapter One GENERAL
         1. Consenting to Injury to Person or Property
         2. Silence of the Victim
         3. Causal Connection
         4. Indirect Causation
         5. Divine Punishment for Indirect Damages
         6. Interspousal Actions
         7. Agency to Commit a Wrong
         8. Contributory Negligence
         9. Joint and Several Liability
         10. Absolute Liability
         11. Self-Help
         12. Loss of Earning Capacity
         13. Trespassers
         14. Liability for Injury Inflicted by One's Property
   Chapter Two TORTS
      A. Negligence
         1. "Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself"
         2. Foreseeability
         3. Negligent Misrepresentation
         4. Invitees and Trespassers
         5. Failing to Set Up Barriers
         6. Placing of Obstacles
         7. Medical Liability
      B. Miscellaneous
         1. Trespass by Means of Uprooting Fruit Trees
         2. Defamation
         3. Bearing a Defective Child
         4. Physical Injury by Parents and Teachers
         5. Emotional Injury
         6. False Witness
         7. Extraneous Expenses
         8. Fraud
         9. Theft
         10. Extortion
         11. Torts of Neighbours
         12. Torts by Animals
   Chapter Three BURDEN OF PROOF
         1. The Goring Ox
         2. Torts to Neighbours
   Chapter Four REMEDIES
         1. Mitigation of Damage
         2. Restitution for Executing Erroneous Judgment
         3. Restoration of Gain Procured
         4. Calculation of Damages
         5. Equitable Damages
         6. Removing Offending Trees
         7. Repayment of Extraneous Expenses
         8. Seizure to Prevent Damage
         9. Payment for "Shame"

Part Eight OBLIGATIONS
   Chapter One RESOLVE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT
         1. Resolve as the Basis for Contractual Undertaking
         2. Formal Requirements
         3. Rescission
         4. Asmakhta
         5. Ostensible Contract
         6. Extent and Validity of Obligation
         7. Error in Law as Ground for Rescission of Gift
   Chapter Two UNDECLARED INTENTION OF PARTIES
         1. Undeclared Intention and Mistake in English Law
         2. Notice of Resignation as "Pressure" on Employer
   Chapter Three GOOD FAITH
         1. Source of Duty and Its Extent
         2. Competition on Sale of Goodwill
   Chapter Four FRAUD AND DECEIT
         1. Obligation to Refrain from Fraud
   Chapter Five DURESS
         1. Definition of Duress
         2. Notice for the Purpose of Rescission on Grounds of "Duress"
         3. Duress by Injured Party
         4. "Distress"
   Chapter Six FORBIDDEN CONTRACT
         1. Validity
         2. Exemption Clause Regarding Physical Injury
         3. Retraction
         4. Sale of Spes successionis
         5. Meaning of "Public Policy"
   Chapter Seven FRUSTRATION
         1. Vis major
   Chapter Eight REMEDIES FOR BREACH
         1. Penalty Clause
         2. Sanctions Against One Who Does Not Keep His Word
         3. Equitable Damages
         4. Specific Performance in Land
   Chapter Nine INTERPRETATION OF DOCUMENTS
      A. Modes of Interpretation
         1. Usage, Language and Place
         2. Custom
         3. Express Intention
         4. The Holder of a Document is at a Disadvantage
         5. Primacy of Affirmative Interpretation
         6. Later Term Operative
         7. Scribal Errors
         8. Normal Terms Implied
      B. Implied Terms
         1. Power to Vary Contractual Terms to Ensure Justice
         2. Gift in the Wake of a Promise of Marriage
   Chapter Ten SPECIAL CONTRACTS
         1. Dowry
         2. Independent Contractors
         3. Brokers
         4. Maintenance
         5. Medical Fees
   Chapter Eleven SERVITUDES
         1. Privity and Debt - Shibuda deRabbi Natan
   Chapter Twelve GUARANTEES
         1. Asmakhta - Imperfect Resolve
         2. Guarantor-Contractor
         3. Right of Guarantor to Argue Against Execution of Obligation
   Chapter Thirteen AGENCY
         1. Duty to Act for Benefit of Principal
         2. Conflict of Interests
         3. Appointment of Agent Not Appropriate to a Passive Act
         4. Power of Attorney Without Express Indication of Agent
         5. Worker Engaged to Find Lost Property
         6. Good Faith
         7. Donee of Power of Attorney Does not Acquire Rights Which the Donor does not Possess
   Chapter Fourteen BAILEES
         1. Definition of Bailee Compared to English Law
         2. Classification
         3. Negligence in Bailment
         4. The Parameters of Normal Manner of Bailment
         5. Expenses of the Bailee of Lost Property
   Chapter Fifteen EQUITY - THE VOLUNTEER
         1. Payment of Debt Without Knowledge of Debtor
         2. "One Enjoys a Benefit and the Other Suffers No Loss"
         3. Duty to Restore Entitlement
         4. Indemnity of Volunteer
         5. Invitation to Dine or Lodge

Part Nine PROPERTY - PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL
   Chapter One MODES OF ACQUISITION
         1. Agav
         2. Possession Without Cause
         3. Acquisition by Means of Processing
         4. Odita - False Admission by Litigant as Alternative to Acquisition
         5. Inability to Vest What is Not Under One's Control
         6. Things that are not in Existence
         7. Gifts of a Minor
   Chapter Two HIRE
         1. Nature
         2. Sub-hire and Conditional Hiring
         3. Right of Partner in Jointly Hired Property
         4. Frustration by Reason of National Disaster
         5. Tenancy
   Chapter Three PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
         1. Extent in Land
         2. Benefit
         3. Expropriation
         4. Rights to Improvements
         5. Tenant Protection and Jewish Law
   Chapter Four SERVITUDES
         1. Distinction Between Servitudes of Person and Property
         2. Hypothecation of Chattels
         3. Charge of Debtor's Property
         4. Charged and Free Property
         5. Collection of Debt from Medium Quality Property
         6. Pledge not Equal in Value to Debt
         7. Right to Redeem Land Assigned to Creditor
   Chapter Five CONCEALMENT OF ASSETS
         1. Ostensible Assignment of Property
   Chapter Six MARKET OVERT
         1. Purchase of Stolen Property
   Chapter Seven COURT SALES
         1. Protection of Purchaser in Good Faith
         2. Rescission of Sale of Orphan Property on Error in Evaluation
   Chapter Eight DECEIT
         1. Duty to Inform of any Defect or Claim
         2. Deceit and Overreaching
   Chapter Nine PATENTS
         1. Protection
         2. Payment in Excess of Treatment and Medicaments
   Chapter Ten LOST PROPERTY
         1. Acquisition by Presence on One's Property
         2. Costs of a Person Guarding Lost Property
         3. Worker Engaged to Find Lost Property
         4. Finding Stolen Property

Part Ten COMMERCIAL LAW
   Chapter One PARTNERSHIP
         1. Equal Sharing Implied
         2. Sharing of "Rights" in Jointly-Owned Land
         3. Option to Buy or be Bought Out
         4. Sharing on Dissolution of Partnership
         5. Right of Partner in Hire
         6. Outgoings
         7. Right to Use Property of Absent Partner
         8. Right of Partner to Reimbursement of Medical Expenses
   Chapter Two DEEDS
         1. Possession of Deed as Sufficient Evidence
         2. Holder of Deed at Disadvantage
         3. Witnesses to Deed Presumed to have Ascertained Ability of Party to Bind Himself
         4. Disqualification of Deed of Debt or of Sale Not Written in Presence of Debtor or Purchaser
         5. Deed Replaced by New Deed
         6. Obligation under Deed Exigible from Charged Property
         7. Set-Off
   Chapter Three INTEREST
      A. Award of Interest
         1. Award of Interest for Delay in Payment after Demand
      B. Agreement on Interest
         1. Guarantee Against Fall in Value of Money
         2. Collection Fees
         3. Negotiation Fees
         4. Interest Defined
   Chapter Four BANKRUPTCY
         1. Payment of Debts Pro rata
         2. Majority Determination
   Chapter Five TRADE PRACTICES
         1. Interloping

Part Eleven LABOUR LAW
   Chapter One MASTER AND SERVANT RELATIONSHIP
         1. Status of Worker-Employee or Contractor
         2. Child Employed by Parent
   Chapter Two CUSTOM
         1. Status of Custom
   Chapter Three DUTIES OF EMPLOYER
         1. Safety of Employee
         2. Services Beyond Duty
         3. Unnecessary Work
         4. Employee's Benefits
         5. Delay in Paying Wages
         6. Obligation to Allow Employee to Resign During Course of Employment
         7. Groundless Dismissal
   Chapter Four DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE
         1. Sale of Place of Employment
         2. Articles Found During Working Hours
   Chapter Five COMPENSATION
      A. Severance Pay
         1. Obligation to Pay
         2. Obligation vis-a-vis Employed Child
         3. Redundancy Pay as a Right of Personal Nature
      B. Compensation to Heirs of Employee
         1. Death of Employee in the Course of Work
         2. Insurance of Employee's Family After Death

Part Twelve INTERPRETATION
   Chapter One RULES OF INTERPRETATION
         1. Literal Statutory Interpretation
         2. Interpretation According to Ordinary Usage
         3. Interpretation According to Custom
         4. Narrow Interpretation of Legislative Restrictions
         5. Interpretation of a Regulation According to the Intention
         6. Intention as Opposed to Express Language
         7. Intentions to be Taken into Account
         8. Adoption of Conventional Language for Documents in Case of Contradiction
         9. Resolution of Contradictions
         10. Interpretation Upholding the Document
         11. Rectification of Scribal Errors
         12. Interpretation According to the Context of the Passage or from a Subsequent Passage
         13. The Subject of a Special Statement Applies to the General Proposition
         14. The Negative Implying the Affirmative
         15. Attribution of Correct Traditional Meaning
   Chapter Two WORDS AND PHRASES
         1. Dust
         2. Appraisement
         3. Religious Way of Life
         4. "Other"
         5. Violence
         6. Supply
         7. Credit
         8. "Whether It Be...Or..."
         9. Children or Sons
         10. Building
         11. Liable
         12. Liable to Punishment
         13. Pig's Meat
         14. Dwelling
         15. Rearing
         16. Firm Resolve
         17. Caused
         18. Road
         19. Religious Conscience
         20. Authorization
         21. Renunciation
         22. "Transfer"
         23. Distribution
         24. Negligence
         25. Vav Consecutive
         26. Prostitute
         27. "Abandon"
         28. "Entertain"
         29. Injury
         30. "Applies"
         31. Partition
         32. Amnesty
         33. "Non-Urban"
         34. Suspicion
         35. "Idiot"
         36. Jew
         37. "Intended"
         38. "Dwelt"
         39. "As One"
         40. "Office"
         41. "Includes"
         42. Molestation
         43. Possessed
         44. Qualified Halakhic Authority
         45. "Cooperative Settlement"
         46. Measure
         47. "Money"
         48. Delivery "Into His Hands"
         49. Act of Prostitution
         50. Distress
         51. "Had Been Required"
         52. Encumbered Property
         53. Hebrew
         54. Salaried Employee and Unemployment Compensation
         55. Oppression
         56. "On Condition That"
         57. "Redeemed"
         58. "Turnover"
         59. Dispersion and Distribution
         60. Disqualified
         61. "Dissolved"
         62. Ignominy
         63. Chose in Fiction
         64. Pursued
         65. Interest
         66. Vehicle
         67. Volition
         68. Control, Domain, Public Domain
         69. Authority
         70. Oath
         71. Marketing and Supply
         72. Market
         73. Indemnity
         74. Resident
         75. Good Faith
         76. "Dependent Upon..."