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“Rabbinic Authority” encompasses books that examine how rabbis derive, interpret, and exercise authority within Judaism—legally, theologically, and communally. Works in this category trace the development of rabbinic power from classical sources (Torah, Mishnah, Talmud) through legal codes and responsa, explore institutions like semikhah and batei din (rabbinic courts), and analyze halakhic methodology and decision-making. They also address debates over the scope and limits of rabbinic leadership across Jewish denominations, and include historical and contemporary case studies—such as conversion, marriage and divorce, kashrut supervision, bioethics, and public policy—across Israel and the Diaspora.

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