<p>In a work that casts philosophical and theological reflections against a backdrop of personal experience, Leon Wiener Dow offers a learned discourse that elucidates the telos of Jewish law and the philosophical-theological commitments that animate it. To the reader gazing upon the <i>halakha</i> from the outside, this book offers a glimpse of its central, orienting concepts. To the reader who lives amidst the rigor of <i>halakha</i>, this book<i> </i>bestows an insightful glance at the law’s orienting ethos and higher aspirations that often remain opaque.</p>
