Zev Eleff: 2 books
Who Rules the Synagogue?
Religious Authority and the Formation of American Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Finalist for the American Jewish Studies cateogry of the 2016 National Jewish Book Awards Early in the 1800s, American Jews consciously excluded rabbinic forces from playing a role in their community's development. By the final decades of the century, ordained rabbis were in full control of America's...
by Zev Eleff
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Modern Orthodox Judaism offers an extensive selection of primary texts documenting the Orthodox encounter with American Judaism that led to the emergence of the Modern Orthodox movement. Many texts in this volume are drawn from episodes of conflict that helped form Modern Orthodox Judaism. These include...