<HTML>Another interesting and important source is Gerald Blidstein's "Halakha
and Democracy," Tradition, 32:1, Fall 1997.
There is, to be sure, some tension between our notions of democracy and
halakha. It is therefore worth noting Blidstein's comment: "In addition
to scouring our sources, we can do something else, even though we are not
accustomed to doing it explicitly, and that is to admit that we have a
problem. We can admit that we are uncomfortable with some of our
materials. True, halakha generally proceeds by interpretation, not
confession; by the legal processes, not moral discourse. But I think we
should not be ashamed of the fact of our discomfort and its sources" (p.
29).</HTML>
