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Defenders of the faith : studies in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodoxy and Reform /

"Emancipation of European Jewry during the nineteenth century led to conflict between tradition and modernity, creating a chasm that few believed could be bridged. The emergence of modern traditionalism was fraught with obstacles. The essays published in this collection eloquently depict the pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bleich, Judith, 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Touro University Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Nineteenth to twenty-first centuries: from pessimism to optimism
  • 1. Rabbinic responses to nonobservance in the modern era
  • 2. The emergence of an Orthodox press in nineteenth-century Germany
  • 3. The circumcision controversy in classical Reform in historical context
  • 4. Clerical robes: distinction or dishonor?
  • 5. Intermarriage in the early modern period
  • 6. Military service: ambivalence and contradiction
  • 7. The testament of a halakhist
  • 8. Between East and West: modernity and traditionalism in the writings of Rabbi Yehi'el Ya'akov Weinberg
  • 9. Liturgical innovation and spirituality: trends and trendiness.