The Ethics of Judaism. Part I. By M. Lazarus, Ph.D.
Trans- lated from the German by Henrietta Szold. (Macmillan and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—This is the first of four parts in which Professor Lazarus intends to discuss his subject. The "Sources," "Principles," and " Character " of Jewish ethics form the subject of the three chapters, various points being illustrated by observations in the appendix. We may have an opportunity of recurring to the work when it is further advanced. For the present we must be content with a general commendation. It is not too much to say that the world's chief obligations in the region of ethics are to the Hebrew race. Occasional illustrations increase the interest of Professor Lazarus's chapters. Here is the description of an admirable method among the Berlin Jews. The Jaw forbids labour in the days of mourning. To every family in bereavement two boxes are sent. No.1 contains money intended for the needy. If the recipient is needy he is requested to keep the whole or part of the money ; if he is not, then he is to put the money into No. 2, adding if he is able a contribution of his own.
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