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The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference : With a New Introduction.

This book argues that the new belief that the late Lubavitcher Rebbe is the Messiah endangers Judaism and urges that its adherents be excluded from Orthodoxy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berger, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The, 2008.
Colección:Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Note on Style and Transliteration; Introduction to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; 1 From Heroism to Heterodoxy: The Crisis of a Movement and the Danger to a Faith; 2 The New Messianism: Passing Phenomenon or Turning Point in the History of Judaism?; 3 Aborted Initiatives and Sustained Attacks; 4 The Second Coming: A Rejoinder; 5 Revisiting the Second Coming; 6 The Rabbinical Council of America Resolution; 7 The Council of Torah Sages; 8 The Spectre of Idolatry; 9 On False Messianism, Idolatry, and Lubavitch; 10 Debating Avodah Zarah.
  • 11 Judaism is Changing Before Our Eyes12 From Margin to Mainstream: The Consolidation and Expansion of the Messianist Beachhead; 13 Explaining the Inexplicable; 14 What Must Be Done?; Epitaph; APPENDIX I: On a Messiah who Dies with his Mission Unfulfilled: Selected Quotations; APPENDIX II: The Parameters of Avodah Zarah; APPENDIX III: Tosafot on 'Association' (Shituf); Glossary; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.