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David Novak

Who

David Novak · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Scholar of Jewish law and natural-law theory; author on the ethics of the Noahide tradition

When

1941, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Where

United States · Canada

Biography

David Novak is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Scholar of Jewish law and natural-law theory; author on the ethics of the Noahide tradition

How & why

David Novak is an American-Canadian Conservative rabbi and scholar of Jewish law and philosophy who has developed natural-law theory grounded in the Jewish tradition, including influential studies of the Noahide (universal) covenant and of Jewish social and political ethics. He is Jewish, an ordained rabbi and theologian.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

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Scholar of Jewish law and natural-law theory; author on the ethics of the Noahide tradition

1941

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence