Charles R. Lightner

A Survey of Civil versus Religious Authority in Jewish Law Dina de-Malkhuta Dina from the Mishna to the Shulchan Aruch [Note: This was prepared to inform a discussion held on Leil Shavuot 5784] Background The issue of civil versus religious authority first arose when the Jewish people became subject to the laws of Babylonia after the fall of the First Temple. The prophet Jeremia...